This is a bit of a vent so be warned.

Izzy still won't take a bottle or a sippy cup. It's been a good 2 weeks now and other than the weekends I try to give her the bottle or sippy cup at most feeds plus while I'm giving her solids. She just refuses to suck...she will chew the teat, and drink the milk that drizzles into her mouth, but absolutely will not suck on it.

The pressure of money too is starting to get to me(and DH) as I'm quite ready to do one day of emergency teaching a week, mum would be here with Iz and it's a fairly short day - (830-4) but I can't do it with her refusing the bottle. I've already knocked back work because of it and the extra money would really ease the pressure off DH right now.

I just don't know what to do anymore and am starting to wonder what I will do at the end of Jan when I HAVE to go back, although Nurse Dan's thread has made me realise I have lots of options there- plus she will be much older and not b'fing as much.

I'm tired of expressing too and then having to dump the milk - even though its a little at a time, and I'm not getting let-down when I express now-I think because I'm stressing about it so it's harder to even get 20 Mls, when I used to get about 60-80 in a few minutes flat.

I know there is not much I can do other than persist but needed to get all of this off my chest, pun unintended. :P