and I thought I would go mad!!! My baby girl stopped gaining weight and was in the bottom 2% percentile. My breastmilk production dropped off significantly somewhere along the way. I wanted to supplement with bottle feeding but I had exclusively breastfed and she wasn't at ALL interested in a bottle. Like you, I purchased EVERY bottle and every nipple made with every flow (silicone and latex).

My dr. suggested a lactation consultant and it was helpful. One of the things the lactation consultant suggested was a strange little contraption that I think is called a "supplemental feeder." It is hard to explain, but you tape a tiny little tube to your nipple. The tube leads to a small closed- off bottle that you can attach to your shirt with a clip. When the baby goes to nurse, she gets the tube and the nipple, all at once. So, while nursing, the baby also gets a few extra ounces of formula or pumped breast milk.

This was an absolute godsend for me! At first I used a few ounces of formula. The baby started to gain a few pounds and I was able to continue to nurse. Because the baby's sucking stimulates your breastmilk production, your production will increase. (I think mother's who are adopting can sometimes even successfully use this thing to start lactating!) Eventually, I could pump enough breast milk to fill the little bottle, so it was just like she was doubling-up at each feeding. After about two weeks, I didn't even need it anymore. Without it, I'm not sure I would've continued nursing. I probably nursed my baby 10 more months just because of this thing!

It was inexpensive; less than $20 USD and easy to use. The baby never seemed to mind using it. You have to buy the medical tape (cloth kind,) but that is easy to find.

Hang in there! Everyone has great suggestions on this forum... one of them will work for you!

Kay

PS: I'll look around for a link that shows one of these things and post it if I can figure out how!