155. The Top Off Trap: Why Your Baby Prefers The Bottle Over The Breast (And Why You're Stuck There)

Of course your baby prefers fast flowing milk, over the work of the breast but if your goal is to latch your baby then you'll need some help. I want to teach you how to balance both breast and bottle. (Without one overtaking the other).

This episode appeared first on the Breezy Babies website.

Summary

• The top off trap. 0:00
• How to get out off the top of trap. 2:17
• What does it mean to have a health scare? 4:38
  • The difference between a whisper and a brick.
  • The best thing that ever happened to you.
• The top-up trap. 7:18
  • Listen to the whisper and act on it.
  • Top-up trap, formula and donor milk.
  • Why feeding at the breast is harder than a bottle.
  • Why bottle feeding is not necessary.
• Bottles are quick rewarding. 11:21
  • Bottles are quick and rewarding.
  • Top off trap, c-section, traumatic birth and unsupportive medical staff.
• Get help and support from a telehealth provider. 13:12
  • Another client met with me prenatally and discussed her birth plan.
  • Get help and support.
• Lactation help in the hospital. 16:04
  • Lactation help in the hospital and in the pediatrician.
  • Hospitals have ibclcs, sometimes.
  • The top-off trap, weight loss after birth.
  • Spend less time with the bottle and more with the breast.
• Weight gain and supplementing. 20:07
  • Expectations for feeds should not be set at unrealistic levels.
  • Consider using useful tools.
• Examples of nipple shield, nipple shield and bottle feeding. 22:34
  • Nipple shield, sns, paced bottle feeding, etc.
  • No one size fits all approach.
• What is a nipple shield? 24:19
  • Nipple shields and sns, supplemental nursing system.
  • The magic window is three to four weeks, for introducing a bottle.
  • Get help and support to get back to the breast.
  • Check out breezybabies.com.

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