This is exactly how I use the Nuk nipple, but I recommend the "stage 2"
model, which is larger than the short newborn one.  I have good results
with babies maintaining breastfeeding skills, or eventually
transitioning to breast, when bottlefed this way.
--
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]


Denise Fisher wrote:

> With the Babysafe the baby should take the WHOLE teat into his mouth - up to
> the bottle cap.  This helps to open the baby's mouth a bit, not much, but
> more than usual on a bottle (and perhaps, more than when finger feeding
> too).