Bottle

This is probably a stupid question! Zac is 7 weeks old and has only been breastfed. I want to go out tomorrow night but it is at the time that he has his big feed before going down at night so I am planning to feed him up till I leave and then leave a bottle with my husband to feed him with if he wakes up.

I've read that giving a bottle while breastfeeding confuses the baby because they use a different sucking method and I've also been told to use a slow release teat. All the bottles I've got I've been given so how do I know if they're slow release and will giving the bottle effect breastfeeding?

I gave Jake a bottle at 3 weeks. He was absolutely fine and when i returned to work, took to the bottle with no problem...given by others or me! I had been given some bottles as well, and had no idea about the teats, but Jake was such a little piggy, that they were fine. Maybe get a couple of slow ones and hubby can try them out! What about havig a test run. Get hubby to feed while you pop out shopping for an hour or two.

I would suggest a test run too but saying that Joey was fine and has never had any nipple confusion either!

We have been using both since birth, and have found that Avent teats and bottles are the best. Not only are they anti colic, they also have a big range of teats for diff ages. try a size zero teat, although you can only use them in avent bottles, which you can get from the supermarket. Another idea is to get a chu chu teat from your chemist, they have to work to get the milk out of these in much the same way as b/feeding. We used these at the start. my midwife reccomended both,for no "nipple confusion, and we do as well! Good luck and have a great night out! (so jealous!)

Maya was a witch and wouldn't take a bottle until she was force fed one in hospital at 9 mths. Apparently I waited too long to introduce the bottle (9 weeks). Next time round bubs will be having both from day one.

And the Avent teats are the ones least likely to cause nipple/teat confusion for the reasons others have said, although the Baby Factory does sell a cheaper imitation version which is just as good, as are the NUK's, coz the Avent ones are blo*dy expensive!

i used avent too and they were really good..

i found expressing milk was one of the best things i could have done...not only did it mean that other people could feed her but when it came time to wean her i had no big dramas cos she was used to a bottle

hi aimeejoy try and give her a bottle when she is a wake and happy mabey in the middle of the day so shes not stressed hope that helps

Kim, Zac and Xanda were born on the same day.

Fairsk8,

I hope Xanda is a good baby like Zac! He sleeps and feeds so well - a perfect first baby!

We have our ups and downs Kim, I wouldn't say he is perfect but I love him to bits so will forgive his not being perfect. Wouldn't change him for the world.