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Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding

Just wondering if anyone who breastfed also used a bottle to feed so dad or others could feed them if I’m not with the baby at the time, was it hard or easy and of course it’s all breast milk it’s just something I’m wanting to do because i really want dad to have that bonding time as well or so family can watch him if needed what we’re y’all’s experiences?

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Yes! At 6 weeks my husband started offering baby 1 bottle a day. (I would put her vitamin d drops in the bottle too.) I never pumped but passively collected milk from my opposite breast while nursing using a haaka. Baby took a bottle immediately. We used tommee tippee bottles. She’s 9 months now and still EBF - we very rarely offer her a bottle now but she will always take it for my husband or someone else

thank you so much that makes me feel a lot better about it

good luck 💕 babies are pretty adaptable, but if your baby has trouble - a lactation consultant may be a great resource for support!

I pretty much ebf but I also use bottles I started giving my baby bottles in his first week so dad can feed and I can get alone time I don't think there's been any nipple confusion I use the lansinoh, mam and boon bottles. It's been good so far I just would recommend doing paced bottle feeding sometimes he acts like he's still hungry if he drinks to fast

I’m breastfeeding and formula feeding with a bottle of we’ve done both from the beginning. It’s been ok and definitely a lot of help.

I’m an exclusive pumper but my husband really loved that bonding time, even if this baby will latch he’d like me to pump a little so he can do the evening and night feeds

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Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.