Combination feeding

I do one bottle before bed on advice from midwife as she said it would help with sleep.

Have you got a pump? I found my baby who is breastfed wasn’t settling between 00:00-0500 and constantly wanting to feed. I’ve found that by expressing a bottle late evening in-between feeds and giving it at around 00:00-1:00 she sleeps for around 4 hours which has helped me massively and I’ve now stopped topping up with formula for 2 weeks. Obviously whatever works for you but just thought I’d share what’s helped me as I really wanted to cut the formula out and it’s been amazing having a solid 4 hours sleep😴 she still has the odd night where she will still want to feed constantly but its definitely more manageable and periods of cluster feeding are to be expected xxx

thank you

thank you, I tried pumping tonight but got the tiniest amount 😩don’t think I had fully refilled but trying to do it around her cluster feeding is so hard 😭xxx

This was the main issue I talked to the pediatrician about today at my sons appointment. Since we got home from the hospital (1/3) he would not latch at night from about 10pm until like 9am and would be very fussy. When I would breast feed during the day our sessions would be about 30-45 mins every 4 hours but the doc said just because they’re long sessions doesn’t mean he’s getting all the ounces he needs. The doctor recommended 2oz either ready to feed formula or pumped milk every 3 hours. So that’s what we’ve been doing and after doing that for the evening I’ll offer the breast first for 10 mins at feedings if he latches great if not can give a bottle. Since he’s probably just hungry and putting in the extra effort for breastfeeding is hard. I hope this helps mama.

@Yolly following! What time is before bed and does your LO sleep through the night without waking for another feed? My baby is 3 weeks old and we give bottle on which is usually every 3 hours! Would love to get her to sleep through longer over night.

My daughter is a week old and we’ve started giving 2 bottles a day 1 in the afternoon and 1 before bed, she cluster feeds pretty much all day between 2pm-10pm but last two nights since giving the dream feed bottle she’s sleeping until around 3am quick 10 minute feed and back down until 7 xx

I normally give it her at 10, unfortunately she doesn't sleep through the night, she is normally up once at about 3.

Iv just started combo feeding my 5 week old and noticed a massive change in his sleep. I give 2 bottles before bed and then one in the afternoon and breastfeed the rest of the time x

I stared combi feeding as my breast milk just wasn’t enough for night feeds. My 2 week old cluster breast feeds during the day and we’ve now started topping her up with expressed milk or formula for night feeds. She’ll sleep 3-4 hours solid we’re finding after a bottle feed…which makes all the difference!

how much do you give in a bottle?