When to introduce bottle of expressed milk

[christiana]

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I gave a bottle of ebm at 3 weeks in the evening as a top up after a feed from a tommy tippee closer to nature bottle. No problems at all, ds will happily take a bottle now and it has not interfered with breastfeeding in any way for me. I was advised at the local breastfeeding support cafe to wait til 6 weeks but I'd already started expressing and was having no problems so couldn't understand why I should wait. I know people who waited and have struggled to get baby to take a bottle.

I introduced a bottle of EBM at 2 weeks. It worked out brilliantly until he refused it at 3 months and it's taken me until now - he's 8 months - to get him to take it again.

So don't assume starting early will guarantee she will take a bottle well

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Who knows? About 3-4 oz would be average I reckon but it varies hugely.

there is a calculation page on kelly mom website where you can guestimate oz needed.
I will have a look for it

here you go

here is another one

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I would certainly introduce a bottle as soon as possible. I only introduced a bottle at 6 months, when I was returning to work. That was difficult because she was to used to being breastfed. I did read somewhere that you should introduce it by 6 - 8 wks if you intend to use a bottle. I hope it all goes well.

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dd is 12 weeks - have I left it too late??

Ir's never too late phdlife. Give it a go if you want to.