Formula?

Question

Baby is 3 weeks old now, I feel like I’m feeding her non stop and she’s not really getting full. I know breastfeeding is hard and I don’t want to give up but right now I’m honestly thinking of switching over to formula(no judgement plz) I feel like we’ll both be much happier if I switch! She’s really a great baby, but her not getting full enough leads me to put her down for sleep and her not go to sleep because she’s constantly giving hunger cues and it’s just becoming really hard! 
how do I go about doing switching and stopping breastfeeding?

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I don't have any helpful information on transitioning but at that age, my boy ate constantly and was more fussy than normal. He was going through a growth spurt and was cluster feeding to increase my supply. It sounds pretty common around that age.

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Look into cluster feeding before deciding to stop. Breastfeeding has some curve balls, you just gotta push through because they’re temporary!

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If you want to make the switch completely do it by mixing formula and breastmilk and slowly increasing the amount of formula over a couple weeks. Or you can slowly replace a feeding with formula over a couple weeks. This will give babies gut time to adjust to the change and hopefully won’t cause constipation and upset belly. Formula is filling and digests slower but it also stretches the belly faster so you may notice your baby wanting to eat more in one sitting but staying fuller longer with the formula.

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My little one gives me hunger cues for diaper changes and needing to burp. If you would like to continue breastfeeding look into contacting an IBCLC who does home visits or has an office you can visit to see measuring how much baby is eating. Also growth spurts, in my opinion, throw everything off. You ultimately need to be happy. Good luck mama. You are doing great.

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You can always supplement instead of straight switching. My 5 week old daughter take 1-2 formula bottles a day( sometimes more) and the rest is breast milk. I know some people that breastfeed then give formula right after to get their baby full. There’s nothing wrong with switching either is breastfeeding is causing you stress. It might take you baby time to get use to formula so give it time. I went through 3 different kinds before I found one my daughter would/ could take.

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I just gave in last night and fed my 5 week old his first bottle of formula. I had given him 4oz of breast milk at 10:30p in a bottle and he then nursed for almost a total of 2 hrs between 11:30p & 4:45a. I wanted to wait much longer before introducing formula but to keep me sane and rested I had to give it last night. He kept nursing & falling asleep at my boob & waking up with hunger cues immediately after going in his bassinet. As long as baby is fed and mom is sane, formula or breast doesn’t matter.

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I’m breastfeeding but feel like I don’t always get him full so I’ll supplement with formula. If you are still wanting to breastfeed this is a good option. I’ll pour 2oz of ready made formula in a bottle to top him off if he seems like I didn’t do the job and it works great. He sleeps better too

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I found that at three weeks my girl ate so much and so often. It’s definitely a growth spurt age. I considered supplementing to fill her so we could all sleep but I ended up pushing through. You got this mama, no matter what you choose to do!

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