SAHM - bottle ? for you

MNheidi

Tessa is almost 3mos and we've tried a bottle just a few times w/ not much luck.  Since I sah there isn't much motivation for attempting the bottle (no work to go back to) but there's a few dates coming up that we'd like to get a sitter for...

Any tips on getting her to take the bottle?  how often will she need to "practice" b/f I'll feel comfy leaving her?

I have plenty of supply so pumping has gone well. 

reticent

My DS took a bottle a handful of times.  He would never take one from me, but did take one from my husband when I wasn't around.  It got to the point that he refused even that, though, and would just wait until he could nurse.  We started cup feeding him, if I wasn't around to nurse him, around 4 or 5 months.  That might be an option for you?

newportcaligirl

I would try at least once a week to get her used to it. I go also EBF and go back to work in 2 weeks. I have just been giving her the bottle at least once a week to make sure she will take it and is used to it! I have SEVERAL friends whose lo's will not take a bottle so...I wanted to hopefully avoid that. GL