How to introduce formula at 5 months?

I’ve been exclusively pumping for 5 months and want to start giving a few formula feeds as I want to reduce my pumping - any tips on how to go about it?

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I was breast feeding with one expressed bottle a day. One day my let down wouldn’t happen and I had to make a formula bottle up as baby was crying getting very worked up & she just took it!
I was planning on giving formula to her at around 6 months through making porridge but she surprised me😊 might be worth just having a go? Especially if baby is used to bottles.
They say to just drop a feed every few days I think x

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I introduced it an ounce at a time mixed with expressed milk, I was probably extra careful and did it over a few weeks before it being a full bottle of formula. But now my girl is 50/50 breastfed and formula fed. We use Kendamil and that's the one that's worked best for us x

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