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I am thinking about br___tfeeding but would only do it in private because of my personal preference. I would also love for my husband to have the opportunity and bonding experience of feeding our baby so my question is, in genereal, will babies take a bottle and br___t?? Can i pump and let my husband take over some of the feedings, etc? Thanks so much for your info!
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It is best to avoid offering your baby a bottle for the first month or so while he/she is learning to b___stfeed and latch properly. After that time you can offer occasional bottles. When we go out to eat or spend time away from home I bring a bottle of expressed milk for my son. If I give him a bottle for more than one feeding he tends to get cranky though. Babies also b___stfeed for comfort and the bottle doesn't really replace that. When I spend a day out and about or have multiple stops I will feed him in my car, because I prefer to b___stfeed in private as well. Good luck!
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 | kc - August 27 |
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My daughter's pediatrician suggested it is better to exclusively nurse for the first 3 to 5 weeks before offering a bottle. If you plan to try using a bottle then you should introduce before the baby is 2 months old. Just remember the amount your baby drinks from a bottle should be expressed from you asap to keep up the supply and demand. This is very crutial in the first weeks of nursing. If you miss pumping a feeding it probably will not be a problem. If you do this often your body will produce less and less milk making it harder to produce enough to feed you baby. I know this first hand. When my daughter was 6 months it was harder for me to take her to work with me. I started pumping less and I dried up in a month. I regret this now. I wanted to nurse for at least a year but was only able to for 7 months. I had no problem with my daughter taking a bottle. But you may need to experience with different bottles and nipples to see which one she will take. I would buy one of each kind of bottle to see if which one your baby prefers. You can wrap up a small fortune in bottles and nipples if you are not careful. Lots of luck. In the beginning you can have your dh bring the baby to you for nursings, help you position the baby on your b___st and burp after feeding so he is participating with feedings. This way the baby will get to nurse and your husband will be able to bond.
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i offered my baby the bottle the third day of his life. He now takes the b___st and bottle without any problem. At night my husband helps sometimes by feeding baby the bottle. Also my 4 year has been able to feed his little brother.
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yea thats a good idea because b___stfeeding is exelent and also bottle feeding will make it a hell of a lot easier when you want to wean totally on to bottles im have alot!!! of touble with getting my 6 month old on to bottles. but jend is right you could give your baby nipple confusion and he/she could stop nursing full stop id try only to give one or 2 bottles in a day mayb at night so you can sleep;) hope i helped :)
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 | C - September 3 |
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I introduced the bottle early too because I had to go back to work in 6 weeks. I would have rather him rejected the b___st than the bottle. I'm thrilled he does both.
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I b___st and bottle feed my son. I work full time so I really don't have much of a choice. It is working really well for us. While I'm at work I express milk for the next day. I started him on a bottle when he was four weeks old, but only had my husband or mom give it to him.
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