When going to the bottle from the breast what is best to do for the baby and for the mother?
2007-11-15 07:37:44 · 18 answers · asked by Mika511 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
When I breast fed my son I slowly started giving him formula and eventually all formula. He really liked breast milk better.
2007-11-15 07:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by ஐ♥Vanessa♥ஐ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
start gradually by bottle feeding for a couple of feedings per day but still breastfeeding. I recommend still nursing at night. Then eventually just take away the breast all together and only offer a bottle. Do it gradually over a couple week period at least. I wouldn't take longer than a month, though. Quick is always better I think. That way the baby knows this is the new way we're doing things.
Good luck!
2007-11-15 08:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by chrisa7584 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babies adjust fast.. once you get a few feeding sessions in with the bottle, the baby should have no problem at all.. my daughter takes both and has no problems, but does seem to prefer breast milk.
Remember if she's changing her baby's diet to have her talk to her pediatrician about any concerns she has. Also you may want to remind her to make sure this is what she wants, since it's very difficult to go the other way (from bottle to breast) as the baby gets old and grows accustomed to eating from a bottle, which is typically more fast flowing than the nipple of a breast.
2007-11-15 07:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by samantha 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have your daughter pump milk into a bottle for about a week or so. After the baby gets used to the bottle, gradually add regular milk to the breast milk until the baby is fully weaned.
2007-11-15 07:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be done on a slow basis. Breast feed in the morning, bottle at lunch and breast again at bed. I imagine you've talked to the doctor about what to do if you have too much milk and your breasts become tender. Sometimes, the milk just dries up without anything, so try not to anticipate any problems. I successfully breast fed all 4 children and I'm happy to report they're totally weaned by now. Of course, they're in their forties, but breast feeding is hard to forget.
2007-11-15 07:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by phlada64 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She could use a breast pump, extract sufficient breast-milk, and put it into a sterilized bottle.
When giving the bottle to the baby, hold the baby in your arms.
That would solve the problem of the breasts being tender while continuing the baby's breast milk feeding.
In total weaning, you might try eliminating one breast feeing session at a time so that gradually, over a period of time, you reduce the sessions to perhaps only one a day.
2007-11-15 07:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by breasia 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Slowly take it away.. for example: if you breast feed her 6 times a day... cut down to 4.. and give the baby the bottle to replace the other times... then a few days later ..cut down to breast feeding 2 times a day... and soon enough , the baby will be completely bottle fed. Good luck
Hope this Helps
2007-11-15 07:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I can only tell you what I did with my two, which is try the bottle during the day because if they do not like it, you can give them something else (depending on age). Breast at night, because it is comforting and sends them back to sleep (coz you need it too).
No two children are the same. Your baby will tell you what they want and you should follow them. Throw the text books into the bin coz they don't work.
They simply make money for the people who write them, from whom time on earth permitting, I would like proof if they ever had a baby/toddler who followed the rules.......
Mum and baby will follow their instincts and do what is best
Best of luck
2007-11-15 07:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a breast pump. gradually feed the baby the bottle of breast milk. pump enough milk from the mothers breast that you think the baby will drink and go from there.
2007-11-15 07:43:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just have her put some breast milk in a bottle she should just switch over and then if she needs to put formula in a bottle a child is going to do what you want and if she don't like it at first she will get hungry enough to take it. my kids had no problem taking a bottle
2007-11-15 15:46:03 · answer #10 · answered by attitude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres this bottle that feels like a breast. its called the breastbottle. the nipple is very big (almost half the size of the bottle) and very soft the baby likes to to feel warmth from the nipple on the nose and the chin just like the breast
2007-11-15 07:46:37 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋