6 week old ebf baby - would like to introduce an expressed bottle occasionally- advice please!

[Snoodleberry]

Hello, I have been ebf my DD1 since birth, but had troubles with tongue tie (snipped when 1 week old) and excessively strong suck so on advice from bf specialist in hospital used medela nipple shields from day 3.

Now that DD1 is six weeks old I am hoping to start gently introducing expressed milk via a bottle once or twice per week so that I can sleep for more than 2.5 hours occasionally, but have not a clue what would be the best bottle/teat combination.

Quite a few friends have said that she should take quite easily to a bottle as I have always used nipple shields, but there are SO many bottles/tears available I don't know where to begin.

Does anyone have some advice that might help?

Thank you in advance!

[Beachmum85]

Watching with interest! In the same boat OP

[Coconut0il]

DS1 started with a couple of bottles a week at about the same age. He went between breast and bottle easily but would never take a bottle from me. We used the avent bottles then.
We didn't try DS2 on a bottle till after 3 months and he wouldn't take any. We tried avent, tommee tippee and a NUK one from boots but no luck.
I'd just get one type to start with and see how she goes. I'd also get someone else to do the first one.

[Snoodleberry]

Thanks for the advice Coconut0il will purchase bottles/teats and experiment!