Weaning from breast to bottle

A Guide for Weaning from breast to bottle

• Breast is best but ultimately it is a mother’s choice as to how to feed her baby.
• Weaning needs to be gradual as this will reduce the risk of mastitis and blocked ducts - you may get lumpy breasts for 5-10 days - if a lump is sore this may indicate a blocked duct or the start of mastitis
  • If this happens try to massage the lumps during a breastfeed or express a small amount of milk for comfort if baby is due to have a bottle
  • If you develop flu-like symptoms and/or red areas on the breast you will require a GP review

Below is a Guide from Robyn Barker's "Baby Love" book

• Each stage on the table below is increasing in the number breastfeeds dropped
• You can drop a feed every few days or every week
• How quickly you drop feeds will depend on your comfort level
• Express just enough for comfort, if you express too much supply will take longer to wean