If your baby is finding it hard to adjust to the new way of feeding, here are some tips:
- Give the bottle at the end of feed when baby is sleepy
- Dip the teat in the breast milk
- Trial different types of teats available
- Warm the teat and milk, avoid using a microwave, using your own body heat is best, put the bottle inside your top!
- Some babies may need to use a nipple shield for a few days to transition from breast to bottle
- Give the baby a bottle whilst in a sling
- Try a cup, or supplemental nursing system
- Offer the bottle whilst baby is in their usual Breastfeeding position
- Try a bottle that is soft and can be squeezed to simulate let down
- Disguise the bottle by wrapping it in muslin
For more information on feeding your baby from a feeding device, read Katherine’s complete guide Your breast fed baby and expressed breast milk
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