Help my 4 month old wont settle for her dad

[IslandPrincessMumma]

My 4 month old dd will not settle for anyone else except me. She screams for her father and will not take a bottle for him. She is bf but has 1 bottle aday.. I am not sure what to do!!!

[punkbaby]

Its coz shes used to you i would say :) i know mine hated anyone feeding them wether it was boob or bottle unless it was me and it took till they were about 6 months old to get them to actually relax in dh;s arms its very frustrating if you need to put bubs down and have some time out and she wont go to anyone.

Is he nervous when he holds her? maybe this could be a reason too they tend to sense these things thats all, see if he can lay with her whilst taking her bottle or try holding her in different ways etc and try get him to take her a little more so she learns that his not that bad after all :)

Hope it helps but i think its normal

[MZmama]

My DD is the same, altho she will let DF put her to sleep.. she is now 13 months and still wont let anyone else give her a bottle, or spoon feed her..

I breastfed until 10 months, but introduced a bottle around 4 months too.. good luck, hopefully she gets used to it..

[twitch]

My DD's the same. I can rock her to sleep with a dummy in but DH has no chance. She's almost 5 months. She refuses to settle for him and screams until I take over. She's breastfed as well and I breastfeed her to sleep quite often so I think she's just used to me.

I say perservere with it and maybe get him to settle DD for that first morning nap as they're a bit easier to settle then. As she starts to get upset, maybe just take her and comfort her, then back to DH for more settling. Good luck!

[mooter]

This worked for us, it may sound a bit bizarre but it worked, I would spray my DH with my perfume about ten minutes before I wanted him to give our DD her bottle. He smelt like me and she took the bottle no problems. It was great for me to have the break and great for him to have that bonding time with her by himself.:fingerscrossed: