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Breastfed baby, introducing bottle

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Summer2019NewMummy · 28/08/2019 18:24

My little one is 6 weeks old and we’re trying to introduce a bottle of expressed milk. Any tips? What were people’s experiences of how easily/difficult they found this?
Also, any bottle recommendations? I don’t want to affect her actual breastfeeding.
Thank you

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Mikewazowskismrs · 28/08/2019 20:20

We introduced it very early with no issues and started off with man bottles due to the shape of the teats.

I hear some people saying they’ve left it longer and baby has refused so I would probably do it ASAP.

Also unless you’ve no other option, I always get my partner to give the bottle so baby still associates you with breast. In saying that I’ve given my little boy a bottle a few times and he’s been fine going back on the boob. In fact he had a whole night of bottles of ebm when I was at wedding and went back to the boob fine the next night !

Good luck !

BobTheFishermansWife · 29/08/2019 05:54

Mine took to the bottle quite easily at 5 weeks (we introduced it as his 2 evening feeds so my dp could take over and I could nap after work)
We've got the tommee tippee closer to nature bottles, I was fully expecting to try different brands, but he's really happy with those and switches bottle to breast with no issues.

Summer2019NewMummy · 29/08/2019 16:49

Thank you ladies. We're currently trying the nuby, which looks similar to the tommee tippee. May try the mam as the teaser looks different.

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