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bottle is easier...
maybe it's just me, but my milk flows much faster than the bottle,
especially with a let down. it seems like I am trying to drown my DD sometimes. she gets very frustrated id she has to suck more than once or twice instead of just swallowing. She's 7 weeks old. I'm hoping this will taper off with time, but right now, I am easier than a bottle... Edith lots of snips "Naomi Pardue" wrote in message ... The milk flows faster from the bottle. Also, if your baby is used to drinking from the bottle, he is going to expect the milk to flow from your breast in the same way, and he may get frustrated when that doesn't happen. Hope this helps. Naomi CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator (either remove spamblock or change address to to reply.) |
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bottle is easier...
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... maybe it's just me, but my milk flows much faster than the bottle, especially with a let down. it seems like I am trying to drown my DD sometimes. she gets very frustrated id she has to suck more than once or twice instead of just swallowing. She's 7 weeks old. I'm hoping this will taper off with time, but right now, I am easier than a bottle... Edith I've found this to be the case too. My DD seems to take forever to finish a bottle, whereas she power-nurses and gets full in about 10 minutes at the breast. I thought the idea about babies having an easier time getting milk from a bottle really only applied when they haven't fully got the hang of latching and sucking properly, so they can't get the let-down quickly enough. For what it's worth, it really hasn't tapered off in our case. She's now almost 8 months and in day care. Fortunately, I get to nurse her when I drop her off in the morning, then I take an early lunch and nurse her again. She's supposed to get a bottle, as well as some cereal, fruit and veg in the afternoon, but whilst she'll eat the solids, she usually won't take more than an ounce or two from the bottle. If she gets hungry enough, of course, she will, but I think she knows I'm going to show up soon and so she holds out for me! |
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bottle is easier...
E wrote:
maybe it's just me, but my milk flows much faster than the bottle, especially with a let down. When we introduced a bottle, I wasn't able to pump enough for a full feeding. So when she finally finished the bottle, I topped her up by bf from the very full, fast-flowing, already leaking side. Just so she'd be clear about which was easier. Phoebe |
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