Feeding help
My 4 week old is bottle fed expressed milk with maybe 1 formula a day.
He is so fussy on the bottle during the day the last few days but fine at night, almost tries to chug, squirms, goes all red in the faceand then gets really upset, he doesn’t settle at night for more than 1.5 hours currently. I’ve tried 0 and 1 teats no difference, I’m starting to wonder if my milk just isn’t doing it for him, as when he has a bottle with formula in he will settle for a good 2.5 hours at night in the first stretch. We are pace feeding, burping frequently and have added a nappy change half way through to give him a break.
Feeling like a failure, overwhelmed, ready to give up exclusive pumping and quite frankly need some advice or words of encouragement please!
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Im not an expert by all means but formula takes longer to digest than breastmilk which may explain why he settles for longer. I pump too and use one formula bottle at night but she doesnt drink much of the formula compared to breast milk, its hard work balancing everything and the added worries so i hear you! Youre not alone xx
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