When To Provide The Baby A Bottle

One of the numerous concerns facing a new mother is whether to feed her new infant from the breast or the bottle

. When the tradition of breastfeeding in America was lost throughout the last century, bottle-feeding became the norm. Today quite a few women are choosing to breastfeed, but with busy and demanding lifestyles they typically discover it necessary for their babies to accept a bottle (hopefully filled with breast milk). Occasionally a breastfed baby balks at accepting an artificial nipple for feeding. The following suggestions may aid when offering a bottle to a resisting baby. However, none of these are necessarily an absolute 'fix'. Encouraging your breastfed baby to accept a bottle can be a process that might need your practice and patience for a number of weeks.

When to Start off

Suggestions for the finest time to start off bottle-feeding a breastfed infant vary in the current investigation from two weeks to six weeks of age. Two very helpful markers are that the mother's milk supply is properly established and breastfeeding is going nicely. When these criteria are met, we suggest starting at two to four weeks of age since an older baby may perhaps strongly refuse the bottle.

The Method

Occasionally a breastfed baby will take a bottle from the mom. But numerous breasted babies refuse to take a bottle from their mothers given that they instinctually know she provides milk and are confused and upset by the unique, less familiar alternative. It can be very helpful to have an individual other than the mother provide you with a breastfed baby a bottle. Mothers may well wish to step out of the room, or leave the house in the course of the bottle-feeding. Or, at times the exact opposite approach works and also the mom is the very best person to offer you the bottle.

Have the father/caregiver mimic the nursing mother's feeding ritual and practice respect for that baby's newly learned breastfeeding cues. Mom may wish to breastfeed for a few minutes before offering the bottle. Then, possess the father or caregiver cuddle the baby as the bottle is given, just as the mother cuddles the baby while nursing.

If the baby resists becoming cuddled, possess the father/caregiver hold the baby with his or her back against their chest with the baby facing out. Looking out into the room provides a distraction, which might be very helpful.

As a last resort, the father/caregiver can try feeding the baby seated in an infant seat, if the baby still resists being cuddled.

by: Anthony N. Ward

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