Sometimes I Need A Break // Munchkin LATCH Bottle

Sometimes I Need A Break // Munchkin LATCH Bottle
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Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Munchkin LATCH as part of the #LoveLatch campaign.

I have breastfed three babies. In fact, I am still feeding one, really our journey just began since he is just 5 months old. With all three the breastfeeding journey has been different. With my first born, she was weak from jaundice which had us in the hospital for a short stay while she received treatments under special lights. I pumped every two hours in the hospital trying to get my milk to come in. This was no way what I had expected breastfeeding to be like after reading so much and even taking a class. I was mentally and physically exhausted. She had really long and slow feeding and when she turned one and weaned I felt huge relief.

With my second born, she refused a bottle for the first 10 months until she finally started drinking from a sippy. I was never far from her side which sometimes made me feel trapped. I pumped, bought every bottle that was suggested to me, but nothing. Val wouldn’t budge. I went to a dinner with my husband one day out of town and she didn’t eat the entire time I was gone. My Mom held her the whole day while she dozed on and off. My Mom tried to get her to take a bottle of pumped milk, but nothing. You can imagine how that left me feeling.

Now, with Anthony, being so close in age to Val, I already had it in my mind that he was going to take a bottle. I just had to be able to get out for a bit and take a mental break. Would I be able to go out for a few hours and know that he wouldn’t be crying out with hunger?

My husband started giving him a bottle from the time he was a week old. Just a little ounce here and there. It really made all the difference. I could hang out with my girls and take them for lunch and know he would be okay.

We’ve been using the Munchkin LATCH with Anthony and I really believe that has made all the difference with the transition from breast to bottle and back again. This bottle is like no other bottle I’ve tried, and believe me, I spent hundreds of dollars trying to find one to work with Val. The technology is just amazing and there are just a few parts.

Here is why I love the LATCH:

Has an accordion style nipple that stretches like the breast helping baby LATCH easily and correctly.
The LATCH mimics me by releasing more milk as he pushes against the nipples base.
The accordion style nipple flexes as he moves so he can maintain his LATCH equally less air ingested and less chances for gas.
The anti-colic valve at the base of the bottle allows for the breast milk to flow without any air bubbles traveling through the milk.
Slow-flow nipple! When bottle flow and my flow are a close match it makes for a good transition from breast to bottle.
Easy to clean, easy to assemble!
Wide mouth bottle makes it easy to pour pumped milk into without spilling {liquid gold}.

Its a nice change of pace for me. Our bedtime routine for Anthony includes a final feeding with my husband followed by a bath. Its nice that I can get the girls ready for bed, read them a story, or tend to my own needs with a nice hot shower. The Munchkin LATCH has given me that option.

If you are searching for a transition bottle then I highly suggest trying the Munchkin LATCH. I’d love to hear how it worked for you.

LATCH is available at Target and Babies’R’Us, you can pick and choose your bottle size and nipple stage to perfectly suit your baby’s feeding needs exclusively on Munchkin.com. Plus, enjoy a great discount when you buy more bottles on Munchkin.com — save up to 15% off your LATCH bottle purchase!