feeding from a cup...

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MerlinsBeard · 07/05/2008 12:53

dp is so desperate to feed ds3 that he is bordering on being unsupportive of me bf him

Decided that now he is 8 weeks and feeding well that dp could give him his 7/8/9 o clock feed as ebm and i will express then. So...
DS3 had his first bottle fo expressed milk last night but refused it! In a way i am glad, as that means he likes me feeding him

HV suggested feeding from a cup and he will lap it like a cat...how do i do that then?(well, DP not me)

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CilC · 07/05/2008 14:51

Hmmmmm that sounds a bit early. DD would not use a bottle but she did use a spoon from about 5-6 weeks. I recall trying a cup but it was very difficult and DD got frustrated. Their instinct is not to lap like a cat.
Personally if you are bf and it is working then I would not be trying to confuse DS3. Ask a HV for advise...and let DP know there will be plenty of time to feed in the future.

Good luck!

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MerlinsBeard · 07/05/2008 16:16

the HVs advice was to cup feed

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CilC · 07/05/2008 18:37

Sorry you said that! Pregnant brain! I went through sort of similar but not really - my DD would not take a bottle but sometimes I had to go out and needed DH to feed her. She just would not take a cup, but would take a spoon. This went on for 8 months!!! Good luck!

kazbeth · 07/05/2008 19:22

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slalomsuki · 07/05/2008 19:31

my two prem boys were cup fed from birth. I used to used to use the top from a babies bottle or a doidy cup which is slopey.

Put a couple of bibs on when you do it because it is messy and hold the baby slightly forward supporting the head

It is slow but well worth it

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MerlinsBeard · 07/05/2008 21:17

if its messy it won't be me feeding it will be DP

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