Edi made good point.  Intuitively it would seem there are many things one
could do to help a baby maintain or learn isolated segments of BFing
behaviors when a bottle is going to be used anyway.  If it really works,
who knows?   Maybe it just makes me feel better.

I teach the feeder to;
tickle the baby's lips with the bottle nipple and
wait for an open mouth and a down tongue prior to inserting nipple.
The merits of inserting the nipple as opposed to letting the baby pull it
in vary.  Look at the maternal breast, if mom has a long nipple insert the
bottle nipple   quickly,
if mom has flatter nipples make the baby draw the bottle nipple in.
I encourage the use of nipples with low flow and wide bases if bottle
nipples are to
        be used.
I teach manual flaring of the lips if needed.
Recently another participant here on lactnet suggested rocking the baby up
and down
        to simulate the pauses a breastfeeding baby experiences.
I also think some bottle babies may need a pacifier to meet sucking needs
without         overfeeding
plus all the things that encourage a bond with the mom (skin to skin, eye
to eye, no
        bottle propping, mom as primary caretaker - ie not passing baby around for
        others to feed)

Any other tips?
Carla