Is it true that the babies will eat when they are hungry? I used to believe this philosophy wholeheartedly, so as to reduce my guilt and anxiety when my baby refused to take her bottle of formula. Nowadays, when she is in her stubborn mood, i think she would rather goes on hunger strike then take a bottle. As she gets older, she becomes so much sensitive to what we offer her. She only wants her milk fresh and warm from her milking machine.