Any trouble with bottle-baby Nannies??

jill.costello · #1 06/14/05, 07:09 AM

Hi all,
Well, I think BOTH my girls are preggers, and I have a question about the one I bottle fed when she was a baby.

Will she have all the correct mothering instincts? Her mother refused her, so she NEVER got the nanny-love.

Thanks! -Jill

mpillow · #2 06/14/05, 07:37 AM

I have a 3yo bottle nanny who does just fine with her babies. However, once I start milking her in the evenings...when her kids are close to a month old...sometimes she is stand-offish with them so I just hold her collar in her kidding stall and treat her while the babies nurse...it only takes a few times before she just lets the babies have their way and everyone is happy.

mary,tx · #3 06/14/05, 07:52 AM

Maybe yes, maybe no. Some bottle babies make great moms, some will refuse the kids altogether, no matter what you do. You'll definitely want to keep a close eye on her the first few days to be sure they are nursing, and have a contingency plan.
mary