| My milk supply was not sufficient in the beginning, so after a week or two our paediatrician recommended to supplement with formula. I made a few desperate attempts with a syringe and then switched to a bottle. My boy never had any problems switching between breast and bottle. I took care always to breastfeed first and give the bottle afterwards to teach him that breastfeeding was the main way to get his milk. I could stop supplementing after two or three months and continued breastfeeding until my baby's first birthday. Because he was used to the bottle, we never had any difficulties bottlefeeding him when I was away and when weaning him from the breast.
Of course every baby is different, but if you need to supplement and the cup feeding does not work well, I would say switch to the bottle for your baby's and your own sake. |