Son is 10 weeks old - when should I introduce the bottle?

Question

I took full maternity leave and don’t have to go back to work for 9 more weeks. He’s currently 10 weeks and is exclusively breastfed. When should I introduce the bottle to him? I love BF and I’m feeling some kind of way giving him a bottle, but I know he will need it when I go back to work! Any suggestions?

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The advise I got from health visitor was after 6 weeks, to establish breastfeeding. But not after 10 weeks. Very likely they will just refuse it after then. 
My girl is 6 months, and have bottles at daycare with expressed milk and takes them fine.

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I gave my girl a bottle maybe two weeks in? She was pretty pissed at first because she thought I was giving her a binky and she won't take them 😂 with the few attempts at bottles she hasn't been picky. But I like to give her the bottles that have the "natural" nipples that mimic a breast. She will actually take it from me ! Not to mention it will help keep their latch similar. Cuz the first bottle I gave her put us back to square one with bad latches for a few feeds! I'm a SAHM/work from home (staying with mom through deployment and she has daycare) so I literally don't leave her. But it's nice to know if I need to she will take the bottle.

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We gave my LO one bottle a week since she was born... I go back to work Wednesday.. she’ll be 12 weeks... I’d say maybe 3-4 weeks b4 you return... I’ve heard some babies don’t like certain bottles/nipples so you’d have to do trial and error with that

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we introduced at 6 weeks and she did fine. no nipple confusion and she still prefers me over the bottle

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My Lactation specialist said to introduce a bottle as early as 1 month of life. Would suggest introducing one now to help baby get used to the bottle before you return to work.

Son is 10 weeks old - when should I introduce the bottle?

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