Lisa, getting ready to go back to work is a really stressful time I have done it twice, and neither of my boys would take a bottle either. However both were able to drink from a sippy cup by 3 months so luckily they were well able to drink EBM. I'm not sure where you heard that 3 months is too young, but many babies can drink from a sippy cup at that age. Some breastfed babies aren't too far off being able to drink from a straw cup either. As I found out, it can be easier to skip the bottle stage all together - we never had to worry about weaning from bottles!!

I think a sippy cup might be worth a try for you. There are different sorts, so you might need to try some different ones, but give each type a few tries as it might not work the first time. The good news is that I have spoken with many mums who have gone through this worry before returning to work, and not one of the babies starved. All ended up taking EBM one way or another when they were without mum during the day and thirsty.

Hun, have you organised to be able to express at work also? Depending on the hours you are working, you might need to express up to 3 times during the day.

All the best.