My dd is 9 weeks old she has right side cleft lip with a notch out of her gum. She She has breast fed wonderfully since birth. I am a bridesmaid at my sisters wedding in a few weeks and was hoping to feed her some expressed milk so I can at least get through ceremony without feeding her. I really did not anticipate any problems with this as she took to the breast so well and I thought her cleft did not affect her feeding. So when she refused a bottle of expressed milk I thought it was preference. I have since tried
6 different bottles and teats (not cheap!!!) and she seems unable to suck from them and boaks if I try to squeeze milk into her mouth. She will have her repair before the wedding. Does anyone have experience of this, and will she be able to take a bottle after her surgery?