My son would not take a bottle until after he was 6 months old.  Every time my husband tried, it ended with screaming (mostly from my son, LOL!). It got really fun when I decided to take an evening class, and my husband and son were alone for 4 hours by themselves.  I did pump, but my son wouldn't even take that!  We tried offering breast milk, formula, even watered down juice.  After 6 months old, he did finally start taking a bottle, but at first he would only take it from my husband, my father, or my father-in-law.  We had to try 4 different brands of bottles in the process.  Now he'll take a bottle from everyone, no matter what is in it.   I would suggest that you just keep offering it to your child on a regular basis, and when he's ready, he'll take it. You may want to have someone else give it to him though, like your husband, in-laws or parents, since he associates mommy with nursing.

My son is just over a year old and we're still working on getting him to fall asleep on his own.  The first time he goes to bed he doesn't have any problem (usually) going to sleep.  When he wakes up though, which he does at least 2-3 times overnight, he absolutely refuses to go back into his own bed.  Most of the time I don't even have to feed him when he wakes up.  If I don't get him when he starts crying, he'll scream for what seems like forever!!!!  His Dr. suggested going in to check on him at increasing intervals, to soothe him, but not pick him up.  We tried that, and he ended up screaming for an hour and a half straight!!!! I'm not one that likes to listen to screaming babies, especially my own.  So instead, when he wakes up in the middle of the night, I bring him to our bed, and he falls asleep again almost immeadiately.  I know, I know....we're just making it harder for ourselves....but this way I get more sleep, so I can be a happy Mommy instead of a sleep deprived one!

My son loved the walker!!!!  He came to work with me from 6 weeks old until he was 7 months old.  I started putting him in a walker there when he was about 3 months old.  We even modified his walker, so he could reach the floor.  By the time he was 7 months old, he was no longer happy staying in the walker, plus he could reach waaay too much.  He was taking steps on his own at 8 months, and walking at 9.  I think being in the walker helped him be more independent, plus he loved it!!!!!  The only thing his Dr. had to say about the walker was to make sure there weren't any stairs he could fall down, and to keep him away from the stove with it.  Both things were kind of "duh!" to me.  I think if you have the room for the child to use the walker, why not let them use it?  They can explore on their own, you just have to keep an eye on them to make sure they're safe!

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