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Sassafras
04-17-2009, 10:12 AM
my baby would rather bottle feed than breast. wondering how i could get her more interested in nursing
debbie_page
04-21-2009, 05:17 PM
Can you tell me more about your baby. Age, birth weight, weight now, pumping? Formula?

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caryn
04-27-2009, 06:18 AM
Slowly transferring her from a bottle -> haberman/special needs feeder will help facilitate the same oral motor excursions baby needs to sufficiently suckle at the breast.
The babies need to relearn their need to "work" to get their milk ;)
debbie_page
04-27-2009, 07:38 AM
Letting a baby finish her feeding at the breast can work very well to transition the baby back to breast. Feed her all or most of her feeding with th bottle and then see if she will breastfeed. Never 'push' her to breastfeed, but offer it in a relaxed manner. Do you have an IBCLC to work with? There are other ways to accomplish this.

Debbie

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