Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks and gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just easier to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the bottle again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat and seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A LOT..but that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf him before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good to go for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months old right now... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks and gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just easier to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the bottle again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat and seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A LOT..but that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf him before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good to go for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months old right now... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 27, 2000 Report Share Posted July 27, 2000 Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks and gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just easier to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the bottle again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat and seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A LOT..but that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf him before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good to go for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months old right now... ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 You are right and I have started using the Avent sippy cup. I have been putting a little water in it and letting him just fiddle with it occasionally just to get a feel for it. He seems to like it and put it in his mouth - he is not really 'sucking' tho more chewing...but I figure we will get it down before too long.... > >Reply-To: breastfeedingegroups >To: <breastfeedingegroups> >Subject: Re: introducing a bottle >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:46:14 -0400 > >He isn't too young for a cup. Try a sippy cup. My Ds took one at 3 >months. He is now 8 months and drinks from a regular cup when I am not >available. > >Laurie > Re: introducing a bottle > > > Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks >and > gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to > it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just >easier > to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the >bottle > again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from > one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit > sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat >and > seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A >LOT..but > that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf >him > before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good >to go > for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months >old > right now... > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 You are right and I have started using the Avent sippy cup. I have been putting a little water in it and letting him just fiddle with it occasionally just to get a feel for it. He seems to like it and put it in his mouth - he is not really 'sucking' tho more chewing...but I figure we will get it down before too long.... > >Reply-To: breastfeedingegroups >To: <breastfeedingegroups> >Subject: Re: introducing a bottle >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:46:14 -0400 > >He isn't too young for a cup. Try a sippy cup. My Ds took one at 3 >months. He is now 8 months and drinks from a regular cup when I am not >available. > >Laurie > Re: introducing a bottle > > > Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks >and > gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to > it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just >easier > to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the >bottle > again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from > one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit > sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat >and > seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A >LOT..but > that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf >him > before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good >to go > for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months >old > right now... > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 You are right and I have started using the Avent sippy cup. I have been putting a little water in it and letting him just fiddle with it occasionally just to get a feel for it. He seems to like it and put it in his mouth - he is not really 'sucking' tho more chewing...but I figure we will get it down before too long.... > >Reply-To: breastfeedingegroups >To: <breastfeedingegroups> >Subject: Re: introducing a bottle >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 10:46:14 -0400 > >He isn't too young for a cup. Try a sippy cup. My Ds took one at 3 >months. He is now 8 months and drinks from a regular cup when I am not >available. > >Laurie > Re: introducing a bottle > > > Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks >and > gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to > it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just >easier > to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the >bottle > again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from > one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit > sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat >and > seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A >LOT..but > that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf >him > before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good >to go > for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months >old > right now... > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 Hi NIcole, When I had Drake I'd planned on returning to work when he would be about 4 months old so I knew we'd need to do the bottles. (luckily, things changed and I do get to stay at home with him now) The LC helping me recommended that we introduce bottles " around 6 weeks " . I think at about 5 weeks, we started just letting him hold the bottle nipple to get used to the smell, feel, difference of that next to his mouth, etc. And really praised him if he attempted to put it near his mouth. Then after maybe a week of doing that everyday, we'd offer him a small amount (1ozish) ebm in the bottle after the nursing session (once a day). This is so that they are not frustrated by learning a new skill while starving and will be patient enough to attempt it, even if not actually 'taking' the whole bottle. Oh, and this had to be done by daddy with me not in the room. My little guy was distracted by me and confused by the fact that daddy would be putting something in his mouth when mommy was right there (they're smart, these little ones!) If he began to cry or become overly frustrated we'd stop immediately--you want it to be a pleasant learning experience. Some tips the LC offered that didn't really work too well for us but you can try is using one of your tshirts (or something that has your smell) and holding it close to the baby or wrapping the bottle in it so that he will associate it with a feeding. Again, my little guy was too smart for this--he didn't mind having a shirt or cloth close to him but wasn't fooled by wrapping it up. She also advised us not to switch around on the nipples just because it seemed that he was having a hard time with this one or that one--just keep it consistent and he'll get it eventually. Which makes sense if you think about it, if we're constantly switching, he'd never get used to one and never get the hang of it. You just have to be very patient, careful and persistent if you really want to succeed with the bottles. Another tip that sometimes people will forget is to keep practicing the bottles once he's seemed to learn it--( we did one or two/week) that it's not an " ok, he's got it and will take it anytime " type of thing, it's very easy for them to forget. We had a scare a couple of times when Drake was getting older and we'd get a little lazy about it and then want to go somewhere, offer one to be sure, and have him balk on it at first...... You may decide after reading all of this that it seems like too much work and you're fine not to offer bottles (which are not the ONLY alternative anyway, just sometimes seen as the easiest). That's ok, I just wanted to offer the 'wisdom of my experience' I know for me, even though I ended up not going back to work that I was really glad to be able to leave him knowing he'd be fine with a bottle if he needed one. Take care, good luck and let me know if I can offer anymore help. I'm sure the other ladies here will have some good ideas too! Fawn sahm to Drake (8-18-98)--boohoo, big birthday coming right up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , what I have found is that when I need to leave my babies, for a little, usually not until 5-6 months, that they can use a tippy cup.. my last child loved it, and never had a bottle, she wouldn't take one, or a paci ever!!.. there are some soft nipple tippy cups, one made by luvncare, that are good for transition, when they are little babies Christi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , what I have found is that when I need to leave my babies, for a little, usually not until 5-6 months, that they can use a tippy cup.. my last child loved it, and never had a bottle, she wouldn't take one, or a paci ever!!.. there are some soft nipple tippy cups, one made by luvncare, that are good for transition, when they are little babies Christi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , what I have found is that when I need to leave my babies, for a little, usually not until 5-6 months, that they can use a tippy cup.. my last child loved it, and never had a bottle, she wouldn't take one, or a paci ever!!.. there are some soft nipple tippy cups, one made by luvncare, that are good for transition, when they are little babies Christi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 Hi , My experience has been that the younger they are the more likely they will not refuse a bottle. I have never introduced a bottle so that they would get used to it, but for various reasons I have had to leave some of my children at different ages with a caregiver for a few hours, and my experience was that the younger the baby was (youngest being about 4 weeks) the more likely they were to take the bottle. I had to leave my son Mark when he was about 4 weeks old and he took a bottle(but he was also given bottles in the hospital when he was jaundiced). I had to leave my daughter Michele when she was 5 months and she cried for the whole time and refused the bottle ( I can still picture my sister's face when we returned from the funeral - I felt so bad for her AND Michele). I had to leave at 8 weeks for a reunion and she did fine. So that's 3 kids out of 7 that I have left at a young age with a bottle - 2 took it and 1 didn't - and the one that didn't was a little bit older. I don't know about introducing the bottle on a steady basis, someone else would probably have a better answer for you there. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 Hi , My experience has been that the younger they are the more likely they will not refuse a bottle. I have never introduced a bottle so that they would get used to it, but for various reasons I have had to leave some of my children at different ages with a caregiver for a few hours, and my experience was that the younger the baby was (youngest being about 4 weeks) the more likely they were to take the bottle. I had to leave my son Mark when he was about 4 weeks old and he took a bottle(but he was also given bottles in the hospital when he was jaundiced). I had to leave my daughter Michele when she was 5 months and she cried for the whole time and refused the bottle ( I can still picture my sister's face when we returned from the funeral - I felt so bad for her AND Michele). I had to leave at 8 weeks for a reunion and she did fine. So that's 3 kids out of 7 that I have left at a young age with a bottle - 2 took it and 1 didn't - and the one that didn't was a little bit older. I don't know about introducing the bottle on a steady basis, someone else would probably have a better answer for you there. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 Hi , My experience has been that the younger they are the more likely they will not refuse a bottle. I have never introduced a bottle so that they would get used to it, but for various reasons I have had to leave some of my children at different ages with a caregiver for a few hours, and my experience was that the younger the baby was (youngest being about 4 weeks) the more likely they were to take the bottle. I had to leave my son Mark when he was about 4 weeks old and he took a bottle(but he was also given bottles in the hospital when he was jaundiced). I had to leave my daughter Michele when she was 5 months and she cried for the whole time and refused the bottle ( I can still picture my sister's face when we returned from the funeral - I felt so bad for her AND Michele). I had to leave at 8 weeks for a reunion and she did fine. So that's 3 kids out of 7 that I have left at a young age with a bottle - 2 took it and 1 didn't - and the one that didn't was a little bit older. I don't know about introducing the bottle on a steady basis, someone else would probably have a better answer for you there. Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , Of course it is different for every baby, but this was my experience. I gave Blake a bottle at 2 weeks. I know some say that's too early, but we never had any trouble with nipple confusion. I use the Avent bottles and he has no problems going back and forth between the two. Other babies, however, will never take a bottle at all. I would say if you really want to do this, but are concerned about confusion, start slow. Try one bottle. Be patient. It might take a few minutes for your nursling to figure it out b/c the flow is different. Blake would almost choke on the first couple of swallows, but do fine after that. Just don't give your baby too many bottles, but it never hurts to try. Tina Mommy to Blake born 4-2-00 visit Blake's web site at http://www.growthspurts.com/view.asp?s=20969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 I don't know if it is true but my Ds would not take a bottle and I offered it when he was 6 weeks. So in his case it is. Laurie introducing a bottle Hi all,I have been reading that if you want to be able to give your baby a bottle of ebm, you need to introduce a bottle before 6 weeks, preferrably after 4 weeks. Supposedly, after 6 weeks they may always refuse a bottle. Is this true?I have been in the frame of mind that I want nothing to do with bottles because I don't want anything to interfere with bfing. I stay at home and I really doubt I will ever be apart from my baby for a long period of time in his first year. However, today I was telling myself that I might regret this later if I really need to get out of the house alone with dh for dinner or something, so maybe I should get the baby used to a bottle also. My mom has told me stories of how she would leave me with a sitter so she could get out for awhile and she'd return to find out I screamed the whole time and refused a bottle. She ended up not being able to go out without me at all until I was weaned at 12 months. I don't want to set myself up so I can't even get the occasional break, but on the other hand, breastfeeding is very important to me and I don't want anything to interfere with it. So if there is a chance introducing a bottle might create confusion, then i'll just forget about it.What has your experiences been like with this? When is the best time to introduce bottles of ebm so that it won't create nipple confusion but the baby will accept it?Thanks for any input,________________________________________________________________________Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.comGive the Gift of Life Breastfeed!http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 He isn't too young for a cup. Try a sippy cup. My Ds took one at 3 months. He is now 8 months and drinks from a regular cup when I am not available. Laurie Re: introducing a bottle Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 weeks and gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used to it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just easier to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the bottle again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat from one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a bit sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to eat and seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A LOT..but that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone just bf him before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much good to go for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 months old right now...________________________________________________________________________Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.comGive the Gift of Life Breastfeed!http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 My oldest never bf (after trying) so I was determined to do nothing to mess up bfing if I got it working with my next. I didn't start trying to offer her a bottle until she was 7 weeks old. She never did take one, or a pacifier, but I was ok with that. We took her everywhere with us. I didn't really need a break from her. When they are very little you can take them to the movies, my newest baby, 4 month old Rowan, has been to 5 great movies so far :-) That's a nice evening out with dh, we took him to dinner and a movie when he was 2-3 weeks old and he slept through the whole evening! As baby gets older if you never tried them on bottles they can use a sippy cup instead. Also, as they get older they nurse less frequently, there are usually breaks in the day you can take, an hour to go shopping etc. without them freaking out lol I haven't even bothered to try a bottle with my 4 month old yet. I seriously considered buying a new Avent pump and at least having EBM in the freezer but now I don't know...... Michele, mom of Arran 12-27-93, Keely 12-5-97 & Rowan 3-15-00! ICQ# 13092478Our Family Pages ~ http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jcrocker/index.htmlJoin AllAdvantage.com and get paid to surf the Web! Please use my ID (GJX196) when asked if someone referred you. Thanks! http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=GJX196 Do your eyes light up when your child walks into the room? ~ Toni on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 My oldest never bf (after trying) so I was determined to do nothing to mess up bfing if I got it working with my next. I didn't start trying to offer her a bottle until she was 7 weeks old. She never did take one, or a pacifier, but I was ok with that. We took her everywhere with us. I didn't really need a break from her. When they are very little you can take them to the movies, my newest baby, 4 month old Rowan, has been to 5 great movies so far :-) That's a nice evening out with dh, we took him to dinner and a movie when he was 2-3 weeks old and he slept through the whole evening! As baby gets older if you never tried them on bottles they can use a sippy cup instead. Also, as they get older they nurse less frequently, there are usually breaks in the day you can take, an hour to go shopping etc. without them freaking out lol I haven't even bothered to try a bottle with my 4 month old yet. I seriously considered buying a new Avent pump and at least having EBM in the freezer but now I don't know...... Michele, mom of Arran 12-27-93, Keely 12-5-97 & Rowan 3-15-00! ICQ# 13092478Our Family Pages ~ http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jcrocker/index.htmlJoin AllAdvantage.com and get paid to surf the Web! Please use my ID (GJX196) when asked if someone referred you. Thanks! http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=GJX196 Do your eyes light up when your child walks into the room? ~ Toni on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 My oldest never bf (after trying) so I was determined to do nothing to mess up bfing if I got it working with my next. I didn't start trying to offer her a bottle until she was 7 weeks old. She never did take one, or a pacifier, but I was ok with that. We took her everywhere with us. I didn't really need a break from her. When they are very little you can take them to the movies, my newest baby, 4 month old Rowan, has been to 5 great movies so far :-) That's a nice evening out with dh, we took him to dinner and a movie when he was 2-3 weeks old and he slept through the whole evening! As baby gets older if you never tried them on bottles they can use a sippy cup instead. Also, as they get older they nurse less frequently, there are usually breaks in the day you can take, an hour to go shopping etc. without them freaking out lol I haven't even bothered to try a bottle with my 4 month old yet. I seriously considered buying a new Avent pump and at least having EBM in the freezer but now I don't know...... Michele, mom of Arran 12-27-93, Keely 12-5-97 & Rowan 3-15-00! ICQ# 13092478Our Family Pages ~ http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jcrocker/index.htmlJoin AllAdvantage.com and get paid to surf the Web! Please use my ID (GJX196) when asked if someone referred you. Thanks! http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=GJX196 Do your eyes light up when your child walks into the room? ~ Toni on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 It is not one where you need to suck, it just drips out - not sure what 'stage' it is tho... > >Reply-To: breastfeedingegroups >To: <breastfeedingegroups> >Subject: Re: introducing a bottle >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:36:15 -0400 > >Try putting breast milk in it ipo of water. He will learn the technique to >get it out quickly. Also do you have the 1st stage sippy from avent or the >2nd stage? I found would not put the effort into the 1st stage which >was softer but he needed to suck more. He liked it to Trickle into his >mouth. You may want to check it out. > >Laurie > Re: introducing a bottle > > > > > > Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 >weeks > >and > > gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used >to > > it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just > >easier > > to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the > >bottle > > again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat >from > > one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a >bit > > sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to >eat > >and > > seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A > >LOT..but > > that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone >just bf > >him > > before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much >good > >to go > > for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 >months > >old > > right now... > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > > http://www.lactivist.com > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 It is not one where you need to suck, it just drips out - not sure what 'stage' it is tho... > >Reply-To: breastfeedingegroups >To: <breastfeedingegroups> >Subject: Re: introducing a bottle >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:36:15 -0400 > >Try putting breast milk in it ipo of water. He will learn the technique to >get it out quickly. Also do you have the 1st stage sippy from avent or the >2nd stage? I found would not put the effort into the 1st stage which >was softer but he needed to suck more. He liked it to Trickle into his >mouth. You may want to check it out. > >Laurie > Re: introducing a bottle > > > > > > Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 >weeks > >and > > gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used >to > > it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just > >easier > > to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the > >bottle > > again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat >from > > one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a >bit > > sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to >eat > >and > > seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A > >LOT..but > > that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone >just bf > >him > > before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much >good > >to go > > for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 >months > >old > > right now... > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > > http://www.lactivist.com > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 It is not one where you need to suck, it just drips out - not sure what 'stage' it is tho... > >Reply-To: breastfeedingegroups >To: <breastfeedingegroups> >Subject: Re: introducing a bottle >Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:36:15 -0400 > >Try putting breast milk in it ipo of water. He will learn the technique to >get it out quickly. Also do you have the 1st stage sippy from avent or the >2nd stage? I found would not put the effort into the 1st stage which >was softer but he needed to suck more. He liked it to Trickle into his >mouth. You may want to check it out. > >Laurie > Re: introducing a bottle > > > > > > Well I will share my experience. I introduced a bottle at like 5 >weeks > >and > > gave him one bottle a week for about 6 weeks, so he was pretty used >to > > it...then there was a whole month where I never used a bottle - just > >easier > > to bf. Well when I finally came back to work and we tried using the > >bottle > > again - NO WAY - he started refusing it. SOOOOO since he won't eat >from > > one, he waits until I get home and doesn't even cry. He will fuss a >bit > > sometimes but basically waits from 6am until Noon when I get home to >eat > >and > > seems fine, he does make up for it the rest of the day by nursing A > >LOT..but > > that is fine with me. SO I can still get out of the house alone >just bf > >him > > before I take off and right when I return...but he is pretty much >good > >to go > > for 3-4 hours if I wanna go out to dinner or something. He is 5 >months > >old > > right now... > > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > > http://www.lactivist.com > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! > http://www.lactivist.com > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , I haven't had the best experience with bottles. They prematurely ended my first breastfeeding relationship because I was unable to pump enough to replace the feedings. I introduced a bottle early to her and she refused and wouldn't take it for a long time. She ended up starting on bottles at 7 months when I went to work. Just two a day while I was at work for three days a week. Unlimited nursing at night. She started refusing to nurse and ended up weaned by 13 months. My son also got some occasionally. He started slowing up nursing and starting down the same path as my daughter and I ended up ditching even the occasional bottle. My suggestion is to get a cup feeding system. (soft little cups) This is another way to feed a small baby if you should have to go out. If your feeling is that you wanted to avoid bottles than a cup is a good alternative. You might want to get one from the http://www.lalecheleague.org catalog. You can try giving it at home and see how it goes. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding resources and info introducing a bottle Hi all, I have been reading that if you want to be able to give your baby a bottle of ebm, you need to introduce a bottle before 6 weeks, preferrably after 4 weeks. Supposedly, after 6 weeks they may always refuse a bottle. Is this true? I have been in the frame of mind that I want nothing to do with bottles because I don't want anything to interfere with bfing. I stay at home and I really doubt I will ever be apart from my baby for a long period of time in his first year. However, today I was telling myself that I might regret this later if I really need to get out of the house alone with dh for dinner or something, so maybe I should get the baby used to a bottle also. My mom has told me stories of how she would leave me with a sitter so she could get out for awhile and she'd return to find out I screamed the whole time and refused a bottle. She ended up not being able to go out without me at all until I was weaned at 12 months. I don't want to set myself up so I can't even get the occasional break, but on the other hand, breastfeeding is very important to me and I don't want anything to interfere with it. So if there is a chance introducing a bottle might create confusion, then i'll just forget about it. What has your experiences been like with this? When is the best time to introduce bottles of ebm so that it won't create nipple confusion but the baby will accept it? Thanks for any input, ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , I haven't had the best experience with bottles. They prematurely ended my first breastfeeding relationship because I was unable to pump enough to replace the feedings. I introduced a bottle early to her and she refused and wouldn't take it for a long time. She ended up starting on bottles at 7 months when I went to work. Just two a day while I was at work for three days a week. Unlimited nursing at night. She started refusing to nurse and ended up weaned by 13 months. My son also got some occasionally. He started slowing up nursing and starting down the same path as my daughter and I ended up ditching even the occasional bottle. My suggestion is to get a cup feeding system. (soft little cups) This is another way to feed a small baby if you should have to go out. If your feeling is that you wanted to avoid bottles than a cup is a good alternative. You might want to get one from the http://www.lalecheleague.org catalog. You can try giving it at home and see how it goes. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding resources and info introducing a bottle Hi all, I have been reading that if you want to be able to give your baby a bottle of ebm, you need to introduce a bottle before 6 weeks, preferrably after 4 weeks. Supposedly, after 6 weeks they may always refuse a bottle. Is this true? I have been in the frame of mind that I want nothing to do with bottles because I don't want anything to interfere with bfing. I stay at home and I really doubt I will ever be apart from my baby for a long period of time in his first year. However, today I was telling myself that I might regret this later if I really need to get out of the house alone with dh for dinner or something, so maybe I should get the baby used to a bottle also. My mom has told me stories of how she would leave me with a sitter so she could get out for awhile and she'd return to find out I screamed the whole time and refused a bottle. She ended up not being able to go out without me at all until I was weaned at 12 months. I don't want to set myself up so I can't even get the occasional break, but on the other hand, breastfeeding is very important to me and I don't want anything to interfere with it. So if there is a chance introducing a bottle might create confusion, then i'll just forget about it. What has your experiences been like with this? When is the best time to introduce bottles of ebm so that it won't create nipple confusion but the baby will accept it? Thanks for any input, ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 , I haven't had the best experience with bottles. They prematurely ended my first breastfeeding relationship because I was unable to pump enough to replace the feedings. I introduced a bottle early to her and she refused and wouldn't take it for a long time. She ended up starting on bottles at 7 months when I went to work. Just two a day while I was at work for three days a week. Unlimited nursing at night. She started refusing to nurse and ended up weaned by 13 months. My son also got some occasionally. He started slowing up nursing and starting down the same path as my daughter and I ended up ditching even the occasional bottle. My suggestion is to get a cup feeding system. (soft little cups) This is another way to feed a small baby if you should have to go out. If your feeling is that you wanted to avoid bottles than a cup is a good alternative. You might want to get one from the http://www.lalecheleague.org catalog. You can try giving it at home and see how it goes. Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding resources and info introducing a bottle Hi all, I have been reading that if you want to be able to give your baby a bottle of ebm, you need to introduce a bottle before 6 weeks, preferrably after 4 weeks. Supposedly, after 6 weeks they may always refuse a bottle. Is this true? I have been in the frame of mind that I want nothing to do with bottles because I don't want anything to interfere with bfing. I stay at home and I really doubt I will ever be apart from my baby for a long period of time in his first year. However, today I was telling myself that I might regret this later if I really need to get out of the house alone with dh for dinner or something, so maybe I should get the baby used to a bottle also. My mom has told me stories of how she would leave me with a sitter so she could get out for awhile and she'd return to find out I screamed the whole time and refused a bottle. She ended up not being able to go out without me at all until I was weaned at 12 months. I don't want to set myself up so I can't even get the occasional break, but on the other hand, breastfeeding is very important to me and I don't want anything to interfere with it. So if there is a chance introducing a bottle might create confusion, then i'll just forget about it. What has your experiences been like with this? When is the best time to introduce bottles of ebm so that it won't create nipple confusion but the baby will accept it? Thanks for any input, ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Give the Gift of Life Breastfeed! http://www.lactivist.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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