Comments on: Introducing a Bottle to a Breastfed Baby

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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:35:51 +0000

[...] Breastfeeding was a challenge at first as I had mentioned, but I stuck with it and now it is a piece of cake. She is eating about every 2 hours or so during the day and then goes about 4-6 hours between feedings at night. Now that her schedule is more predictable it has become easier to do things like cleaning, visiting with friends, going for walks, and all that. The trick now is going to be reintroducing the bottle. We supplemented at the very beginning and she took the bottle just fine but I stopped giving her a bottle while I worked on establishing the breastfeeding. She wasn’t at all interested in the bottle when we tried to give it to her the other day so I’ll have to start working on that. Luckily I’m not returning to work so I don’t have time pressure, I can take my time reintroducing the bottle. [...]

By: Lisa Mitchell

Lisa Mitchell — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:28:45 +0000

Thanks for the tip Clare. My daughter never did take a bottle. She is on to a sippy cup now. I think I tried almost every kind of bottle and nipple on the market!!

By: Clare

Clare — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:13:37 +0000

ITS ALL ABOUT THE NIPPLE. Look for a bottle nipple that is most like your own. Once you find one the first time I tried with the perfect nipple for my little girl I tried it just as she was waking up from a long restful nap when i knew she would deffinetly be hungry but not starving. I heated the bottle and nipple and took her into my arms and held her the same way i do when she breastfeeds and she took it no problem at all. Now she takes it at any time for me and my hubby:)