i tried a bottle with hannah at 3 weeks old cause i was exhausted and needed a break.. she refused then and has refused every single attempt since. she is 15 months now and i am still breast feeding. she does take water from a straw cup and can go a whole day at child care without milk, (since about 10 months old). so i dont have any suggestions, nothing worked for me. but it does get better and you do get some freedom back eventually.