What was I thinking. - Progress!

Wow, five minutes home with a bottle baby and I'm already feeling a bit hopeless.

I'm covered with milk and thinking I've already messed up two nipples...which is of course all I bought.

I got two pritchard nipples, cut the first one too big and the second one, just the tip, but the milk comes out way too fast and she doesn't want to nurse from it, I poke it in the corner of her mouth and she takes a bit and then pulls away.

Now I'm wondering if I even needed to cut them at all...

Help please? How do I do this right?

 

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I am talking with Denise on FB...I know I cut the first one too big, cut just the tip on the second one but it goes EVERYWHERE..

I do need to teach her how to use a bottle, but its just getting all over me and her and..

 

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She is laying down now, so we're going to try later but..

The ball appears to be over the hole, and I tried covering it, but the milk just pours out of the little hole in the nipple. Fst...I thought it was supposed to come out slower, or when she nursed on it.

I just don't know.

Some said that a baby's bottle would work better, does anyone use those? I could possibly get one from a neighbor, otherwise I won't be able to get anything different until tomorrow afternoon

 

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She was born on the 11th and was with mom until this morning, so I would guess she got colostrum.

I'm feeling more calm now, I did get a bit into her tonight and I imagine when she is hungry again she'll let me know. I tend to get frustrated easily when I'm tired, and I've been up since early early!

We'll manage, especially with all my friends here to give me advice.

 

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Okay, I did bad. She cried all night and I couldn't get her to nurse and I was soo worried about her that..

I put Hope on the milkstand and let the baby nurse from her.

I know it will make her more resistant to the bottle but I just couldn't bear it.

Would it be possible to just do this? Every few hours or so during the day? Hope did really well, stuffed her face with some pellets and only kicked a bit. I don't think she would adopt the baby but the baby nursed enough to where she let go of her own accord and started looking around.

I've put the baby outside for now, so she won't turn into one of those bottle babies that doesn't know its a goat. I'll bring her in at night for a bit just in case. But she has America to buddy with and Hope's two babies to play with, so I think she'll be okay during the day.

 

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Thanks

She's screaming her silly little head off right now, but then again, so is America, the doeling I also brought home. Hopefully they'll stop long enough to look around and make friends.

 

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I think it would work; I am home all day nearly every day, so it's entirely feasible for me to let her nurse from Hope on the stand. Hope knows what the stand is for, so I never have a problem getting her up there and with me holding a leg the baby was able to eat well enough.