How to go from breast to bottle????????

[mommie2pookie]

whats the best way to wean my baby off of the breast and onto a bottle i tried her with bottles a couple of months ago and she hated it, coz i guess its a different reflex to master for her to breastfeeding so i bought those special breastflow breastfeeding bottles for £16 in mothercare i havnt used them yet, what sort of time would be best to try the bottle as in morning, lunch or night? i just feel i need a bit of break. i go to college and the ladies in the creche constantly have to bring her out to me to feed her and i end up missing some of my class which is impossible to do homework with 2 kids all on my own, please any advice would help greatly, thanks for reading.

p.s i gave her her 1st bit of baby rice today am i aloud to try anything else or other flavor rices? she is 5 months old.

jamey

I found the easiest was to get someone else to do it, as they do prefer mum bf. Is there someone in the creche who could help?

im actually out of college now till february and they wouldnt, they tried her with a bottle and she refused it, they dont like to change diapers or do bottles they bring her in to me with my eldest it was so much easier coz her dad was around! i wil just have to keep trying and trying, thanks

Gosh you sound like you are a busy bee M2P!!

Are you giving her expressed milk or formula in a bottle? If formula try with some ebm as she will like it better.

I don't know about baby rice, sorry. I did baby led weaning with DD2 see here. You might want to think about it as it's easier than spoon feeding IME.

Basically you give them whatever you're having - supposed to wait for 6 months so could you bfeed for a few more weeks until you went back to college?

Try expressed milk in a bottle, she might take it as she will prefer the taste.
And agree that BLW is easier for you, so worth a try.