Hi all,
Baby 1 expected anytime this month. I've been trying to think about feeding. I'm Indian, raised in India and come from a very EBF culture and family and frankly, have grown up seeing way more boobs than bottles, babies suckling behind sarees :-) we have a big deal weaning ceremony at 6 months and while i live in the uk, and I won't be having that, I do intend to bf for about 6 months.
My question is about managing the return to work. I return when he is exactly 6 months completed. He will be going to a childminder, she lives locally.
To manage the transition, would it be an idea to start offering him either (1) EBM from a bottle from about 2/3 months or (2) bypass the bottle and try our luck with a variety of first cups meant for use from 4 months? Both TT first cup and doidy cup seem to suggest they can be offered at that age. I know babies come in all temperaments of course....
I confess I'm quite intrigued by the idea of bypassing the bottle. In terms of the content of what goes into these cups/bottles when baby is at CM, I think one idea could be to express and freeze over months 4 and 5 so that over 6-7 months he can gradually be offered part EBM from cups and moved onto formula.
If you went back at 6 months, and EBF-ed for 6 months, what did you do? How did you manage the transition?
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