how long does it take for a baby born at 37 wks to bottle feed?

[Sadety85]

My daughter was just born last friday 37 wks and she is having issues bottle feeding. The doctor thinks that since I hypertension when I was pregnant that and low birth weight could have affected her. Also they said the mediciations they I was taking also could have affected as well. When I do try and bottle feed she will suck on it for a few minutes and then just hold the bottle in her mouth and of course I get frustrated. I've tried everything the nurses have told me nothing works. How long would it take her to bottle feed properly??

[mummainoz]

Wow, sorry just saw the date on this post! I'm sure your baby is thriving by now! Lol

[mummainoz]

My son was born at 36wks and once we found the right flow of bottle (how many holes in the teet that moderates the flow of the bottle) he fed like a champion. Because he was prem he didn't have the energy to work so hard to get the formula out but too many holes and he was drowning in it. Was a matter of trial and error for us to see what worked and then we had to keep changing the teets as he grew. I hope this helps you, good luck and congratulations!