Hoping someone can help! I'm keen to begin giving up breastfeeding my 6 month old now as I will be returning to work earlier than with my first and would like her to reliably take a bottle from someone else! I completely failed to transition my first born to a cup until he was 14 months and self weaned due to my milk changing when I was pregnant with DD so I don't really know what I'm doing!
Which feeds would you try swapping out first? Any tips for getting them to take a feed from a bottle? I've just bought the much raved about NUK bottles that are supposed to be good for BF babies. I'm also trying Kendamil formula as it seems to be the only one that doesn't stink and taste funny!
She feeds roughly every 2houra still and the most I've ever managed to get her to take from a bottle is 2oz (then she wants topping up with breast afterwards) given she's a bit of a snacker how much can I reasonably expect her to drink at each feed when I drop it? I'm thinking expecting her to have 5 x 7oz feeds as outlined on the tin is a bit much considering she no doubt consumes less milk more frequently from breastfeeding. Also at 6 months would she still need a feed overnight? I currently BF her 2-3x a night at the moment.
Hoping to hear from people who've successfully moved from breast to bottle at this age!