Breast and bottle??

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  Loopyloo80UK

  Aug 27, 2008 12:14PM

  your not being a terrible mum! I gave my lo a dummy before the recommended 4 weeks as i was particulary finding the nights hard work once oh went back to work and i couldn't nap during the day. (my lo has only settled in her moses basket/cot at night) i tried expressing so my oh could do a feed but got so little it didn't work!
  
  as long as your lo is still happy to latch on to you i wouldn't worry about giving them a bottle - some people combine breast and formula feeding from early on I think!
  
  are you using bottled that are designed for combining feeds?

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  fragsjones Regular

  Aug 27, 2008 2:38PM

  Hi, I wouldn't worry too much...my LO preferred the breast to having it from a bottle as my milk flow was actually faster than the bottle!
  You're not a terrible mum! You're doing what is best for you & your family & if it works for you then that's fine, midwives just need to let you know that it is possible for nipple confusion to happen but it doesn't mean it will - just be aware.
  
  I occassionally gave LO a dummy too & he naturally rejected it a 4 months.
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  hollysmumbump

  Aug 27, 2008 5:00PM

  i started doing this with grace at a similar age and shes never had a ny confusion,im now exclusively bf and she only has a bottle when my mums babysitting n she never gets confused.She also has a dummy n she is almost 4 mths n feeds fantastically!congrats by the way xx

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  icecreamloverpissedoffwithBE

  Aug 28, 2008 8:32AM

  congrats on baby Theo, and on bf.
  
  'some' babies can have nipple confusion, but i think its more a case of advice confusion for MWs and HVs. As in they couldnt give good advie if they were paid for it.... hang on they are!!
  
  I expressed and gave Ollie a bottle at about 2 weeks (I started expressing at 3 weeks properly to help build up my supply for future growth spurts.... just a lil hint that makes the first one easier..) so i could be the worst mother in the world and go out for a meal for my birthday with my lovely hubby.
  
  I also gave him a dummy from about 2 weeks as I refused to be used as a comfoter every second of the day, and Ollie always wanted to suck.
  
  He never had any problems switching between them, and it also gave me time if i wanted it to have a bath, or go out for an hour or two etc etc...
  
  It can be easier for babies to get the milk out of a bottle as theres no let down reflex to wait for, and it flows a lot faster, but its the closeness of the feeding your LO will not want to give up, so shouldnt have any problems.
  
  
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  karen130770

  Aug 28, 2008 8:42AM

  do you know whats weird? I dont actually know of anyone who's baby has had this so called nipple confusion!!
  
  Reiss has had at least one bottle of ebm a day from 3 weeks aswell as a dummy and is also fine with both!
  
  lol re hv getting paid to give stoopid advice!
  
  well done hon and good on you for bfingxx

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  bride-carly-barleyx

  Aug 28, 2008 1:26PM

  Well Theo seems happy enough with both! He had a bottle of expressed milk throughout the night from hubby and then he quite happily latched onto the breast throughout the day! He has a dummy too because he just wants to suck all the time and my nipples were too sore to let him! I think as long as he continues to do both happily then I'll just feed him myself when we're home and express if I need a nights sleep or we're going out for the day.
  Thanks for the advise ladies.
  xxx

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