I'm new to MN so please be kind! (And let me know if this is not the right place to be posting this!)
I'm looking for some advice on introducing a bedtime bottle to my 7wo baby. She's been exclusively breastfed since about 10 days old, but we've given her a couple of bottles in the last week to start getting her used to them again (after having bottles for the first 10 days in hospital). She's taken a bottle of formula, but seems much less happy about taking breastmilk from a bottle.
She currently nurses to sleep at night (around 8-9pm), but we're doing this in an attempt to get her comfortable enough with a bottle that she'll go to sleep so mummy might be able to have an evening out in the near future without hubby/grandma struggling to get her to sleep!
So far she's taken 2 bedtime bottles of formula but both times she's not looked remotely tired, has been agitated and has needed a top up from me which has sent her to sleep. Any experience with babies not liking BM from a bottle? Any suggestions on how to make her take it? Any advice on getting her more comfortable with a bottle in general? And any tips on helping build a sleep routine with a bottle?
Any help would be very welcome!!
Thanks in advance 😊