How can I encourage my baby to move from breast to bottle?
There are different methods to try when moving from breast to bottle. Here are some examples…
- Getting someone else to give the first bottle, you be out of the room. Baby can smell your milk and may hold out.
- Holding your baby in the same position as they would be if they were breastfeeding.
- Giving them a pacifier to get them used to something else in their mouth.
- Trying using Medela calma or Comotomo bottle teats
- Giving them a feed from the bottle before they become very hungry.
- Giving them a bottle in a quiet darker room.
- Using expressed milk in a bottle at least for the first couple, so they are familiar with the taste.