Mixing Feeds
My daughter is 6 days old and has been breast feeding well, but when it comes to the night time she wants feeding constantly, she is a big baby so I just put it down to that.
I was just wondering whether anyone gave their babies one bottle of formula at night as a top up so that they sleep a bit longer.
I'm only managing to get 2 hours sleep a night.
Any suggestions please???
I was just wondering whether anyone gave their babies one bottle of formula at night as a top up so that they sleep a bit longer.
I'm only managing to get 2 hours sleep a night.
Any suggestions please???
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Congratulations first of all xx
I would say it's hard but if you can persevere with the bf it will be worth it, the first few weeks baby is stimulating your supply and also having a few growth spurts so it will seem like you are feeding alot!!! It does get easier though. If you introduce formula too soon you may effect your supply but it depends on you hon and how you feel, formula does not always mean any more sleep and too be honest it is a bit of a pain making up bottles at night when boob is on tap!!! you could try expressing so oh can do a night feed so you can have a break? bear in mind though that if you miss a regular night feed you boobs wont make the milk at that time of night anymore as your body gets used to supplying babys demands.
hth hon, it's knackering but worth it honest xx
[Modified by: Sazzle33 on November 25, 2009 09:20 PM]
Congratulations first of all xx
I would say it's hard but if you can persevere with the bf it will be worth it, the first few weeks baby is stimulating your supply and also having a few growth spurts so it will seem like you are feeding alot!!! It does get easier though. If you introduce formula too soon you may effect your supply but it depends on you hon and how you feel, formula will not guarentee any more sleep and too be honest it is a bit of a pain making up bottles at night when boob is on tap!!! you could try expressing so oh can do a night feed so you can have a break? bear in mind though that if you miss a regular night feed you boobs wont make the milk at that time of night anymore as your body gets used to supplying babys demands.
hth hon, it's knackering but worth it honest xx
Hope you get on ok hon xx
It does get better in the next week or so but if you find one evening all your doing is feeding then there is no harm to give her formula, at them end of the day do what you feels right and it is important that lo has happy mummy. One midwife told me not to, the other told me to go for it, we are always getting told different things which doesnt help. I just gave a couple of ounces and found this helped. even now she still does it at times, have been told it gets better once they are 6 weeks x
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I also found that for me giving a bottle of formula in early days did nothing as babies only have a small stomach so get hungry quickly. But give it a go and see if it works for you !! It is trial and error . Good luck xxx