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combining breast and bottle feeding
Hiya everyone, I've decided to try to get my baby to use a bottle during the day as my other half really wants to get involved with feeding so i thought it would be nice for him to give her a bottle when he gets home from work (and the odd night feed I'm hoping!). However I'm having difficulty getting her to take a bottle, I think maybe because of the difference between a teat and a nipple. She gets so upset that I end up giving in and BFing because I can't take her getting in a state! I've been told to stick at it as baby will get used to it but it's so hard! I'm using the closer to nature bottles at the moment as I thought they'd be the best for combination feeding but was wondering if there are any bottles and teats that are more like a nipple?? or if any of you use a specific brand or type of bottle that you've found effective??:\? I'm willing to try anything once so any suggestions that you have are welcome.
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I've had similar problems getting my lo to take a bottle. I was reccommended nuk teats by my bf support nurse. They are much easier to latch onto than the tt closer to nature. You can get the from biota or the Internet. Get the silicone teats rather than rubber. I also found that once I started weaning she took the bottle alot better.
Hope that helps, let us know how u get on.
hth, hope you get there