Aw, Tanya, that must feel rough! You are not starving your little girl. She knows how to get milk and you offer it to her all the time. Please don't beat yourself up!
Babies do find it heaps easier to feed from a bottle. (Though there are those like mine who refuse to do so! Opposite problem - particularly if you want to go out for a while!) She probably just guzzled the bottles because it was dead easy to do so, not necessarily because she was starving hungry, KWIM?
Having said that, it could be an easy way to get more into her, and if you are worried about your supply and she won't accept the breast more often, you could express half an hour after each feed which will give you the EBM top-ups and will also encourage your supply to increase. A warning though: once you start introducing bottles there is a very real possibility that she may no longer want the breast because it is easier to get her milk from a bottle. This may not happen, but it just might, and that would be a real shame.
Like MR & Barb said, probably if you want to increase the feeds, offering the breast more often is going to be your best bet - the most positive way to get more into her without the possibility of her doing away with feeding from the breast.
Maybe you could introduce a new feed where you have a warm, relaxing bath together and try her on the breast then? And/or in a quiet, darkened room when she is sleepy.
100 grams isnt alot but i understand your worry. Mia has been as low as putting on 20 grams in 2 weeks. Try not to worry too much as long as shes healthy. Their weight does slow down now. Could u imagine is she put on 200 grams every week. She would be HUGE by the time shes 1! lol
Tanya, babies do often drink a bottle even if they are not hungry as such. Bfed babies are used to working to retrieve milk, and with a bottle it kind of pours into their mouths. Swallowing it is like a reflex action rather than a reflection of hunger.
The fussiness at the breast you are describing is really common at that age and is not related to low supply. It is natural curiosity which comes with her increased awareness of the world. There are some things you try that might help (or might not LOL!) - feed in a darkened room, cover her during feeds, feed in the bath, and/or try a bfing necklace to keep her attention during feeds - if you haven't seen these Mothers' Direct sell them I believe or you could try googling. Also night feeds often go better as they are sleepy - which is why dreamfeeds (or rollover feeds) can really help.
I would be wary of giving EBM top ups too often especially if you are not expressing anymore. This could start to deteriorate your supply as your body doesn't know that she's drinking the extra milk so doesn't make more to cater for it. From what you describe it sounds like she is getting enough milk from you - perhaps see how you go without the top ups for a couple of days. If she remains alert and settled with plenty of wet nappies it is likely that she is getting enough bm. GL hun.
Thanks girls. I'll stop offering her extra EBM because I really want to continue b/f and don't want to effect my supply! I might try expressing every day, though at the moment I can only seem to get like 1 ml out but that might help a bit with supply for her.
Snacks - I love the idea of trying a feed in the bath. I'll have to try that.
MantaRay - I did a search on breast feeding necklaces and saw they look a bit like a teething ring I have. So during the last feed I put the ring on my chest and she played with it and ate at the same time. She kept pulling off to put the ring in her mouth but then she'd pop back on the boob. Normally she'll pull on and off and then stay off after a short time. But she seemed to enjoy playing and be able to pop on and off when she felt like it. She did that over an hour - with some long breaks off but also a good few minutes on at times. So I think she would have eaten more than normal. Thanks for the suggestion!!
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