Topping up with formula
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Hi, we formula feed our little boy (15 weeks) at night to get longer stretches of sleep. He has a bottle when we go to bed (120-150mls) then is usually up between 2and 3, then again between 6 and 7. I pump through the night to maintain supply/ provide a bottle feed
We fed my first son formula starting around 4 months because i was an under producer and he still woke every three hours at night. Some babies just won’t sleep.
My little on is breastfed and has 1 bottle of expressed milk each night and I’ve found he sleeps much better and longer when he has the bottle of breast milk rather than on the boob before bed xx
@Katie how old is your little one and how many ounces are you giving them before bed?
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So, I gave her that 120ml formula before bed, then some breast milk. She woke up after two hours, then every hour and a half. Gonna try it again today; hoping for a better night tonight.
Hi!! I breastfeed however before bed I give my little girl breastmilk and 90ml formula and I find she sleeps longer as to when I only breastfeed her she wakes up at least every 2/2.5 hours during the night. With formula she’ll do a 5 hour stretch.