Can i feed my newborn breast milk in a bottle and formula?
Unfortunately it seems many moms are misinformation about breastfeeding. It’s normal for a few days to go by until milk comes in. ESPECIALLY if you are pumping from the start. You will still produce colostrum which is a different and equally important substance for babies. Babies won’t starve if they don’t get milk in the first few days– its expected. You probably should have just had him at the breast in the first few days as you would have bulked up your supply. I still suggest giving that a shot. You can’t “get ahead” and let your breasts “fill up” by waiting. This isn’t how your body works. The more the baby feeds at the breast (or you pump in this case) the more milk your body will produce. The first few weeks are intended as time for your milk supply to become established. If you are not having frequent feeds like a newborn would have you will LOSE supply. You might want to consider feeding him at the breast for the suggested 6 weeks and then start pumping (because of nipple con
It would be a heck of a lot less time consuming (what with a 3 and a 5 year old also) — if you just breastfed your baby. He doesn’t need formula, he needs only what your breasts make, but your breasts don’t know how much to make if your son isn’t feeding straight from them when he’s hungry. If you are exclusively pumping — you will most likely not make as much milk, and if you are also supplementing with formula, you may find your milk supply going down and down. It would be best for both your baby and you if you sort whatever problems you may have with breastfeeding out and ditch all bottles.
How do you even have time to pump? I have one child, our seven month old daughter, and I tried pumping a few times and it was very time consuming. Also, my daughter wouldn’t take bottles, either, so the money we spent on a pump probably could have been better spent. My daughter was born on a Monday. My milk didn’t finally come in until Friday. However, because she was constantly nursing, my body knew when to start making milk, how much, etc. and my daughter got all of the nutrients she needed from the colustrum. Now that she is older and nursing less, my body is making less milk. Yet, she is still getting what she needs. (She is also on solids now.) Also, your son might start to prefer formula over milk simply because she is getting that more than the milk. The best thing you can do is to just let your son nurse when he wants to. I can’t imagine having NOT breast fed my daughter. Now that she is on solids more, and isn’t nursing as much, we seem to both enjoy it when we know she is jus
http://www.kellymom.com/newman/14more_mo… 6. Breastmilk given with formula may cause problems for the baby. Not true! Most breastfeeding mothers do not need to use formula and when problems arise that seem to require artificial milk, often the problems can be resolved without resorting to formula. However, when the baby may require formula, there is no reason that breastmilk and formula cannot be given together. Establishing and maintaining milk supply when baby is not nursing http://www.kellymom.com/bf/supply/mainta… Long-Term Pumping When Direct Breastfeeding Doesn’t Work Out http://www.bflrc.com/ljs/breastfeeding/b… Be prepared to pump for about 20 minutes per breast every 2-3 hours, with one 4-5 hour stretch once a day (often at n
