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Joanna of Lexington Park, Maryland writes:

From birth until 2 weeks, my daughter was happy to use both the bottle and the breast. When I went for the 2 week appointment, the doctor said to stop the bottle until 4 weeks as it would cause nipple confusion. When I tried again at 4 weeks, she refused to take the bottle and to this day never has. I never tried with my son until the 4 week mark and he never took a bottle. This makes it hard to keep breastfeeding because you get completely tied down. So, if your child is happy and doesn’t seem to have any problems accepting both the bottle and the breast, go ahead and keep bottle feeding - it’ll make breastfeeding that much easier.