Reflux mamas who do or have BF'd...

MrsMAF

Do you notice that your LO fusses less or not at all when you give them a bottle?

My LO on many days eats 5 minutes and starts fussing and refuses to go back on...Pedi told me he could just be full..well I didn't buy it so I did a test, he ate 5 minutes before and then I put pumped milk in a bottle when he refused my boob to see if he'd take the bottle, and he ate EVERY LAST DROP without one fuss. UGH.

Do you think this is bottle preference or perhaps just positioning while BFing makes the reflux worse? I feel so rejected.. 

naflmj

COuld be the positioning I guess or that fact that maybe LO gets the milk faster from a bottle. DS hated the bottle so I never compared his AR between the two.

desabean

Hmm, I guess sometimes G fussed more with the breast but really she didn't get the bottle much until I went back to work so I can't really compare.  however, if I had to guess I would say it's probably got more to do with bottle preference.  G was a very good bf'er and she definitely wanted to nurse but she could chug a bottle too and loved her bottles.