Beyond Bottles: alternative ways to supplement a breastfed baby

Beyond Bottles: alternative ways to supplement a breastfed baby

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Some babies need extra milk. Maybe baby’s not yet able to latch. Maybe mum is working on building her supply or is separated from her baby. You might be told to use a bottle. But sometimes, using a bottle can make breastfeeding harder. Fortunately, there are other ways to give a baby extra milk, which will support breastfeeding better. 

Here are some of them: If a baby can latch, they could have extra milk via a little tube at the breast. Baby stays at the breast, which helps stimulate milk supply. 

A very young baby can have small quantities of colostrum or milk from a spoon, cup or syringe. 

Finger-feeding is where a baby sucks on an adults finger while extra milk is given from a syringe of a thin tube. Finger feeding works really well with sleepy babies, babies who can’t yet latch, or where someone other than mum will be doing the feeding. 

Babies don’t need to be bottle fed to get extra milk. You have so many other options to choose