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Home  ▸  Ages & Stages  ▸  Newborn  ▸  Common Newborn Concerns  ▸  Tools for Feeding: Bottles & More

Tools for Feeding: Bottles & More

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Finger feeding (Photo used with permission)

Following are some resources for alternative feeding methods, including bottle feeding, cup/dropper/spoon feeding, finger feeding, supplementing at the breast, and ideas for older babies.

Bottle | Cup, Dropper, Spoon | Finger Feeding | At Breast | Back to Breast | Older Babies

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Bottle feeding

  • How to bottle-feed the breastfed baby

Alternatives to bottles for younger babies (including preemies)

Cup, dropper, syringe, and links with various methods

  • Alternatives to bottle from AskDrSears.com
  • Refusing a Bottle: Dropper & Cup Feeding by Paula Yount
  • Finger and Cup Feeding by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
  • Cup Feeding from the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan
  • Cup Feeding Instructions and FAQs from foleycup.com
  • PDF Comparison of the Safety of Cup and Bottle Feedings in Premature Infants Whose Mothers Intend to Breastfeed information on study by Kathleen A. Marinelli, MD, IBCLC; Georgine S. Burke, Ph.D; Virginia L. Dodd, MS, RNC. The full article can be found here.
  • PDF Feeding by cup, paladai or spoon (see p. 206 of PDF file – note that this file is very large and will likely take a long time to load if you have a slow connection) from the WHO document Managing Newborn Problems: a guide for doctors, nurses and midwives.
  • Physiologic Stability of Newborns During Cup- and Bottle-feeding by Cynthia R. Howard, et al., from Pediatrics, Vol. 104 No. 5 Supplement, November 1999, pp. 1204-1207.
  • PDF SoftFeeder (with link to Instructions) from Medela

Finger feeding

  • Finger and Cup Feeding by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
  • Finger-Feeding with a Feeding Tube from the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan
  • Finger-Feeding with an Oral Syringe from the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan

Options for supplementing baby at the breast

  • Long-term at-breast supplementing for the breastfed baby by Diana West, BA, IBCLC and Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC
  • At-Breast Supplementers by Diana West, IBCLC and Lisa Marasco, IBCLC
  • Lactation Aid (nursing supplementer) by Jack Newman, MD
  • Inserting a lactation aid (video) by Jack Newman, MD
  • Breast Feeding with a Feeding Tube from the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan

Weaning back to the breast from other feeding methods

  • Transitioning baby from formula feeding to breastfeeding @
    includes links to information on reducing supplements and transitioning to the breast from bottles, nursing supplementers, Haberman feeders, etc.

Additional options for older babies (4+ months)

After 4-6 months, there is really no need to introduce a bottle — babies this age can generally handle a cup just fine (expect to help out in the beginning, though). If you need to, try different types of cups to see what works best for you and baby: regular cup (try different sizes), sippy cup, no-spill sippy cup, cup with straw (or a cup with a built-in straw), and sports bottle are all options that different babies use.

Occasionally a baby will refuse to drink from any type of cup or bottle. In this case, try feeding baby breastmilk with a spoon, dropper or syringe. If baby has started solids, mix the solids with lots of breastmilk. You might also try a momsicle, ice cream, yogurt or a smoothie made with breastmilk.

  • Introducing a sippy cup by Paula Yount
  • How My Child With Down Syndrome Learned To Drink From A Straw Cup from NoahsDad.com. These are great tips for anyone teaching baby to use a straw.
  • Momsicles – Frozen Breastmilk On A Stick by Paula Yount
  • Breastmilk recipes

Updated on February 28, 2018Filed Under: Common Newborn Concerns, Feeding baby

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