Babies smell their mothers, so when you give the bottle, try having dad give it (without you in the room). Also, maybe you can express and give that in the bottle? That way, you're tackling one problem at a time - bottle first, then formula.

Good luck.

we are currently experiencing the exact same problem with our 6 month old, but making improvements, thanks to the advice from other mintiers.  I found that my daughter prefers an orthodontic teat.  try getting dad to offer the bottle so that baby doesn't think that something better is nearby.  i found leaving the room promoted better feeding.  Offer expressed milk, rather than formula.  Wait at least an hour or two before offering the breast after a bottle attempt- if baby thinks he is going to get a breastfeed straight after a bottle attempt, then he wont try as hard.  try doing alternate breast and bottle feeds whilst he is learning, then he will still get his daily intake requirement.  make sure you pump everytime he has a bottle feed, to keep up your supply for the expressed milk (unless you want to wean him off breastfeeding).  we stared out slowly, just offering one bottle per day, until she got used to it (as i have a few weeks before i have to get back to work). i found the position of feeding to be important too.  My baby feeds the best when she is sat in my lap facing me, with her head in my left hand, and feeding with my right hand.  i try to keep eye contact with her and talk to her to encourage her focus.  If i cardled her, it was too close to my breast, and she would just turn her head the wrong way.  try to remove anything in the room that distracts him.  maybe try a faster flowing teat (the teats you are using may be newborn teats) especially if you have a strong letdown- babies can get impatient with having to work hard for milk to come out the bottle.  Go for a teat that is designed for older babies- with larger or more holes.  sometimes, if i walk around with my baby during a bottle feed, she feeds better.

good luck.  i know this can be frustrating and time consuming.

also agree with the others- you should in future avoid honey before the age of one.

Perhaps try a cup instead of a bottle. babies from 4mths can skip the bottle stage and it means you don't have to worry about nipple confusion so you can continue to BF and just offer EBM while at work. You can also get other people to try giving the feed instead-especially helpful for the person caring for your baby to do it so they can get used to each other.

And please please never ever ever give a child under 2yr honey-it contains a potentially fatal form of botulism. too many kids have become ill and died because of this.

Hi,

Dont give him honey at all, untill he is one year, honey is not good for babies and can make alot of problems, try to make him feel happy while feedinghim, sing to him, let him take the bottle while he's in your lap, look in his eyes, let him feel safe and warm, i do the same thing to my baby, and she's taking the bottle ..