MiI – I looked it up. The AAP recommends not giving a supplemental bottle till around 3 -4 weeks after delivery. The exception would be if illness causes you to have lack of energy or stamina to feed without interfering with your own recovery. I don’t know if this is the case by you. If and when you do decide to supplement, here are some pointers. Try to use something like a playtex nurser with a silicone nipple. The bottle should be held that the milk fills the neck of the bottle and covers the nipple. Stimulate the “rooting reflex” by stroking the nipple against the lower lip or cheek. Someone besides the mother should offer the bottle. This increases the likelihood that the baby will accept it. The mother should be out of sight of the baby. Once familiar with the bottle, the baby might take it in the mother’s presence, possibly even from the mother herself, but not for sure. If you want you can wean straight to a cup or you can go to a bottle first. If you go to the bottle, it should be offered at least once a week from the begining of the baby’s second month.
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