The bottle 'latch'...

[iwanta8a8y]

...is there such thing?

Obviously when breastfeeding there is a right way for baby to 'latch on' to reduce the amount of air taken in. But I just wondered is there a certain way they should 'latch' onto the bottle also? To reduce air take in?

 

[charlotte-xo]

i dont think so but it helps if the teat (nipple) is filled with milk other wise more air gets into baby but other than that i dont think theres a right or wrong way to latch onto a bottle..be interested to see if there is though

 

[Dream.A.Dream]

Erm, I don't know if there is officially a right way to do it but there is definitely a right way for my LO to. He has to have his mouth wide open and his bottom lip out rather than tucked against the bottle iykwim? x

 

[Kte]

Not that I know of . . . I had the TT closer to nature bottles and they had teat sizes 0 - 3 which affected the airflow but other than that I didn't really use a technique for her to latch on

 

[lozzy21]

I think it depends on your bottle.

 

[iwanta8a8y]

Erm, I don't know if there is officially a right way to do it but there is definitely a right way for my LO to. He has to have his mouth wide open and his bottom lip out rather than tucked against the bottle iykwim? x

Yeah i do know what you mean, i think the same which is why i asked, cause my LO has only just figured out how to get his whole mouth round the bottle so his bottom lip isnt tucked under , and he seems to be MUCH better when he has had his mouth nice and open and lips turned out around it

 

[blahblahblah]

Just shove it in and away you go! The only 'technique' would be in keeping milk in the teat so LO isn't sucking in air.