Anyone else?

Hey my baby is 15 weeks and I ebf from 12 weeks. Before that I would give him a bottle of formula on a night to try and make him sleep longer at the advice of so many others but stopped this when his bedtime became earlier and I just didn’t want the stress of cleaning and making bottles on my own when partner was at work.

Honestly my baby wakes 3/4 times a night and feeds have slowly become shorter. I don’t think formula made any difference. One the girls from my baby group ebf and her baby sleeps all night but mine doesn’t. It just depends on the baby I think. If you wanted to you could try introducing a bottle to see if it made a difference but be careful not to give too much so it’s doesn’t stretch his tummy, I gave max 4oz formula. But you could just take it week at a time and see how bf goes it does get easier and well done for going for this long. It’s totally up to you how you feed your baby and don’t let anyone pressure you to do something you don’t want to do:)

Also could be a 12 week growth spurt making things tough atm

Formula will have no effect on sleep, they don’t wake up only for hunger. Babies that sleep 12 hours straight isn’t because that last bottle of formula has kept them satisfied for 12 hours cos that’s impossible, sleep is just a developmental thing.
I have started doing formula bottles during the day just to give me some freedom to go out with my older child or lunch with friends, but definitely not in the hope that baby will sleep longer.
I do get it though it is exhausting whatever option you do! Washing bottles is a pain! Short naps also common and suddenly happening here too 😩 xx

Giving formula won’t make a difference it will just result in more work for you to do.

I breastfeed my baby and they sleep for 6 hours at night (without waking). During the day the naps vary.

Second time mum .. first time same as you feeding I think every 90 mins to two hours, completely frazzled and sleep, husband also our house similar hours.
Second time co-sleeping - magic baby still feeds during night but i don’t have to get up for it, just make sure follow safe sleep guidelines.

Also if YOU want to give formula go for it if someone else don’t as you may regret it if messed with milk supply.

Why don’t you try pumping? I exclusively pump and it gives you so much more freedom.

I pump aswell although hard when he wa ts to be picked up.. I collect let down in Hakka.. he is a saint and tbf normally sleeps long periods at night or wakes once, depends on the day feeding.. I try to get things done in the day but I’m constantly feeding and holding him so I feel exhausted. I just don’t know :(

I think you have to do what’s best for you. I breastfed my daughter but finding it hard to get exclusively breast feed my son when I have a toddler too as it’s so time consuming and he’s a slow feeder with each feed taking an hour or so! I don’t think there is any getting away from the constant feeding if you’re breastfeeding but you could try replacing one feed in the day with a bottle of expressed milk. You’re lucky he’s sleeping so well at night so at least you get a break then!