Thinking of using formula..which 1?..what happens to boobs!?
Hi Ladies,
I think im pretty much decided to start using formula and bottles. i have exclusively BF our month old boy. The last few days he has been taking an expressed bottle in the middle of the night. Last night though he took the2 oz and was still hungry and emptied a boob aswell which kind of defeats the object of using the bottle!? I then tried to exoress from the side he had later today to get a bigger feed for tonight and only got a few drips, when on the other side i get 2-3 ounces prob more if i keep going. Im starting to thinrk maybe the left side doesnt let milk out as easily as when he feeds from this side, he always wants the other side too.
He is putting on average 12 oz a week, so i know its going well. But i cant seriously just express from one side, or if i stop he wont be introduced a bottle at all?
What are your thoughts? Also what formula do you recommend? and will my boobs just gradually go down themselves? I dont think i really want to combine feeding as thats just complicated and id rather do one or the other.
D and 4 week old harry x
I think im pretty much decided to start using formula and bottles. i have exclusively BF our month old boy. The last few days he has been taking an expressed bottle in the middle of the night. Last night though he took the2 oz and was still hungry and emptied a boob aswell which kind of defeats the object of using the bottle!? I then tried to exoress from the side he had later today to get a bigger feed for tonight and only got a few drips, when on the other side i get 2-3 ounces prob more if i keep going. Im starting to thinrk maybe the left side doesnt let milk out as easily as when he feeds from this side, he always wants the other side too.
He is putting on average 12 oz a week, so i know its going well. But i cant seriously just express from one side, or if i stop he wont be introduced a bottle at all?
What are your thoughts? Also what formula do you recommend? and will my boobs just gradually go down themselves? I dont think i really want to combine feeding as thats just complicated and id rather do one or the other.
D and 4 week old harry x
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It depends how much milk you are producing re your boobs! If you aren't producing a lot you are probably safe to just stop, but if you are producing a lot it is recommended to cut out one bf at a time so you don't get really painful boobs!
I agree about the doing one or the other. I mixed fed from birth until last week and whilst i found it reassuring knowing he was still getting my milk it was a right faff. If i wasnt sterilising bottles/pumps, i was expressing or making up feeds. My life seemed to revolve around the kitchen and what i had to do next in order to make up a feed. Now were solely on formula i know exactly what im doing, i make my feeds up in the morning and have them ready in the fridge when i need xx
LO is on aptimal and is taking it well. At the moment I'm just adding one more bottle in every other day to try to get my boobs to settle slowly! He's having one at 7pm ish then another in the night then breast in the middl then another in the morning so far.
Thankyou for your help. I feel slot more confident about going out knowing I have a bottle on my bag just in case!xx