Hello,
I thought I would drop a quick note in here about introducing a bottle to an BF baby. I've been trying for a month and it seems that this morning she finally cracked it!
Hopefully someone will find it useful as I've used the Mumsnet message boards extensively for info about this.
We tried Dr Brown's and NUK without any luck. I think the NUK would have worked but the flow was too fast and she was getting distressed with it.
In the end it's the Breastflow bottles she's found easiest. I picked up so many tips from Mumsnet, but what worked this morning was to really heat the milk and the teat. Also, I've found that she's more comfortable with me than anyone else, probably because of the BF connections.
I've had her leaning against a pillow rather than holding her so she couldn't try to get to the breast and I've only tried to feed her bottles when she's calm and recently fed. Also, I wait until she's trying to put her fist in her mouth and then quickly substitute with the bottle.
Funnily enough, I was thinking this morning that I'd had enough of pouring expressed milk down the sink so was going to stop as I don't want to get obsessed with it. Fingers crossed she'll take the bottle tomorrow but quite frankly I wouldn't be surprised if she acts as she's never seen it before in her short little life!
Anyway, hope that's of some help for others facing the same uphill struggle!