@drgolly: Who is the best person to offer a bottle rejecting baby a bottle? Generic advice adamantly suggests that the non breastfeeding parent or another caregiver will have more success… this is not always the case. Some babies, particularly older babies, need time and practise to feel comfortable taking a bottle, and the best person to have those practise sessions with is the person they spend most of their time with… which is usually the breastfeeding mother. This is not a blanket rule and some babies are the complete opposite 😵‍💫. Find what works for your family and roll with that. Once your baby is comfortable taking the bottle from one parent, we can then start to share the bottle feeding load around the family. Acceptance first, sharing the load second. #drgolly #paediatrician #bottle #bottlefeeding #breastfeeding #mixedfeeding #bottlerejection #doctor

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Friday 10 May 2024 22:08:02 GMT