In preparation for my going back to work, we've started to teach Naima how to drink milk from a spoon. We previously had problems with nipple confusion so I am adamant that she not drink milk from the bottle as much as possible. Considering that some doctors already start babies on solids at 4-months, I thought that we could also start teaching Naima to use a spoon. She won't be starting solids though but will be drinking mommy's expressed milk. We used a small chinese soup spoon. It has a groove so more milk can be scooped up. Plus, it's not made of plastic. However, it is made of porcelain so when Naima starts teething, we have to be really careful that she doesn't bite parts of it off. Here are some photos of her drinking milk:
Today is Day 3 of the spoon test. We have been giving her half an ounce of milk. For the past 2 days, she barely finished half of the half ounce! But today, only a spoonful was left! Hopefully, she'll take to spoon-feeding soon so we can increase the amount of milk to give her. This way, she can skip drinking from the bottle and just take milk from the spoon when I'm not around.
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