What should my breastfed baby's lips look like around a bottle nipple?

I had her take her first bottle of expressed milk today from her dad. She has trouble at first. I know breastfeeding, she should have fish lips. What should I look for with the bottle? she is 4 weeks old.What should my breastfed baby's lips look like around a bottle nipple?
It depends on the type of bottle you are using, the ones with the large base of the teet are best, as the are closest in resemblance to the nipple itself. She should have fish lips with these teat types, if using thinner teats then it will be harder for her to suck like with the bottle, which can create confusion, which then makes it hard to take her back to breast. I suggest using the bigger more life like teats like AVENT... they make good bottles. If your daughter is drinking then i guess anyway is fine, but if you plan to swap between bottle and breast make sure she uses the big teats and suckles with fish lips..lol


I hope this helps a little...and good luck!What should my breastfed baby's lips look like around a bottle nipple?
You should basically aim for her to take milk from a bottle the way she does from a breast.





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Often, as infant feeding specialists, lactation consultants and other experts in the field of human lactation are asked how to properly bottle-feed a baby. Direct breastmilk feedings from the mother's breast are always preferred to any artificial source or substance. In addition, there are often alternatives to bottle-feeding, such as cup feeding, which should be explored. For the baby who has to be bottle-fed, following is some information to help make the experience a good one for the baby and also to make sure that breastfeeding is fully supported even when artificial feedings are used.





This information can also be useful in evaluating infant care providers and for instructing them on how to bottle-feed a breastfed infant. Note that when working through any feeding difficulties with an infant, a lactation consultant is an excellent resource for evaluating methods for their appropriateness to the specific situation.





While useful for any bottle-fed infant, this information is particularly targeted towards infants between 12 weeks and 6 months of age.





Babies should be bottle-fed:





1. When their cues indicate hunger, rather than on a schedule.


2. Held in an upright position; it is especially important to avoid letting the baby drink from a bottle when lying down. Such a position is associated with bottle caries and an increased frequency of ear infections. Note also that babies should be held often at times when they are not being fed, to avoid the baby being trained to eat in order to be held.


3. With a switch from one side to the other side midway through a feed; this provides for eye stimulation and development, and thwarts the development of a side preference which could impact the breastfeeding mother.


4. For 10-20 minutes at a time, to mimic the usual breastfeeding experience. Care providers should be encouraged to make appropriate quantities last the average length of a feeding, rather than trying to feed as much as they can in as short a time as possible. This time element is significant because the infant's system needs time to recognize satiety, long before the stomach has a chance to get over-filled.


5. Gently, allowing the infant to draw nipple into mouth rather than pushing the nipple into the infant's mouth, so that baby controls when the feed begins. Stroke baby's lips from top to bottom with the nipple to illicit a rooting response of a wide open mouth, and then allow the baby to ';accept'; the nipple rather than poking it in.


6. Consistent with a breastfed rhythm; the caregiver should encourage frequent pauses while the baby drinks from the bottle to mimic the breastfeeding mother's let-down patterns. This discourages the baby from guzzling the bottle and can mitigate nipple confusion or preference.


7. To satiation, so that baby is not aggressively encouraged to finish the last bit of milk in the bottle by such measures as forcing the nipple into the mouth, massaging the infant's jaw or throat, or rattling the nipple around in the infant's mouth. If baby is drowsing off and releasing the bottle nipple before the bottle is empty that means baby is done; don't reawaken the baby to ';finish.'; See Bottlefeeding tips from AskDrSears.com.








Video showign the difference between bottle and breast


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AVOIDING NIPPLE CONFUSION


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NIPPLE CONFUSION


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17. Sucking reflex / reaction





You will see video of baby sucking bottle. Maybe this will give you an idea.