tanya
Dont feel bad about the bottle thing.
Seriously ashley was 7 months before she would take the cup and nothing before hand andwe tried everything.
Ethan wont take the bottle either. I will try a cup closer to 6 months.

Some babies just dont like the bottle and that is normal

As for the self settle. It can be hard work. I remember ashley took about 3 weeks of hard self settling and controlled crying to get her to sleep through. She was 4 months old at the time. before that we was waking every 2-3 hrs overnight to feed. Then i decided i cant keep doing this, It was exhausting to spend 1/2 hr to get her to sleep without a feed and teaching her to settle in the cot in the middle of the night but i am glad i didnt cave into the emotion and stuck it out. As she has self settled ever since and it is bliss!

Ethan will only settle at night in his cot. Throughout the day he wont sleep in his cot and needs to be in a vibrating chair or the cradle swing.
I think his night time routine we started early. really helps.

He has a feed about 6pm, then bath, then massage then we lay on my bed and have a feed, burp and then down in his cot with the night light on and walk out.

It took a week or 2 of him crying or not wanting to sleep and i would have to walk it and either pat his bottom (he sleeps on his tummy), or pick him up tell him it is ok until he stops crying then put him nback down.

Do you have a night time routine so bub knows it is time to sleep at night? t is never too early to start- even if it is reading a book. doesnt mattter what it is - even if it seems silly to such a young bub.. it is about the routine and consistency so bub knows what comes next. and give it a few weeks before you give up on it.

I hope this helps and you are doing a great job. E still wakes every now and then in the middle of thenight and sleep routines will change as rolling, crawling, teething etc all come along.. so when you think everything is perfect and bub has finally gotten it!! it can all change in the blink of an eye so dont get too discouraged .