how long should it take 5wk old to finish bottle??

[lilmisspositive]

sorry I can't remember how long my boys took but I do remember a little trick.... slightly undo the lid to the bottle and it will flow easier...

Thanks for that Danielle. Started a thread the other day.. and you have solved my problem. Thanks heaps. : )

OMG Btw you have 7 more sleeps!!! how exciting! xx

[Taurean]

That sounds pretty normal to me. All babies are different but it doesn't often matter if they are breast fed or bottle fed, if they are a slow feeder then they are slow no matter what the source

Our DD took an hour or so at each feed for a long time. She was a fraction quicker if she had a bottle but not much quicker TBH. As she got older, she got faster at feeding both from the breast and bottle. Our little girl really liked to enjoy her feed though and I spent 40 minutes at each feed for months. She became quicker with the bottle a lot sooner than the breast but until 9 months (I think), she would have still been a good 30 minutes at the breast. She only had 4 feeds most days from 12 weeks onwards so that was my saving grace