Bottle-feeding and bottle-refusal
Yes, we help with that too!
Bottle-feeding and bottle-refusal support
Did you know that IBCLCs can help with bottle-feeding? It's true! We're the experts when it comes to infant feeding, and that includes bottle-feeding your baby.
Have you been breastfeeding, and now your baby won't take a bottle?
Maybe your baby is a messy eater?
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Does your bottle-fed baby have reflux or colic symptoms?
We can totally help with that!
The IBCLCs with East Tennessee Lactation have the experience you need to help your baby with bottle-feeding. You may have questions like:​
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What is the best bottle for a breastfed baby?
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How much breast milk does my baby need?
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How much formula does my baby need?
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My breastfed baby won't take a bottle. What do I do?
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How should I hold my baby when I am bottle-feeding?
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What can I tell my baby's care provider about bottle-feeding?
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My baby is taking too long to finish a bottle. What can I do?
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My baby is downing a bottle too fast. What can I do?
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My baby has reflux or colic symptoms and is bottle feeding. Can you help?
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And there is so much more!
Whether your baby is eating breastmilk or formula, we can help. ​
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IBCLCs help with bottle-feeding?? Yes we do!
There are so many situations when a baby may need a bottle. You're here because you found out it wasn't as easy as people make it seem.
We see plenty of babies who refuse a bottle, and we can help.
We also see plenty of babies who are eating from a bottle, but they aren't eating well (they may spill milk or formula, take a long time (or a short time to eat), they may collapse the bottle nipple, or they may have reflux or colic symptoms).
We will watch your baby eat, perform an oral-functional assessment, and we can give you the tools you need to make sure your baby can eat well from the bottle.