Formula before bed?

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Can i give my 8 week old EBF baby a bottle of formula before bed to make her sleep longer? She is waking up almost every hour at night and i am desperate. I just worry it might hurt her tummy because she’s never had it before.

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Do it mama. That’s what we did with my first and my third (my second was formula fed). We currently feed baby breastmilk during the day and last bottle of the night is formula. His first wake up is formula and sometimes second wake up depending when he gets up (sometimes he sleeps from 10-6, but other times 10-4).

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We do one before bed also and I use a liquid mix in probiotic to prevent any back ups the formula might cause.

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So when my baby who is ebf does this I pump and give her the fresh milk that way! She will sleep4-5 hours then wake up to eat. With formula some babies won’t accept it because it’s got a different taste, so if you do decide to do it look for one that specifically says for supplementing. It’s usually got the sweet taste.

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We do breast milk throughout the day and two bottles before bed are formula and our little girl at 7+3 sleeps throigh!

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I’ve read to give a bottle of milk that you pumped early in the morning since it’s higher in fat and can keep them full longer.

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Of course you can! We did this with my first and I felt like it helped her sleep longer stretches. We tried with our second, but she’s actually been waking more frequently taking in formula overnight. I think it depends on the baby. Whatever you need to do to get more sleep!

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Definitely worth a try . Though formula doesn’t always help them sleep longer .  In my experience it depends on the baby a lot.  Some babies just aren’t good sleepers or go thru stages . But again worth a try for sure !

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This is what we do with probiotic mixed in

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I do it. Jayce gets breast milk during the day and formula at night and we have no problems. He does sleep longer the the formula.

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Girl do what you gotta do! If it will help baby sleep and you too go for it it won’t hurt the baby ❤️

Formula before bed?

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