Do/did YOU give a bottle?

TinaL99 · July 2010

I EBF, nursing in the morning and evening/night, and pumping at work so DD gets BM in bottles while at day care. She takes the bottle well from everyone (DH, MIL, FIL, DCP, etc.). I have never tried to give her a bottle b/c I've read that some children will refuse it from the "real" source.

I haven't even had an opportunity to give her a bottle b/c I will usually pump during that time or if I'm around, I will nurse her. I'm just curious to know if others have successfully given their LO a bottle themselves.

Canes26 · July 2010

DS gets one bottle of pumped milk for is middle of the night feed which DH usually gives him while i pump. I did give it to him the other night and he took it from me ok, I did notice he doesn't open his mouth quite as wide for me as for DH and when i take it out to burp him he starts turning for my boob right away. But overall he took it fine, no problems.

AprilCachet · July 2010

I gave him a bottle of pumped milk the other day. He took it from me just fine but he wanted to still nurse when he was done.

Marc's Mrs. · July 2010

I have given DD a bottle several times without any problems.

Two*True · July 2010

DD takes the bottle much better from her other mother :-) She will take it for me, but we make more of a mess and she seems to play with it more.

Telyco · July 2010

she takes the bottle better from me - if someone else is giving her one, she's usually half looking to see where I am. But we have given her a night bottle since we brought her home.

xxerin&stevexx · July 2010

I guess I am one of the few... DS still won't take a bottle from me! Luckily, he will eat solids when I feed them to him, but no bottles. I work full time, so I know he takes bottles fine, but I guess he would rather get it from the source when he knows he can!

ncbelle · July 2010

Nope - never had any reason too - much easier to just nurse IMO ;-)

Mrs.Greeko · July 2010

I gave DD1 bottles because of supply issues.

DD2 would barely take a bottle from other people. I tired a few times when we were getting desperate to get her to take one and it was a no go. I think after 6 or 7 months she might have taken a bottle from me, but I never tried so I don't know.

high_hopes · July 2010

When DD's weight was well below birthweight at 2 weeks, I nursed/supplemented/pumped. DH was back to work so I had to give her a bottle...she wasn't too excited about the idea. That process only lasted about a week until she started BFing better/gaining weight...I haven't tried giving her a bottle since.

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