I am direct latching as well as bottle feeding ebm. recently my LO fusses at the bottle at most feeds & refuse to drink towards the end and I suspect it's due to the teat size. She takes about 30-45mins on avg to finish up 120ml. So I tried changing to #2 teat and she actually can finish her milk in 10mins much to my amazement. However I would like to know for breastfeeding mommies do u up the teat size or keep on using the slowest teat size? Up till which month then it is advisable to upgrade? Thanks! Eta: I'm currently using pigeon peristaltic plus size ss teat thinking to change to s teat

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Hi grace thanks for your reply. Cos I read that once LO is used to the faster flow he/she may not want to latch as latching requires more effort to suckle. My LO just past 2mo now. So I'm in a dilemma. If I stick to the slow flow teat, she takes a long time to finish her feed. Also she's not latching quite well due to weak suction too.

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Ng Grace

Mum for 2

8y ago

Let ur baby master the skill of direct latching first, then slowly intro bottle feeding.

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Home Breastfeeding i direct latching bottle feeding ebm recently lo fusses bottle most feeds refuse drink towards end i suspect due teat size she takes about 30 45mins avg finish 120ml so i tried changing 2 teat actually finish milk in 10mins much amazement however i like know breastfeeding mommies teat size keep using slowest teat size up till which month then advisable upgrade thanks