Breastfeeding and giving formula?

Question

Have any mama’s on here done this? I’m pregnant with my second baby and I want to breastfeed but want to give formula at night, 1 so my bf can help out and 2 I hated how I used to drift in and out of sleep while breastfeeding in the middle of the night! I never did that with formula so it eases my mind a lil bit! Any tips or advice on doing this? (I know breast is best but I only lasted a week last time so I’m wanting to use both in hopes of being able to do it for longer this time)

Answer

I combi fed my daughter (I had an early postpartum hemmorage and struggled to produce milk) but midwife recommended I always did the early hours feed on boob as that helps keeps milk supply up. She said do 10pm-ish feed on bottle as milk supply can be waning then and formula will help fill the baby up but when she wakes to be fed next which for my daughter used to be 2am-ish do that one on boob. I would speak to a lactation consultant though because advice would be different depending on your situation, due to mine I never had to pump but I know others do. Best of luck hunny xxx

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I’m a mom of 3 with number 4 on the way. I nursed all 3 of my kids to one year +. I supplemented with formula for my first two babies. I would recommend trying to exclusively breast feed for at least the first two months. Then slowly start by mixing formula in with pumped breast milk. With my first child she received mostly formula during the day while I was at work, then I nursed her the rest of the time. 
Breast milk is best but getting some every day is definitely better than none at all. But establish baby with breast first, then when you do add formula you’ll be able to do both for longer.

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I do both since birth my baby is breastfeed at night and formula fed during day I still breastfeed at least once or twice throughout the day I like it because I don’t like to pump . My baby is 9 month already and I plan to do this until she’s a year

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If you want to breast feed for longer this time then I would not recommend using formula. You would need to pump every time baby bottle feeds to keep your supply up. If you skip feedings your body will produce less and less.

Breastfeeding and giving formula?

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