Formula at night?

Question

I have been EBF my LO, but have heard that giving formula overnight helps babies sleep longer bc it takes them longer to digest. For the past week or so, I’ve been adding 1 oz of formula with 3 oz of breast milk to a bottle at night. It seemed to help. She started immediately sleeping 4 hrs and then another 3. Idk if there is a direct correlation, or if it was just a coincidence. The past 2 nights have not been as great, so I dug a little deeper and found that, by using this method, babies will need more and more formula to keep the same results, and, ultimately, won’t work. Has anyone else tried using formula at night? Or to those who exclusively use formula or breastfeeding, how long are your LOs sleeping? 🙅🏼‍♀️ No mommy shaming, fed is best! Just wondering!!!

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I breast feed and pump and bottle feed breast milk. My son gets a bottle every night before bed. We can usually get 3-5 hours on a regular night. Last he had 4 oz at 7 pm and was down by 8. He actually slept 6 hours straight. We were in heaven!

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Our babies are so little that they get up lots and lots.
That deep sleep is really awesome but we are also at the height of sids and the deep sleep isn’t actually good.
That’s why formula fed babies are at higher risk of sids.
My baby is ebf and we are ten weeks.  At most we have had 4 hours at one time and I was told that’s kinda the goal.  Plus for our milk supply we don’t want to go too long.  So typically we have one three hour burst, then maybe a two hour burst and then he’s usually like 45 minutes.
It’s worth it!  I’m all for supplementing but that sleep that we all want is coming!  Uo until week ten it was 2 hours at max at a time and then 45 minutes but my kiddo has colic.
If you want to supplement I think that’s great! Total fed is best, just maybe ask the why behind it and know that the deep sleep isn’t always great.

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EBF here. My daughters first stretch of sleep is always anywhere from 4-6 hours. Then she sleeps 3 hours then it’s spotty from there. My son was EBF -as well and never slept 4+ hours until he was like 8 months old. I think a lot of it just depends on the baby.

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Thanks for all the input! I know it wouldn’t be healthy for her to be sleeping a full night. 4 hrs felt AMAZING though! I’m at a crossroads of increasing the formula or seeing what happens with just breast milk 🤷🏼‍♀️ I think I’ll just breastfeed for a while and see if I can still get a long stretch from her.

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Totally agree with you! Mommies need to sleep to take care over the babes! I have only EBF, my LO took 7 weeks to start sleeping 4hrs in a row so I think it may just take time and every baby is different

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On a good feed my bubs can go about 4 hours or so and that’s day or night. At night sometimes she wiggles awake for food but is to sleepy to get a good feed so she will go about 2 hours. I figure I will start sleeping good again at 6 months when we start solids!

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Our little guy is 10 weeks old, was exclusively breast fed until I went back on birth control, even with the mini pill my supply went away. 
We are feeding 4-5oz every 2.5 to 3 hours. He goes to sleep around 7:30 at night and wakes up around 2am and then sleeps until 5:30 or 6am.
He’s always been a good sleeper, but the formula has definitely made a difference. 
Also he has some acid reflux and the formula has rice starch in it that fills their belly up a bit more so he feels full for longer, less spit up.
For any mama waking up super stressed out about SIDS, an Owlet foot monitor is worth every penny. 
I put it on Fox at night and for any naps throughout the day. 🌙

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I formula feed, my daughter drinks 150ml (roughly 5oz)  per bottle and she will sleep from 9/9:30pm-6am
She just did it on her own at about 4 weeks old, i woke in an absolute panick when she didnt wake up
she ised to wake up every 4hrs for a feed
(She is 9weeks old)

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I had a low supply so I had to supplement and I noticed my little one sleeping better right away.

Formula at night?

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