Offering a bottle?

Question

My daughter is 2 weeks old and EBF. I’m trying to decide if I want to introduce a bottle between 4-6 weeks. My last daughter never took a bottle, and I survived. I really dislike pumping, and my daughter nurses great. I just think it might be a good idea for her to take a bottle, in case an emergency ever came up. I’m a SAHM, so I’m pretty much available to nurse on demand. 
Has any EBF moms introduced a bottle periodically with success? I don’t want her to prefer a bottle, or have “nipple confusion”. 
Any tips?

Answer

Uh I gave a bottle at 3 days old and still breastfeeding her at 15 months. I never wait, I don’t see the need.

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I introduced a bottle at 3 weeks because I went back to work at 6 weeks. She went back and forth easily. She’s almost 15 months now, still breastfeeding, uses a sippy cup at meal times with my breast milk and whole milk, we nurse 3 times a day still. When I’m not home she takes a sippy cup during the day and boyfriend puts her to bed with a bottle of my breast milk. Never had issues going back and forth.

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My son was breastfed mostly but started in the nicu getting bottles. Starting bottles too early doesn’t impact all babies as long as they are fed right. 
Personally with second baby I hope to do no bottles till 8 weeks.

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With my first we went to dinner down the street when she was 4 weeks ish old and my in laws watched her. As long as the bottles are pace fed it shouldn't cause any issues. I started pumping once a day at 8 weeks just after the early morning feed and I loved having a small stash at the ready for impromptu date nights or when I desperately needed a break or sleep and could have hubs give a bottle here or there.

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We started with a bottle from day one, then went to ebf at three weeks old.
She’s now 8 weeks and ebf with a bottle here and there to keep her used to it.
You can tell she gets confused with the bottle sometimes. 
I almost regret starting breastfeeding since I have to go back to work in two months. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ I love it because it’s easy, but now the bottle isn’t as easy as it used to be.
I say go for it!! 
Start them early if you know the bottle needs to be an option in the future.

Offering a bottle?

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