Will baby latch back on??

[Tiger22]

I have to have heart surgery and won't be able to breastfeed my baby for at least a week -to 3 weeks! I will have to pump and dump bc of the Meds I will be on...do you think she will latch on after all this? She is 7 months now and will be almost 8 months when I have the surgery.
I am hoping to continue breastfeeding her I am just worried she will get use to the bottles and not latch back on.

 

[seaweed eater]

If you want her to go back to nursing later, it might help not to use bottles -- maybe cups instead. I think it's impossible to know whether she will or not but I definitely think it is possible that she will a LC told me that my son might latch 4 months after he stopped nursing of his own volition. If that's possible then you should be fine after 1-3 weeks if she is motivated.

 

[Katteh]

I have given my little man bottles for a week before and he latched on again fine afterwards. He is younger too.

Good luck for your surgery xx

 

[Nic64]

I've used bottles of expressed milk then boob also from day one! then had to use a nipple shields for about a month and she latched back on easy! Good luck hun xx

 

[Nic64]

Maybe introduce the bottle now! Also could u express and store milk now so she stil has the taste of ur milk? As my little one defo favours breast milk over formula! And use a younger baby teat so they stil have to work to get the milk out rather than have a fast flow teat as that tends to be why baby's favour bottles! My little girls 6 month and if she has a bottle formula or breast milk she has a newborn teat stil xx

 

[Tiger22]

Thanks! Yes I am going to try giving her 1 bottle a day up starting now so she is comfortable with both...and I'm just really hoping I'm not on too many Meds so I can feed her sooner! Really hoping this works! If not, at least I can give her expressed milk in a bottle...

 

[misspriss]

At 7 months you could try a sippy or even a cup. Or even a straw cup.

My LO is transitioning from a bottle to an almost open cup (a cup with a travel cup style lid). He's doing quite well with the cup.