Newborn (Premie) not drinking from bottle
My baby is 1 month and was in the NICU during that time as she was premature. So she was bottle fed by the nurses and they always said she was sucking well and would finish her prescribed feed and ask for more.
Shes been home for 2 days, and we are trying to make sure she takes in at least what she was prescribed at the hospital (30 ml). I am giving her Similac, as thats what they gave her in the hospital. And I also express and give her the milk in the bottle.
The trouble is that she does get hungry and sucks well, but has trouble swallowing. After 30 minutes of sucking she takes in only a few ml. She usually has milk in her mouth and it flows out. But at the hospital she used to finish really fast. I have bottle fed her myself there.
Do you think its because of the new nipple? Bottle? We are using Avent bottles. Is the nipple hole too small/big?
Any advice or suggestions??
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