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Phil Norris

Dad uses mask of his wife to get baby to drink from the bottle

This is the magical moment a dad finally gets his baby daughter to drink from the bottle - by attaching it to his chest and wearing a mask of his wife's face.

Rania Mavromara, 26, was in hysterics when she found her husband Irvin, 24, in his get-up trying to feed 11-month-old Celine.

The tot had been reluctant to feed from anyone except her mum, until Irvin discovered the bottle feeding 'hack' online.

Biomedical scientist Rania said: "I was pleased and sad at the same time that I was replaced by a picture of me but that gave me sometime to do some chores around the house

"Our daughter has been having some separation anxiety lately and she is only comforted when I hold her and feed her and so we tried using my picture so that I could have a minute to myself."

Irvin, who lives in London with his family, cut a hole in the chest of an old T-shirt especially for the trick, which ended up working.

Rania said: "He had seen something similar a while back in a dads' group on Facebook and thought of trying it out

"I found it hilarious!"

Mum-of-two Rania said: "I've had a lot of mums saying they wish they had done the same when breastfeeding their babies."

Do you have any baby feeding hacks? Let us know in the comments below.

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