2007-09-14 06:33:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I waited until my little one was about 2 months old and I regretted it. I wish I had introduced it between 4-6 weeks. My second child I did that and we didn't have any troubles with nipple confusion or him taking the bottle.
2007-09-14 06:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Around 4 weeks. It took about 2-3 weeks for him to really get the hang of it (and that is because I only tried about twice a day... if you tried every feeding I think he would learn quicker.)
I had to get him ready for daycare because i was going back to work full time.
After he learned how to drink from a bottle during the day... he started to prefer the bottle and not want to nurse anymore. I'd say that he did the bottle/nursing thing together for about 1 month, and then it was all bottles. This made me sad, but I kept on pumping til almost 5 months because I knew it was still best for him.
We just used the Medela bottles and Dr. Browns nipples. We mixed and matched because it was what he preferred. He did great on these and didn't have any gas or other problems.
We do not use a pacifier at all, FYI in case that plays a part in all of this sucking preference information. :)
2007-09-14 08:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by amber 18 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I gave him his first breastmilk bottle around week 8, I have found it is easier to have someone else feed him with the bottle. For some reason he doesn't like taking a bottle from me, guess he associates me with the breast not a bottle. Overall it went great, I went back to work week 11 so I was glad I got a head start.
2007-09-14 06:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
At 6 weeks exactly. At first it didn't go well because we were using soothie bottles- and the nipple was so hard she didn't know what to do with it. We switched to Dr. Brown's and she was fine. It was only 2 weeks later that she would allow me to give her a bottle of breastmilk- and I hadn't expected that it would be so soon.
2007-09-14 12:09:40 · answer #4 · answered by NY_Attitude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son had a bottle of breastmilk before getting it "straight from the source" bc he had open-heart surgery when he was born, and was too weak to breastfeed at first. after being released from the hospital, he did have trouble learning to properly latch on. it took us about a week of trying at home for us to get it down. i am not sure if being bottle-fed the breastmilk first contributed.
2007-09-14 16:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by sanibrasil0428 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither of my breastfed babies would take any kind of bottle from me (in the begining) because they wanted the milk directly from me. So at first either their father or anyone not me had to give them the bottle.
After a while they would accept it from me. So just be patient and don't take it personally if they won't take it from you. They just really WANT it FROM you not a bottle.
2007-09-14 06:41:30 · answer #6 · answered by LJ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
When my youngest was two months I broke my leg severely enough to be in the hospital. My mil came up and helped my husband care for her. She was extremely resistant but took it when she was hungry enough. When I came home two days later, she pitched a fit until I breastfed. She never did take a bottle from me.
2007-09-14 06:37:01 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sarahm guess you are going to be first time mum. Anyway, breastfeed as soon as you delivered the baby and you are well enough to do so. The joy of first breastfeeding is undescrible. Only yourself can experience it.
2007-09-14 06:37:01 · answer #8 · answered by shangpam07 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
2 days after birth. i failed to produce milk
2007-09-14 06:42:26 · answer #9 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋