Bottle nipple too fast?

Question

My 2 month old is EBF and when when first introduced a bottle to him at 3 weeks he was able to chug it down in like 20 seconds. We got bottles with a slower nipple flow, and now at 11 weeks he's starting to get really frustrated and refusing the bottle after an ounce. I tried the faster bottle yesterday to see if that could be the problem and he still took an ounce in about a minute. Is that too fast? When he nurses he is done in about 10 minutes. How fast is too fast for a bottle? Is it only a problem if he spits up and seems uncomfortable afterwards?

Answer

As long as he's not choking or seeming uncomfortable with it, I'd say it's fine.

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Same with us. We use a slow flow nipple and it takes her about the same time to drink a bottle as it does to nurse. Maybe a little longer because I try to burp her at every ounce (she spits up a lot) when I'm bottle feeding. When she's nursing I obviously can't tell how much she's gotten. I think he's fine as long as he's not fussy and still going a couple hours between feeds, like it's holding him over :)

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The biggest concern may be transitioning back to breast if its way easier to get the milk out of the bottle. That's why the slower flow nipples are recommended.

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Have you heard of pace feeding? If not, look it up on you tube and try it. It helps them mimic the way they feed at the breast and slows down the flow of milk so they aren't chugging it down. 
New research indicates that most babies don't actually get nipple confusion. They start refusing the breast after a bottle has been introduced because it is easier to get milk from the bottle. It should take a good 10 minutes for baby to drink 3 oz from a bottle.

Bottle nipple too fast?

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