My baby is 3 months and been breastfeeding from birth . Advice needed - Weaning from breast feeding to the bottle . We want to still do both , but getting on bottle so my partner can also feed and other members of the family can help. Any recommendations would be helpful .thank you
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Lots of people recommended Dr Brown and Lansinoh bottles to me because they are similar to a nipple, however, my baby actually preferred Mam bottles. Use the slow flow teet too so that baby doesn't end up preferring the ease of a bottle if you want to do both. Also, when introducing the bottle for the first time, morning is best I found! They're more at ease after a good sleep.
If they refuse it at first, don't be disheartened or keep pushing it, you don't want to develop a negative association, but put it down and try again in the next hour.
I hope any of this helps you, as this advice helped me x

Im currently doin both ive found using the minbie bottles and milk stored in the fridge or freshly pumped the best root as my girl didnt like the taste of frozen milk and also these bottles are designed for breast fed babies so they don't lose the latch hope this helps

Its trial and error to find a bottle they like. It took me three tries (Tommee Tippee and NUK First Choice were a big no) till we tried Dr Brown and my little one latched straight away.
Also if you plan on switching to formula it can sometimes be the same. I tried Kendamil first, but he kept being sick and seemed to have pain in his tummy. Since switching to Cow&Gate just over a month ago all had been good!
I still breastfeed, it's just easier when I am out to give formula as my little boy is 5months today but 70cm in length already and loves to stretch out straight when feeding which isn't practical in say a small cafe 😅🥹