First, kudos to you for being committed to breastfeeding, and giving your baby pumped milk when you must be away. This investment into her physical and emotional health, as well as your own, will pay huge dividends throughout the rest of your lives.
So my question is, why do you feel it's necessary she take a bottle? You don't mention if you're working or must be away from her for extended periods of time. If that's the case, she will eventually eat when she's hungry, whatever the delivery method. If that's not the case, don't worry about it - just feed her at breast! That's the best way, anyway:-) She is showing how smart she is! She would rather be cuddled by her mom, getting the milk "straight from the tap" than from someone else from a bottle. Embrace that as the highest compliment from your daughter.
If you must be away for extended periods, you might want to try Breastflow bottles, by First Years. They have a double nipple: an inner nipple and an outer one, requiring babies to use both suction and compression to get milk. Also, whenever you give her a bottle, hold her in as vertical a position as possible, and hold the bottle in as horizontal position as possible, tipped just enough so that there's milk at the nipple tip. What you DON'T want to do is what most bottle-feeders do: hold the baby reclined in caregiver's arms, and hold bottle nearly vertically. Imagine how you might feel if you were required to drink like that, with milk being gravity-fed. Unpleasant, to say the least, no? Kind of like taking a drink from a fire hose.
Back to my primary point: enjoy every chance you get to breastfeed your baby. Trust me: this time will be history before you know it!
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First, kudos to you for being committed to breastfeeding, and giving your baby pumped milk when you must be away. This investment into her physical and emotional health, as well as your own, will pay huge dividends throughout the rest of your lives.
So my question is, why do you feel it's necessary she take a bottle? You don't mention if you're working or must be away from her for extended periods of time. If that's the case, she will eventually eat when she's hungry, whatever the delivery method. If that's not the case, don't worry about it - just feed her at breast! That's the best way, anyway:-) She is showing how smart she is! She would rather be cuddled by her mom, getting the milk "straight from the tap" than from someone else from a bottle. Embrace that as the highest compliment from your daughter.
If you must be away for extended periods, you might want to try Breastflow bottles, by First Years. They have a double nipple: an inner nipple and an outer one, requiring babies to use both suction and compression to get milk. Also, whenever you give her a bottle, hold her in as vertical a position as possible, and hold the bottle in as horizontal position as possible, tipped just enough so that there's milk at the nipple tip. What you DON'T want to do is what most bottle-feeders do: hold the baby reclined in caregiver's arms, and hold bottle nearly vertically. Imagine how you might feel if you were required to drink like that, with milk being gravity-fed. Unpleasant, to say the least, no? Kind of like taking a drink from a fire hose.
Back to my primary point: enjoy every chance you get to breastfeed your baby. Trust me: this time will be history before you know it!