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Baby refuse breastfeeding after using a bottle

naomimskeenaomimskee
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I have heard that a baby will refuse to breastfeed after they start to drink milk from a bottle. I am a dance teacher and only work a few hours a day, but sometimes I work late nights. I hope to be able to breastfeed and pump breast milk so my husband can feed our baby before putting her to bed on my late nights. I am scared that if I try to do both the baby will start to refuse my breast. I would be devistated because I am really looking forward to the bonding experience. Any tips? Advice? Is this just a myth? Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: Baby refuse breastfeeding after using a bottle

  • QmommyQmommy member

    Some babies will start to prefer the bottle over breast while others can switch back and forth without problems.  I suggest using the lowest flow nipple for your bottles so the baby has to work a little to get milk.   You want to make her work at it so she doesn't get lazy and start to prefer the bottle.  

    Most people recommend waiting until 3-4 weeks after birth to introduce a bottle to help establish your supply and to prevent confusion.   

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  • drcolleendrcolleen member

    https://workandpump.com/bottles.htm

    https://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/bottle-feeding.html 

    Not a myth for some, it is easier to get milk poured in your mouth than work to get it from a breast but there are some suggestions on the sites above.  Establish good BFing first, intro bottle 4-6wks, feed baby upright w/o tipping bottle into mouth, slow flow nipple, pace feeds, feed the volume you pump (it is a common thing for FF babes to eat 8oz/feed but not for BF babes so send a more reasonable volume figuring around 30oz/day divided by # of feeds/day).

    It can be done, many of us work and do extended BFing.  GL! 

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  • EveryNameIWantIsTakenEveryNameIWantIsTaken member
    DD had lots of bottles from day 2 because we were having issues with her eating from the breast.  Now that she will nurse, she can easily go from bottle to breast no problem.  I was really worried about it when the pedi suggested using a bottle instead of a syringe to work on her sucking but he said he'd recently been to a couple conferences about breast feeding where they discussed nipple confusion and said that it is mostly not true.
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  • eric and jesseric and jess
    Great advice from PPs.  LO uses a newborn flow (1 hole) avent nipple at day care.  We started this at 16 wks and he's still using it at 5 months for this reason.  He is still a happy nurser when we're together.
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