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Introducing the Bottle

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I've been pumping (both breasts) after DS breastfeeds to get what he didn't eat, and saving that to introduce him to the bottle. (As he will be bottle-fed breastmilk during the day when I go back to work.) I am planning on introducing the bottle tonight before we go to bed. He will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. My question is, how old was your LO before you introduced the bottle? And how did he/she do?? Is four weeks too young?

I am planning on pumping when DS takes the bottle. Should I wait to pump to see if he takes the bottle or not??

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Re: Introducing the Bottle

  • mbtortormbtortor

    I waited till 4 weeks with DD1 and will do the same with DD2.  Its what the pedi and LC recommended too.

    Don't pump incase he doesnt take the bottle and you just want to BF him.

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  • Pickle123Pickle123 member
    My LO was 3 weeks and he did just fine! I'd wait to see how he does and pump after. That's a good plan! :)
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  • ELPBELPB

    I gave DD a bottle at 2 weeks because I had somewhere to be and DH needed to feed her.

    If LO is hungry, he will learn to take a bottle... I don't see any need to wait to pump- you can always freeze it!

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  • aocain02@yahoo.comaocain02@yahoo.com member
    I waited until 8 weeks.  It has just been easier to feed him from the boob and DH didn't show any interest in wanting to feed him.  Last week DH said he wanted to give him a bottle so I pumped, we tried it, and DS took it no problem.  I think he likes it better since it doesn't have to work as hard.
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    imageELPB:

    I gave DD a bottle at 2 weeks because I had somewhere to be and DH needed to feed her.

    If LO is hungry, he will learn to take a bottle... I don't see any need to wait to pump- you can always freeze it!

    Oh it's not that lol... I just don't want to pump and empty my breasts if DS doesn't take the bottle. You know what I mean??

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  • Steph_in_NJSteph_in_NJ
    You lucky people! We've been trying to get DD to take a bottle for over a week now with no luck! We've tried 3 different kinds of bottles, different times of day, my DH and my MIL giving her the bottle, etc. and she just cries the whole time and won't take it at all. What's the secret?
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  • RadicalDreamer143RadicalDreamer143 member
    I gave our son a breastmilk bottle for the first time this morning, since he has been cluster feeding, and I needed to pump because my supply went up and he was sleeping.  He took it from DH with no problem whatsoever at a little over a week old, and promptly took the boob when it was time for the next feeding - no nipple confusion here whatsoever.  He also uses a paci without a problem, and has been since he was five days old.
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  • stefjeff84stefjeff84

    I introduced a pumped bottle at 3 weeks. The pediatrician told us that it is best to introduce between 3 and 6 weeks. If you do it before then there is a risk of your lo not wanting to bf because it is harder than sucking milk out of a bottle, and if you do it after 6 weeks there is a chance that your lo won't take it because it is so used to the breast.

    Sam did just fine when I introduced at 3 weeks, and it gave me a chance to rest my nipples so they weren't so sore all the time. :) Good Luck!

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