>Remember, that the answer to this question depends on how much maternity
>leave a mother gets.  If, as in Canada, she gets 6 months maternity
>leave, the answer to "when to introduce a bottle" is *never*.

Jack that is true for those mothers who work for someone else and get
maternity benefits. Those of us who are self employed (as you are?) don't
get maternity benefits.

I could not afford to stay off work more than three months to three and
half months as my office overhead went on even if I wasn't there.
Therefore I did need with one kid to introduce a bottle. Left it rather
late, 12 weeks, and it took a long time. Kid two did not ever take a
bottle she preferred a sippy cup even at that age. Again did not try
before 9-10 weeks.

karen

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