https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:05:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/introducing-a-bottle-again-after-trouble-breast-feeding#post-238540 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:08:36 +0000 Andrea 238540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you can try again now that breastfeeding is firmly established. It will be useful if you could give a bottle once in a while so I would try it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/introducing-a-bottle-again-after-trouble-breast-feeding#post-234779 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:52:56 +0000 LouLouBelle 234779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, my DD had tons of trouble learning to nurse...didn't properly latch and feed until 4 weeks, wasn't able to get full from bf -ing and weaned from bottles of pumped milk until 11 weeks. That was just about five weeks ago....five weeks with not a single bottle, only nursing. So, my question - when do you think it is safe to introduce a bottle again, for ocassional use like when DH and I go out? I love bf-ing her and it took sooo long to establish her feeding as only nursing all day. I don't want to jeopardize that by putting a bottle back in her mouth, but at the same time it is unrealistic to think I will ONLY nurse for the next year. We need to use a bottle at some point. But when? I dont want her to take a bottle again and then prefer that. </p>