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Offer a bottlewhen your baby is relaxed and happy, rather than very hungry. Maybe ask someone else to offer a bottleso they can’t smell their mother鈥檚 milk. Try softening the teat with warm, boiled water. Hold your baby in a different position from their usual breastfeedingone. It might help your baby get used to the new way of feeding.

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It can take several weeks for you and your baby to feel happy and confident with breastfeeding. Once you’ve both got the hang of it, it’s usually possible to offer your baby bottles of expressed milk or formula alongside breastfeeding. This is sometimes called mixed or combination feeding. Why combine breast and bottle?

it may help if someone else gives the first bottle feeds, so that your baby is not near you and smelling your breast milk See more advice on how to bottle feed. If you want to start breastfeeding more and give your baby fewer bottles, it’s a good idea to ask your midwife, health visitor or breastfeeding supporter for support.

Many women decide to combine breastfeeding and formula feeding; often called combination feeding, mixed feeding, or partial breastfeeding (NHS Choices, 2016). Mixed feeding usually means mixing breast and bottle feeding.

Here are some tips we find helpful when introducing breastfed babies to bottles: Try to wait until baby is 4-6 weeks old before introducing a bottle. This is enough time for baby to establish good breastfeeding habits, and for your body to establish a good milk supply. Have someone else feed baby the bottle.