Episode 74 Introducing a Bottle

Are you worried about when to introduce a bottle to your nursing baby? Have you received mixed messages about timing, bottle type, and how to go about doing this? Are you worried that you will forever be the person tethered to your baby for every feed? This episode is for you!This week Lactation Consultant Lo Nigrosh gives easy to follow tips on how to introduce a bottle in a way that also protects your breastfeeding/chestfeeding relationship. Topics covered are:

• Timing of first bottle introduction
• Who should introduce the bottle
• How much milk for a first introduction
• Nipple confusion
• Flow preference
• Best nipple type
• Bottle nipples to avoid
• Avoiding bottle nipple aversion
• Bottle refusal

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