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I don't think it's a bad idea. I actually think it's good to give your LO his first bottle before the crucial 2-3 month mark and he rejects it.

Not sure about the babysitter unless you know the person and trust them!

We left LO with my mom the week she was born to grab some food. (Mom was staying with us). I think the first time we left LO for real was when she was 10 months old. Even then, we left her after she went down for the night.

@miss-spunkin: Really? About the BF babies getting bottles? I EBF and gave my LO a bottle for the 2 months of her life. It made life a bit easier since LO was literally on my boob 24/7. The bottle (pumped milk) got her full and satisfied and helped her sleep longer!
She started rejecting the bottle at 2-3 months though and hasn't taken one since. She just turned 1 and I'm still nursing.

Oh. I think every baby's different, but there's a period between 2-3 months where breastfed babies will reject bottles if you give them the opportunity!

And seriously. You don't realize how old you're getting until you see LOs you used to know all grown up..!

First time my son had a babysitter was around 5 months, once a week for a few hours so I could get errands done. We've had the same sitter now for a year.