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    Default Mixed feeding, teat closest to nipple

    Im thinking about doing mixed feeding sometime in the future. I think its a great idea as opposed to totally giving up breast milk altogether. Has anyone had a good experience with this? Has it worked out the way you planned?

    Does anyone know what teat is best - closest to nipple - to avoid nipple confusion and breast rejection? I have heard of chu chu teats or breast flow but cant seem to source them in Australia.

    My first baby refused the breast at 6 weeks after getting a bit too use to bottles (hospital advised to bottle feed and let nipples heal etc) so i want to avoid that for sure.

    It would be lovely to be able to mix feed and still be giving my baby breast milk for weeks even months to come.
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    Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles They're a bit pricey but worth it.



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    My breastfed bubba has one bottle a day. It's always been a bit of a fight to get her to accept any bottle. She will only accept the MAM one's. They have a silk teat which is really soft and it's the only one she'll go for. We tried chu chu, breastflow and tommee tippee. All were rejected.

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    Tommee tippee closer to nature are the only ones DD2 who is 3 weeks will take.

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    Tommy tippies are working for us. Ds has not refused boob but is a bit unco at the bottle and dribbles.
    I don't think it matters so much which type of bottle, it depends on you bub.
    Good luck. Supplimenting can work really well.
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    ^^^ the tommee tippee closer to nature ones. & their dummies were the only ones bubs come close to sucking on.
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    I use pigeon peristaltic (Y) teats. DD guzzles from those but was a bit meh on the tommy tippees.
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    We used the pigeon ones also.

    I did comparisons to my own nipple and it was the closest. Avent and TT 's teats are too long.

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    Tommee tippee closer to nature
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