my premature baby is 3 weeks old now and she likes bottle more then breast feed is it fine?

Question

she get tired while sucking so i give my feed through bottle i m scared if she stop breastfeeding.

Answer 1

She probably likes the bottle just because it is easier to get the milk from and she doens't really have to suck. If you want to get her on the breast later I'd recommend pumping with every feeding and when she's a bit older you can gradually take her to the breast. With a bottle, babies are actually working to keep the milk from pouring into their mouths, and with the breast it's the opposite, so for her it's a lot more work. Don't feel bad, just keep up with frequent feedings and pumping your milk, and she should come around to the breast in time.

Answer 2

Most babies prefer the bottle because it's easier. The problem is that sucking from the breast is necessary for proper tooth and jaw development (ever wonder why so many kids need braces) and even if you're giving her pumped breastmilk it will be less likely to keep your supply up and you might have to switch to formula. It's best to get her back to the breast. If she's not strong enough to suck all she needs out of the breast, get a supplmental nursing system. It's a bag you hang around your neck (like an IV bag but it's specially made for nursing) and it has a tube you attach to your nipple. While the baby is nursing she is also getting pumped milk or formula out of the bag. This will help her as she's getting stronger so she won't starve in the mean time. Then the stronger she gets the less you put in there. While she sucks she also stimulates your milk supply so you don't lose it by giving her a bottle. You can contact your local La Leche League for help (http://www.llli.org). Breastfeeding is worth working for- it's so much better for you and for your daughter, especially since she's premature. Premature babies are even more in need of breastmilk than full-term ones.

Answer 3

When babies are this young they don't drink *a lot* and it's scary sometimes because when you're breastfeeding you don't know how much they're eating.

Depending on the brand of bottle and nipple you are using, your daughter may prefer the smaller nipple. Playtex does have some nipples/bottles that simulate the breast more (man, do they look funny). This will make it easier for her to transfer back and forth - and she may even end up preferring the breast. Make sure that the 'flow' for the nipples you are using is at the very lowest.

Yes, the important thing is that she is eating. There are a lot of choices out there for bottles and nipples if that is the road you choose to take. Remember to be consistant with the ones you use. Going back and forth between different brands/sizes/shapes will cause confusion in some babies and will make feeding time very stressful.
Happy pumping!! (invest in a good one if you plan on having more kids)

Answer 4

She'll be fine. Both of my children were done with the breast before they were 6 weeks old. If you're bottle feeding breast milk, she's still getting the immunities she needs from you.

And if you're giving her formula, don't worry about that either. The formulas now a days are very good and well-balanced.

Answer 5

it is ok to feed with a bottle, its much better to breastfeed but some babies once they have a bottle won't take the breast anymore. it is easier for them to suck on the bottle. i would suggest pumping your milk and giving him/her the bottle with the breast milk if he/she will not take the breast. but if you can breastfeeding has many benefits.

Answer 6

it actual relies upon on that little one's needs. some might might desire to stay interior the wellbeing center till they attain their due date, whilst some in basic terms a week or 2. in part it relies upon on lung progression, how they're feeding, in the event that they have apnea, in the event that they have been born early because of a controversy, how they're becoming. some docs decide for to determine a little one bypass homestead whilst they attain 5 lbs, yet some bypass homestead smaller than that. each so often if the little one could have a house nurse vacationing a pair of circumstances a week, that little one will bypass homestead previously individual who won't have an at homestead nurse. The docs could additionally like the father and mom to know CPR.

Answer 7

Use a different method of supplementing.
A spoon, a medicine dropper, an oral syringe, a soft cup (like comes with Pepto Bismol).
Make sure that if you do give a bottle, it is a slow flow nipple.
Call a Lactation Consultant or a La Leche League Leader for help.

Answer 8

if she likes the bottle more, then just pump like crazy, so she can still get the benefits of breastmilk.
it's sad when they want a bottle more than you, but it's o.k. she is doing what's best for her. if a bottle is easier, then let her have it and just fill it with breastmilk....which is best for her. unless, your dr has her on 24 cal formula.
if that's the case, then you may want to alternate formula and breast milk.

take care.

Answer 9

Why would you be scared? If your giving her your milk with a bottle that is perfectly ok. I never breast fed any of mine. However she gets fed is fine........bottle or breast.

Congratulations

Answer 10

The most important thing is that she is EATING! If she is taking a bottle better ( probably because a bottle nipple is smaller than YOUR nipple ) how about pumping so she can still have your breatmilk.