Pumping and introducing bottles
When is a good time to start pumping and introducing bottles? My baby is only 11 days old and not thinking if doing this until at least a month or two as I fully want to establish breastfeeding but I don’t want to be constantly attached and not be able to leave my baby with my partner because I need to be there to feed him
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I introduced bottles while still in the hospital for both of my babies and never had a problem with either bottles or breastfeeding 🤷♀️
Tommie tippie has great bottles for this, the shape and softness of the silicone mimics the breast really well and has been great for switching between breast and bottle for my baby. I introduced the bottle like 5 days after she was born and it’s a life saver to have other people be able to feed her
I would wait 3-6 weeks just so that your milk has a chance to really come in and breastfeeding is well established
I didn't know better as this was my first baby I am able to successfully breastfeed, but I introduced bottles right away, using the evenflo wide neck, she'll take it with dad but she prefers to latch instead
Start whenever you feel comfortable, it’s easier to start sooner if you like a routine so you can put time aside to pump.
Just be sure whatever bottle you use can pass the triangle test . Not all bottle work with breastfed babies, some bottle have a shallow latch which is not good
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