My DS now nearly 12 weeks has been taking a bottle of expressed milk pretty well 3-4 times a week. I'm expressing in the evenings approx 3oz could get more but aiming for freezer stash ready for return to work next month rather than fully emptying breasts every night.
DS seems really unsettled on the days after a bottle; he's using avent classic on a size 2 teat. I started him on a faster flow as I have a fast let down and he normally takes a full BF on less than 10 mins from one side. He sucks the teat flat. Hates coming off the bottle for winding and just screams... he will take a 7oz bottle.
Few questions;
Have I done the wrong thing with the teat?
Should I try different bottles?
Do you think it's the bottle making him unsettled or could it be the mix of foremilk and hind milk in a bottle?
Should I be expressing differently; i.e. Set amount of time or ensuring that I get some hind milk?! Thank you
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Bottle feeding with expressed milk
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Whattodowithaminute · 22/10/2016 18:34
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