Well, I'm sure Barb will come in here with more info but ...
the first few days will be quite intense I imagine. Just remember that she's been used to a bottle and drinking from a bottle is easy.
Going back to a boob and a boob that may not have as much milk (at first) as a bottle is not easy. So I REALLY advise you to go to bed with her and let her feed as often as she wants to. When I was trying to get DD off a bottle and onto the boob on Day 7, she started off feeding every five minutes and would only stay on for 30 seconds each time. Then gradually, over the course of a morning, settled down and she would stay on for longer and space out for longer.
I'm not saying it will be the same for you but certainly don't expect her to stay on immediately for 30 minutes and to be in a 3 hour feeding pattern straight away!
Remember, the more she feeds the more milk you will have. And the more milk you have, the more she will get and the less she will have to feed.
Don't worry about 'how often' for the first day or two, possibly longer.
But really for all the ins and outs, ring the ABA or a lactation consultant. It's not impossible but it won't be plain sailing either.





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