Bottle-feeding really compromise Breastfeeding?

[crazyaaa]

To be honest,This is really something i never heard before i came here.

(Am i too stupid? )

But i was told by some senior that so long as Mums want to do BF,never suggest or

give bottles.It's all right for preterms,but i feel so weird to do tube feeding on a big termed baby who is screaming and sucking crazily when Mum is not present.

Anybody can give me some light about this?

[crissrn27, RN]

I would have no problem at all with the idea of exclusively breastfeeding a baby **IF** mom is there around the clock for each and every feeding. If you want the baby to only have the breast then you better have the breast available when the baby needs it!!

:yeahthat:

But also, like some other folks have said, my Hispanic pts breast and bottle all the time and do fine. I gave my DD a paci and bottle from day 3, she wasn't doing all that great with BFing to begin with, and maybe it made it worse, who knows? She eventually did great with a shield, 13 months of breast feeding, so it worked out great. After breast feeding was better established I stopped bottle feeding (around day 5) and when I went back to work she wouldn't do the bottle thing for about 2 weeks. I just assumed that she would know what to do, because she bottle fed in the beginning. Big mistake. Broke my heart, but she eventually could transfer back and forth easily. Now, my ds did both from day 1 and never had a problem. I always joke that it was because he was a boy, but I think it was being exposed to both from day 1. You should always intro a bottle before going back to work! Learned that the hard way.

[fergus51]

Nipple confusion is just a theory. I personally don't buy it, but I will do what I can to avoid giving a bottle to a bf baby whose mother doesn't want him to have one, short of IVs or NGs. I will cup feed or finger feed just to humour them.

[rnpilot]

I don't think nipple confusion is a theory. I've actually seen it...once in 13+ years of practice. LOL. It was in a 36 weeker. It took all of about 2-3 days to get over. In the well baby nursery we routinely offered bottles after breast feeding unless the mom didn't want us to. Most nurses asked the mom if it was ok first.