Do you have any tips about how to start bottle-feeding a 4-month old baby breast-milk?

Question

I need to go back to work, and at least need to be out about 6 hours, so I need to store some breast-milk and let my mom to use bottle to feed my baby. Does any one know any good tips about how to get a 4 months baby to be used to bottle-feeding. I tried several times, but it seems hard. He cried a lot. Also, I tried different teats and bottles.

Answer 1

You don't have to use a bottle, your caregiver with some patience can use a cup. do some research about this and it makes sense.  a simple regular cup is all you need and breastfed babies seem to adapt better to it. good luck

Answer 2

why dont breastfeeding moms just put their milk in bottles to begin with? i never understood that. it would just make the transition so much easier for the kid. such problems.

Answer 3

Don't try it yourself. He will likely not take a bottle from you at all. My son will not take a bottle from me at all and not from anyone else if he is in our house. He does fine if someone else does it at there own house though.

I have had the best luck with the playtex drop ins with a latex nipple, wide neck.

Try leaving him with your mom at her house and go out to dinner or something as a test run.

I hate to say it but some babies are never into taking a bottle, my mom couldn't get any of us to do it.