Hi, this is a topic that does cause confusion p...
Hi, this is a topic that does cause confusion particularly as some babies will take to the breast and bottle with ease, others get confused and others will only take one or the other. The two main...
View ArticleI was told to wait until everything settled dow...
I was told to wait until everything settled down at 6 weeks but by then it was too late. We tried a bottle twice when bub was only a week or two old & he took it no probs. By 6 weeks he flat out...
View ArticleWith DS1 we had issues with mixed feeding and e...
With DS1 we had issues with mixed feeding and eventually at 5.5 months he refused the breast because it was 'easier' on the bottle. With DS2 he has mixed fed without any major problem. Only having a...
View ArticleDd1 refused to take both breast and bottle, so ...
Dd1 refused to take both breast and bottle, so when I went back to work at 7months she was on a bottle only. Dd2 took a bottle no issues around 6 months when I went back to work, I didn't try doing...
View ArticleIntroducing a bottle was when breastfeeding pro...
Introducing a bottle was when breastfeeding problems started for me. I would hold off as long as possible tbh. Your dh can bond with bub in other ways - skin to skin in the bath, baby massage, settle...
View ArticleHi, mine never got nipple confusion. They all l...
Hi, mine never got nipple confusion. They all loved the boob, plus I never used a dummy with the first two and demand fed, so I was like their comfort/pacifier too. But my middle child was a terror at...
View ArticleHi everyone, My first baby is due in July. ...
Hi everyone, My first baby is due in July. I am trying to get my head around this whole breastfeeding thing. In an ideal world, I would like to breastfeed but also have the baby take the bottle. I will...
View ArticleHi, this is a topic that does cause confusion p...
Hi, this is a topic that does cause confusion particularly as some babies will take to the breast and bottle with ease, others get confused and others will only take one or the other. The two main...
View ArticleI was told to wait until everything settled dow...
I was told to wait until everything settled down at 6 weeks but by then it was too late. We tried a bottle twice when bub was only a week or two old & he took it no probs. By 6 weeks he flat out...
View ArticleWith DS1 we had issues with mixed feeding and e...
With DS1 we had issues with mixed feeding and eventually at 5.5 months he refused the breast because it was 'easier' on the bottle. With DS2 he has mixed fed without any major problem. Only having a...
View ArticleDd1 refused to take both breast and bottle, so ...
Dd1 refused to take both breast and bottle, so when I went back to work at 7months she was on a bottle only. Dd2 took a bottle no issues around 6 months when I went back to work, I didn't try doing...
View ArticleIntroducing a bottle was when breastfeeding pro...
Introducing a bottle was when breastfeeding problems started for me. I would hold off as long as possible tbh. Your dh can bond with bub in other ways - skin to skin in the bath, baby massage, settle...
View ArticleHi, mine never got nipple confusion. They all l...
Hi, mine never got nipple confusion. They all loved the boob, plus I never used a dummy with the first two and demand fed, so I was like their comfort/pacifier too. But my middle child was a terror at...
View ArticleHi everyone, My first baby is due in July. ...
Hi everyone, My first baby is due in July. I am trying to get my head around this whole breastfeeding thing. In an ideal world, I would like to breastfeed but also have the baby take the bottle. I will...
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