Here are things that have worked for other moms:

• Let someone else besides mom give the bottle. Baby associates mom with the pleasure of nursing, and will often hold out for the real thing. Mom may need to be out of the room, or even out of the house.
  
  
• Try offering the bottle when baby is not very hungry.
  
  
• Wrap the bottle in a piece of mom's clothing (or a diaper, men's hankie, or hand towel that you have slept with ), so that it smells like mom.
  
  
• Instead of pushing the bottle into baby's mouth, try laying it near his mouth and allow him to pull it in himself. Or, tickle baby's mouth with the bottle nipple to get him to draw it in.
  
  
• Try using different temperatures when offering the milk - some babies will take it cold, others barely warm, and still others prefer it VERY warm (but not hot of course)
  
  
• Run warm water over the bottle nipple to bring it up to body temperature. If baby is teething, cooling the nipple in the refrigerator may help.
  
  
• Try different bottle nipples to find a shape and substance (rubber or silicone) baby will accept.
  
  
• Try different feeding positions. Different babies prefer the nursing position, sitting propped up on caregiver's legs (like sitting in an infant seat), or being held facing out with baby's back against caregiver's chest.
  
  
• Try giving the bottle while moving rhythmically: rocking, walking or swaying side to side. Some babies who refuse a bottle at other times will take one when riding in a car seat.
  
  
• Try giving bottle to baby when he's sleeping.
  
  
• Continue to try other methods of feeding: sippy cup, regular cup, spoon, eyedropper.