Recently, we had a question from a mother whose baby was unable to nurse from the breast effectively because of a severe tongue tie. From experience, we know she is not the only mom with questions about how to get a baby who has been bottle-fed for weeks back on the breast so our hope is that this blog post helps Bev and the other moms in her situation. There are several things you can do to encourage an infant who is bottle feeding to take the breast. One size never fits all in counseling nursing mothers, so we will outline a myriad of techniques so that you can find one the one that helps you the most. Start by changing the way you supplement. The best method is to go from a bottle to finger feeding with a syringe . A 10cc syringe is 1/3 of an ounce. This will help you determine how many times to fill the syringe for a feeding. When finger feeding with a syringe, put your feet up on a stool and lay the baby on your lap facing you. Then inser...
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