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Can you help me troubleshoot some breastfeeding/pumping/bottle feeding questions?

SomersIslesSomersIsles member
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DH has expressed interest in being more involved with LO since all he does now is cuddle and diaper change.  I guess he's jealous I have boobs and he doesn't haha.  We figured the evening would be perfect for him to introduce a bottle and while he's doing that I can pump.  LO does great with the bottle and the boob (thus far at least) and we've been BFing successfully since birth (LO is 4 weeks now).  Today was the first day of simultaneous bottle feeding and pumping and it raised some concerns for me...

1) We offered a bit over 3 oz and LO inhaled that soooo quickly.  DH did his best to slow him down (held him more upright... kept the bottle a bit more parallel to the floor... stopped frequently to burp) but LO finished all 3 oz in about 7 minutes.  Is that too fast??  Normally he's attached to my boobs for close to 30 minutes... I don't know how much more stalling DH could have done.  Every time he pulled the bottle away LO would freak out. 

2) How do I know if I gave LO enough milk?  He wasn't freaking out when the bottle was done... but he was fussy for the next 15 minutes ... but now he's out cold in his swing.  By the time I finished pumping (15 minutes on both sides simultaneously) I had pumped 5 oz.  Considering I nurse for closer to 30 minutes, wouldn't that suggest that LO actually consumes 5 oz?  Should I have given him more? 

3) I pumped for 15 minutes, but by 11 or 12 minutes I was down to drips.  Does that mean that it takes less than 15 minutes for me to "empty out"?  Often when I breastfeed, LO is attached to one side for about 20 minutes and then switches to the other side for up to 10 minutes.  I've even gone times where LO will stay on one side for close to 30 minutes and then refuse the 2nd side.  If they say babies are more efficient than pumps... does that mean he's just comfort sucking for any time beyond the time my pump emptied my breasts?

Thanks for any insight!!


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Re: Can you help me troubleshoot some breastfeeding/pumping/bottle feeding questions?

  • cinderincinderin member
    I agree with the PP.

    You just can't discern from one pumping session exactly what is going on when you BF.

    I would get a really slow bottle. We have had luck with the dr brown bottle with a premie nipple.

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  • cnctfcnctf member
    When DD was 4 weeks old, we used a preemie nipple to slow flow down as much as we could..
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  • SomersIslesSomersIsles member
    I'm definitely going to look into the Dr Brown bottle. Thanks!!
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  • LadyburdLadyburd member
    I haven't used it but there is a nipple made be madela that only drips in response to sucking. It is new product that a LC told me about. It's more expensive than the regular nipples but may be worth it. It's suppose to help with LO going back and forth b/w bottle and breast w/o consuming so quickly. I have the same problem with my 8 w.o. I will probably give it a try.
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