How bottle feeding differs from breastfeeding

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Bottle feeding.  Is it easier than breastfeeding?

Do you feel like your baby prefers the bottle because it’s easier?

Science tells us otherwise.  Listen up for more info on why.

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Things we talked about:

Oklahoma Breastfeeding Hotline [2:00]

Is bottle feeding easier than breastfeeding? [4:40]

Suck reflex [6:40]

Muscles used for breastfeeding [8:10]

Breathing [13:05]

Interrupted breathing with bottles [20:25]

Vacuum with feeds and how this applies.  Is this nipple confusion? [20:50]

Paced feeds [22:30]

Does bottle feeding burns less calories? [23:50]

Preterm infants [24:05]

Is bottle feeding easier as a parent? [29:59]

Going back and forth – some babies struggle with this [35:00]

*This Episode is sponsored by Fairhaven Health and Cake Maternity

Links to information we discussed or episodes you should check out!

https://www.nature.com/articles/pr2006270.pdf

link to the Oklahoma hotline

https://obrc.ouhsc.edu/Breastfeeding-Hotline

blog with more research about bottle feeding and breastfeeding

https://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com/2014/04/19/is-bottle-feeding-really-easier-for-babies-than-breastfeeding/

https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/071-overfeeding-paced-bottle-feeding/

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