https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:18:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106809 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 06:38:18 +0000 edelweiss 1106809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i started pumping and supplementing our nursing sessions with a bottle around day 5. i know people say lots of different things about when to start bottle feeding, but LO was a very sleepy nurser and wasn't getting enough from nursing so the pediatrician and LC told us to supplement with a bottle. never had any nipple confusion, and i'm thankful that he learned to take a bottle from the get-go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106802 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 06:31:24 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1106802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4 weeks. she took a bottle for about 2 weeks, then rejected them for the next 6. kinda depends on the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106797 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 06:24:03 +0000 Adira 1106797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I gave his first bottle around 3.5 weeks, but I started pumping around 2.5 in order to have enough milk for that first bottle, haha. He took a bottle like a champ, so it was never an issue for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106793 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 06:06:10 +0000 travellingbee 1106793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pumped right away but I was told by my LC and my bf class teacher that 4 weeks was the sweet spot for introducing a bottle so that's what we did. Just a bottle every couple days to get him used to it. Now I'm back to work and he prefers boob but takes the bottle just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106786 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 05:52:13 +0000 swedishfish 1106786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>R got two bottles in the hospital due to low blood sugar. I started pumping when she was a little over a week old. She needed to get used to bottles because she gets three a day while I'm at work. She doesn't have any issues except she likes to "play" with the bottle nipple before she'll actually eat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106752 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 03:45:30 +0000 Pepper 1106752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pumped and let DH feed him a bottle starting when he was 5 days old (I think). It never caused any nipple confusion. It was really nice to be able to go to bed a few hours early, knowing that DH would feed him and bring him to me when he was hungry again. It never hurt my supply. We also used a pacifier starting on his first night home. No confusion there, either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106744 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 02:20:28 +0000 Purpledaisy 1106744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when she was around one week old. We didn't experience any nipple confusion. I think she still preferres nursing but has no problem taking a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106710 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 23:54:36 +0000 fairy 1106710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter had to have a bottle of formula in the hospital and she used Pacifiers since she came home, but we never gave her a bottle (other than maybe 1oz of colostrum that I pumped while trying to stimulate my milk to come in on day 4) until about 6 or 7weeks. She never had an issue with nipple confusion from the bottles or paci and will suck on just about anything, not picky about pacifiers or bottles brands </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106652 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 22:16:21 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1106652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started pumping at 2 weeks and gave him a bottle a day starting then so that I could ensure that he would take a bottle when I went back to work. I mostly breastfeed but it's a relief to know that he takes bottles too. No nipple confusion here either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106597 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 21:31:19 +0000 Foodnerd81 1106597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started pumping occasionally around 3 weeks and gave her her first bottle that day (she woke up starving right after I pumped :( ) she's never had any problem going from bottle to breast. My. Supply seems to be just right because I haven't had any over it under supply issues. </p> <p>No nipple confusion for us, but she will not take a paci. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106562 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:58:38 +0000 Ms.Badger 1106562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started pumping and giving LO a bottle at 6 weeks. We did not have any problems. I believe that he wouldn't have any problems if we started earlier. He took a paci from the very beginning with no problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106561 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:58:12 +0000 Bookish 1106561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After a few weeks I started pumping and giving her a bottle. She still fights bottles from me, but she takes them fine at daycare. She actually had more nipple confusion from pacis than bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106555 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:56:28 +0000 sslm 1106555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't pump until 6 weeks on the recommendation from my midwife. I was dealing with a massive oversupply and we didn't want to make it worse. We tried bottles starting at 8 weeks and now she's 5 months and we still haven't had any luck :(. With our next baby I'll probably try earlier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106552 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:54:22 +0000 pl0508 1106552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO got one bottle a day starting at 1 week old ! We've never experienced nipple confusion. I EP now (by choice) and he loves his bottles ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/pumping-amp-bottle-feeding#post-1106538 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:46:47 +0000 illumina 1106538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At what age did you start pumping? The last thing I want to do is create confusion by introducing a bottle when S is already a champion nurser. I talked to a mama today who told me she left it too LATE for it to be successful. Any experiences to share? </p>