Bf/pumping

jslipher

I went back to work Thursday my DD is 8wks...prior to going back DD would get one bottle a day so that she would go to sitters being ok with bottle...she gets 3 bottles a day at the sitters and now I'm having trouble getting her to latch while I'm home.,,she latches for my first let down but isn't being patient and staying latched/relaxing so I can get my second let down...so now I am pumping after she won't latch...has anyone else had this issue...we're you able to get your baby to relax so you could still nurse when you were home...I really don't want to exclusively pump if I can find a way to get her to latch again...

Eleventy11

What type of nipple are you using? Sometimes babies get spoiled to how fast the milk comes out of the bottle. We used a preemie Dr. Browns nipple with DD until she stopped getting bottles at 14 months.

jslipher

Dr brown stage 1 and similac bottles

tokenhoser

It would help if you can get the sitter to drag out the bottle feeds - look at some links on paced bottle feeding:
https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/
https://nurturedchild.ca/index.php/2010/12/10/baby-led-bottle-feeding/

I would avoid pumping and bottle feeding when together if at all possible - try switching sides after each let down. You can use each breast more than once this way, and just keep going as long as baby wants.

kcooper1986

I found that using the natural bottle nipples helped my LO. I have both the Avent and Tommy Tippee brands, and they work well for us.

carrotcake06

When she isn't staying latched, what is she doing? One of my boys tends to freak out and his hands go everywhere and he gets himself all worked up and won't latch and starts screaming.

So he gets swaddled and it calms him down and helps him "focus". He'll latch on and eat well then. He just needs a little redirection, haha.