Do you have to use a bottle in the evening?

Question

Lately I've noticed that during the feeding before bed, I'm not making milk fast enough to satisfy my almost 6 month old. I've been giving him a few ounces of expressed milk to help supplement to keep him full. I hate doing this, because I work all day and I look forward to the bonding time of nursing him, but he's just not satisfied with the amount of milk that I produce at night.

Answer

I give my son a bottle of pumped milk at night to make sure he's full before bed. I don't make as much at night, and giving him a bottle has helped him sleep longer at night.

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Just be aware that if you are supplementing, your supply will naturally continue to decease. You may wish to pump or keep baby at the breast longer to stimulate milk production.

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I don't give my son a bottle at night but he will occasionally get one through out the day if someone else wants to feed him. I'll give them a bottle of expressed milk and I'll either wait till his next feeding to breastfeed or I'll step out for 5-10 minutes and pump. Even if you don't get to breastfeed the whole time, he still bonds with you as you give him a bottle, it's how baby bonds with dad during feedings. It's all about the eye contact, plus you can always do skin-to-skin after.

Do you have to use a bottle in the evening?

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