Dc1 was a staunch bottle refuser and caused many issues/cost us a fortune in bottles. In the end i gave up and directly bf until a year.
Dc2 is 6 weeks, was bottle/cup fed expressed milk until 2 weeks due to jaundice and losing weight. Now bf is established and going really well
. I would really like to now start giving the odd bottle of expressed milk to allow me a few extra hours of sleep, to go to the gym or to go and get my roots done - selfish reasons I know but for my sanity as much as anything. I love bf and want to carry on for a year.
We were going to attempt a bottle this weekend but now I'm losing hope my nerve. What if she doesn't want to bf afterwards? Is it too early? We waited until 4 months with dc1 and I think that was too late.
So basically I want opinions, stories, advice...anything. As it stands currently I think my fear of being rejected along with very recent memories of how difficult establishing bf was are leaning me towards not doing it.