Breast feeding AND bottle?!

Heyy mama’s, I need some help or advice or even some experience. I’m expecting in about a month and my husband wants to help with feeding so I’m not getting up every 2 hours. I am going to be breast feeding and pumping as well and he wants to help bottle feed (breast milk) in-between so I can get a bit of sleep. Do you think bottle feeding might make the little one not want to breast feed? Does it usually work out to do both? Should I avoid mix feeding? Not too sure what to do..!

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We introduced the bottle from about 1 week in and baby has had no issues going between breast and bottle. His latch wasn’t 100% right in the beginning and my nipples were bruised and cracked but since going to see a breastfeeding specialist his latch has been absolutely perfect since and breastfeeding has become so much easier for us. One thing they did mention was to keep with strictly breastfeeding at night as that’s when we’re producing more milk so baby is getting all the good stuff from the breast on demand! We use Tommee tippee natural start bottles with a 0 teat and we’ve had no issues so far 🫶🏻

I’m sure it varies by child but it’s very common. I did both (I had to, for going back to work at 12 weeks, and because my daughter took a while to figure out breast feeding and was losing too much weight otherwise.) It was absolutely fine - to begin with (asa newborn) I did some mixed feedings (started with nursing, pumped the rest once she got tired then bottle fed that.) by about 8 weeks I established a clear routine with her and she had no issues with either. Only thing of note was past about 6 months she wouldn’t take the bottle from me anymore (only boob), but was fine with it from everyone else.

Think it varies by child. Ive breastfed and pumped for my wife to bottlefeed since a few days after birth. We brought the MAM bottles and she loves these. She's now 3 weeks and happily swaps between them no problems x

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