An easy-to-understand guide to solving your baby's bottle-feeding difficulty

More than 1,000 5-star reviews from parents

An infant bottle-feeding aversion is one of the most complex, stressful and confusing situations parents could face.

Baby becomes distressed at feeding times and refuses to feed or eats very little despite obvious hunger.

Why won't he/she eat?

This is a question parents ask numerous health professionals while searching for a solution. Babies are typically diagnosed with one, two or three medical conditions to explain their aversive feeding behavior during brief medical appointments.

Unfortunately, behavioral causes are often overlooked. Consequently, many parents don't receive an effective solution from the health professionals they consult. This is why this book is so necessary.

In Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion, Rowena Bennett takes parents step-by-step through the reality of a bottle-feeding problem.

As an experienced registered nurse and parenting educator, she knows the questions new mothers and fathers ask about a baby who is having difficulty being fed by bottle.

In simple everyday language, this book:

• describes the various reasons babies display aversive feeding behavior
• explains how you can identify the cause
• describes effective solutions

Included are step-by-step instructions on how to resolve a behavioral feeding aversion caused by being repeatedly pressured to feed - the most common reason for babies to become averse to bottle-feeding.

Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion provides practical professional feeding advice that not only makes good sense, it works!

About the Author
Based in Australia, Rowena Bennett has 45 years of experience in educating parents and guiding parents how to resolve well baby and toddler feeding and sleeping problems.

She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and holds a Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion. She also holds additional professional qualifications in midwifery, child health and mental health.

Rowena understands how difficult it can be for parents to find an effective solution to their baby care concerns, which is why she started parenting books.

Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion is packed with empathy and evidence-based advice for new and old parents.
More than 1,000 five-star reviews by readers on major online shops and GoodReads.

Reader Reviews
'Words don't even do this book justice on how much it has helped us. Honestly, this book has saved our sanity.' Anonymous, online review, five stars

'I cannot give this book enough stars! It has changed our lives. We were at breaking point... But after following the advice and the programme that Rowena sets out, we are aversion free.' Amelia Mordaunt, online review, five stars

'We went from tears over our 6-month-old baby's feeding to pride in her process and our ability to care for her in the space of about a week. We also saved ourselves from having to pay for support from specialist. The advice is practical and easy to follow.' David G, online review, five stars

'I honestly cannot thank the author enough. I hope that by writing this review it may help someone reading it who is in a similar situation with bottle aversion hell (as the other reviews here did for me).' Sunshine girlie, online review, five stars

'If you think your baby has an eating aversion buy this book now.' Jupiter Haley, online review, five stars

The good news is that a feeding aversion is a reversible problem.

Get the book and start solving this problem

A feeding aversion (also called feeding refusal, strike, or phobia) is a fear of feeding. Babies can display signs of a feeding aversion from around 8 weeks of age. A feeding-averse baby can be hungry and yet scream and refuse to eat, or refuse to continue after eating very little. Some feeding-averse babies will eat better in a drowsy state or while sleeping - a time when their guard is down.

In her book, 'Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion', Rowena explains the reasons that healthy babies act like they would rather starve than eat. She also describes practical steps that parents can take to turn their avoidant feeder into a baby who becomes excited by the prospect of feeding and enjoys eating. On average it takes around two weeks (range 5 days to 3 weeks) to resolve a feeding aversion once you know the steps to take.

Parents claim the relief as a result of resolving their baby's feeding aversion is life changing. Imagine how good it will feel to end your baby's feeding crisis and enjoy this precious time together.

For those sleepless parents and babies the world over, in Your Sleepless Baby Rowena Bennett describes effective, drug-free solutions for infant sleep problems.

Whatever your parenting style, you'll find solutions to match. You'll discover medical, developmental and behavioural reasons for babies experiencing broken sleep, trouble falling asleep and unusual sleeping patterns.

Rowena Bennett has more than 15 years hands-on experience helping parents resolve a range of infant sleep problems. As a parent and health professional with qualifications and experience in areas such as midwifery, paediatrics, child health, mental health, breastfeeding and lactation, Rowena is well equipped to provide varying perspectives on the causes and solutions to infant sleep problems.

'Once we followed Rowena's Golden Rules, Jonah's sleep problem was resolved in a matter of days.' - JUSTIN

'I finally get it I can now see why I haven't been able to fix Mia's sleep problems before.' - KAYLA

'I now feel more confident about picking up Sienna's tired signs and settling her off to sleep ... I finally enjoy being a mother for the first time.' - SIMONE

Being a parent is like being on a roller coaster ride. There are plenty of ups and downs, enjoyment and frustrations. As a parent I have experienced my share of testing times along with the many joys of parenting. The most challenging times were when my children were babies, toddlers and teenagers. I was already a registered nurse and midwife by the time my children came along.

As a result of having personally experienced the demoralising effects of post natal depression I wanted to help others who found the early years of parenting a struggle, and so I decided to train as a mental health nurse and later as a child health nurse and lactation consultant. For the past 17 years I have been employed as a child health nurse in an early parenting residential centre, where my role primarily involved assisting parents to resolve complex baby and toddler care problems. I know that the families who gain admission to these centres are only the tip of the iceberg.

There are countless other parents out there desperately searching for answers to their child's feeding or sleeping problems. About 10 years ago I started an online parenting consultation service, BabycareAdvice.com. I have enjoyed a high success rate, and a great deal of pleasure, assisting parents world-wide to find solutions to baby or toddler care problems that match their circumstances. Problems that their local healthcare providers were in many instances unable to resolve. The reason for my success is because my expertise lies in resolving behavioural problems; the most common of all problems experienced by healthy babies and toddlers. I knew I could reach more parents though books than individual consultations.

In 2012 I published Your Sleepless Baby: The Rescue Guide, the first of what will become a series of baby care books. After 37 years as a nurse I now live and work from home on the glorious Sunshine Coast of Queensland with my husband, Bruce and dog, Ruby. Bruce and I have the time to enjoy our children and grandchildren who visit regularly. We get to reap the rewards for being parents and the joy of being grandparents

Rowena Bennett tiene m s de 20 a os de experiencia ayudando a los padres a resolver problemas de sue o infantil. Como madre y profesional de la salud que cuenta con t tulos en reas tales como parter a, pediatr a, salud infantil, salud mental, amamantamiento y lactancia, Rowena tiene los conocimientos necesarios para brindar distintas perspectivas sobre las causas y soluciones para los problemas de sue o infantil. En Tu beb desvelado, Rowena describe razones m dicas, de desarrollo y de comportamiento por las que los beb s experimentan un sue o interrumpido, dificultades para dormir y patrones de sue o inusuales. Los beb s son individuos y cada familia es nica. Las soluciones que funcionan en un caso, pueden no funcionar en otro. Sin importar cu l sea tu estilo de crianza preferido, en Tu beb desvelado encontrar s una soluci n libre de f rmacos que se adapte al que elijas.

La aversi n al biber n es una de las situaciones m s complejas, estresantes y confusas que los padres pueden enfrentar. El beb se angustia a la hora de comer y se niega a comer o come muy poco a pesar del hambre evidente.

Por qu no quiere comer? Esta es una pregunta que los padres hacen a numerosos profesionales de la salud mientras buscan una soluci n. Por lo general, a los beb s se les diagnostica una, dos o tres afecciones m dicas para explicar su comportamiento de alimentaci n repugnante durante las citas breves. En consecuencia, muchos padres no reciben una soluci n efectiva de los profesionales de la salud que consultan. Por eso es tan necesario este libro.

Rowena Bennett es una enfermera australiana con cualificaciones profesionales en varios campos de la enfermer a, incluyendo pediatr a, parter a, salud infantil, salud mental y lactancia. Tiene m s de 20 a os de experiencia asesorando a los padres sobre c mo resolver los problemas de alimentaci n y de sue o de los beb s. Rowena ha ayudado a m s de 2000 beb s a superar su aversi n al biber n y a disfrutar de la alimentaci n una vez m s. Los padres afirman que el alivio est cambiando la vida.

People, in general, believe that bottle-feeding a baby is easy. It can be, but many parents find the experience of feeding their baby to be a joyless struggle, filled with uncertainty and confusion.

In Baby-led Bottle-Feeding: The key to problem-free feeding, child health nurse Rowena Bennett shares over 40 years of experience providing parenting education on prevention and solutions to feeding-related problems.

Baby-led Bottle-feeding is a reference book packed with information that your baby's doctor and other health professionals may not be aware of, and far more than can be impart during brief baby health appointments.

Rowena covers all the basics like choosing feeding equipment, how to prepare infant formula, the best feeding positions, and most importantly how to interpret and respond to your baby's feeding cues. Also included are behavioral and physical reasons for sucking or feeding problems that often trouble healthy babies.

Reading this book will help you to gain a greater understanding of what it means to be a baby, what babies are capable of in relation to feeding, why they display different behaviors, what to expect as your baby develops physically, intellectually and emotionally, and how you can support him or her to develop a healthy relationship with food and eating.

After reading Baby-led Bottle-feeding you will be armed with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about the care of your baby, and greatly increase the chance of preventing or solving bottle-feeding problems, ensuring the feeding experience is enjoyable for both you and your baby.

Being a parent is like being on a roller coaster ride. There are plenty of ups and downs, enjoyment and frustrations. As a parent I have experienced my share of testing times along with the many joys of parenting. The most challenging times were when my children were babies, toddlers and teenagers. I was already a registered nurse and midwife by the time my children came along. As a result of having personally experienced the demoralising effects of post natal depression I wanted to help others who found the early years of parenting a struggle, and so I decided to train as a mental health nurse and later as a child health nurse and lactation consultant. For the past 17 years I have been employed as a child health nurse in an early parenting residential centre, where my role primarily involved assisting parents to resolve complex baby and toddler care problems. I know that the families who gain admission to these centres are only the tip of the iceberg. There are countless other parents out there desperately searching for answers to their child's feeding or sleeping problems. About 10 years ago I started an online parenting consultation service, BabycareAdvice.com. I have enjoyed a high success rate, and a great deal of pleasure, assisting parents world-wide to find solutions to baby or toddler care problems that match their circumstances. Problems that their local healthcare providers were in many instances unable to resolve. The reason for my success is because my expertise lies in resolving behavioural problems; the most common of all problems experienced by healthy babies and toddlers. I knew I could reach more parents though books than individual consultations. In 2012 I published Your Sleepless Baby: The Rescue Guide, the first of what will become a series of baby care books. After 37 years as a nurse I now live and work from home on the glorious Sunshine Coast of Queensland with my husband, Bruce and dog, Ruby. Bruce and I have the time to enjoy our children and grandchildren who visit regularly. We get to reap the rewards for being parents and the joy of being grandparents

Rowena Bennett tiene m s de 20 a os de experiencia ayudando a los padres a resolver problemas de sue o infantil. Como madre y profesional de la salud que cuenta con t tulos en reas tales como parter a, ediatr a, salud infantil, salud mental, amamantamiento y lactancia, Rowena tiene los conocimientos necesarios para rindar
distintas perspectivas sobre las causas y soluciones para los problemas de sue o infantil. En Tu beb desvelado, Rowena describe razones m dicas, de desarrollo y de comportamiento por las que los beb s experimentan un sue o interrumpido, dificultades para dormir y patrones de sue o inusuales.

Los beb s son individuos y cada familia es nica. Las soluciones que funcionan en un caso, pueden no funcionar en otro. Sin importar cu l sea tu estilo de crianza preferido, en Tu beb desvelado encontrar s una soluci n libre de f rmacos que se adapte al que elijas.