oh by the way my wifes breast not mine
2007-10-26 15:26:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It is only normal if you introduce a bottle...and indeed you did.
2007-10-26 15:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by mom2jjorion 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's normal since you and/or your wife gave the baby an easier way to eat. Drinking from a bottle is way easier than drinking from the breast. It's the reason you shouldn't give bottles to such a small baby if you are planning to breastfeed, even bottles of expressed breast milk. My midwives always recommended using an oral syringe when I had latch problems and needed to supplement a little with formula. It got us over the rough patch and never compromised my breastfeeding relationship with my children. They all nursed until about 17-18 months.
2007-10-26 15:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mom of Many 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is the same thing with formula, not all babies will take to the same kind. You just have to use trial and error and see what works for your baby. If your baby doesn't drink from your wife's breast and you prefer breast milk, then have your wife pump breast milk into a bottle.
2007-10-26 15:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Youre not supposed to give newborns bottles until theyre over a month old- even later if you can help it. This is what happens. Nipple confusion. They prefer the bottle because its easier than the breast.
She can pump and bottle feed. Or just always offer the breast and not the bottle- in most cases after a lot of tries she'll go back.
2007-10-26 15:31:50 · answer #4 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Very normal...Think about it this way...If you are very hungry and have a choice between the quick and easy microwave meal and cooking a turkey which are you going to choose?
Breastfeeding requires the baby to actually work for it's meal...The suckling is what triggers the letdown reflex allowing milk to flow to the nipple. With a bottle it's immediate gratification. A baby that has been introduced to a bottle is more likely to refuse the breast for just that reason.
2007-10-26 15:31:45 · answer #5 · answered by starfire978 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She should see a lactation consultant to find what is up. There are a variety of reasons why drinking from the breast may be difficult for her.
2007-10-26 16:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋