Expressing breast milk for hubby to feed..?

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  camlo

  Jun 25, 2007 6:18AM

  Hmm it is difficult as bottles can confuse babe but I think if you introduce early and only offer no more than 1x per day you should be fine. I gave my lo a bottle at about 2wks and he was fine but then I did not offer it enough and he would fight every time it was offered.

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  vic1664

  Jun 25, 2007 4:33PM

  Hi Marie.
  I was told to wait til breatfeeding was established before introducing bottle (usually at 4-6 weeks) but I couldn't wait that long as I was desparate for a break cos my lo was feeding every hour or so!
  My oh offered him bottle of expressed milk at about 3 wks and we didn't have any probs at all.
  Good luck.

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  sara-e-poos

  Jun 26, 2007 4:36AM

  Hi Marie. My lo is now 10 weeks old and is breastfed. I started giving him a bottle when he was 2 1/2 weeks and he has no problem with "breast confusion". He has a bottyle of formula every evening when my milk supply is low and he gets annoyed that he can't get any milk from me. He also has a dummy. I couldn't express my milk as he drinkls all the milk that my breasts produce. Sara. x

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  clindley

  Jun 26, 2007 5:45AM

  i waited til my lo was 6 weeks, recommended age to introduce bottle to stop 'nipple confusion' but it sounds like others seem to have had no probs by doing it earlier, i would wait til you both comfortable with breastfeeding though.

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  cariad

  Jun 26, 2007 8:41AM

  I started expressing after one week much to the annoyance of my hv but I wanted my husband to feel part of it all. Anyway, I had no difficulties with nipple confusion or any such stuff, I used the Tommee Tippee closer to nature bottles - don't know whether this helped to avoid the confusion. Do what feels right for you.

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  firstbaba

  Jun 26, 2007 11:17AM

  Thanks girlies, think I'll wait, we r both doing well and dont want to spoil it..
  Marie..xx

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