How To Transition Your Baby From Breast Feeding To The Bottle

If I'm breast feeding, how do I transition my baby to the bottle?

Transitioning can be a difficult process for a baby who's breast-fed. It's very different to breast feed than to bottle feed. The movement in the jaw, lips and teeth are different. So, you should expect a rocky period if you're trying to teach your baby to exclusively bottle feed. In general, it is always best to continue breast feeding, but if it's necessary, get someone else to help you. The baby's much more likely to learn the bottle feeding skill from someone who isn't their mother than someone who contains the breast they know how to use.