bottle fed versus breast fed

[mbear]

For me, i had this great idea too - involving DH in feeding and(me expressing) ,so bubs was getting both benefits....plan didnt work out that way.
Expressing is a bit of an art.....i found i was getting dribbles and only managing 20mls at a time.....not enuf for a newborn !! Some women really get the hang of it straight away, but others....it takes time. Its time consuming too......Its a great idea - involving DH and all in the feeding process, but there are other ways too - bathing, massaging, play time etc.

I also found bubs didnt take to a bottle....she much preferred booby and whilst there is this notion of ' i can rest whilst he feeds' you often find your expressing for the next feed !!

i dunno, it didnt work for us, i found it much easier to involve DH in other areas of baby's day to day routine.....

HTH