Has anyone breastfed for a certain amount of time then switched to bottles and formula?
I'm 9 weeks into my breastfeed journey and for the last few weeks I've been feeling so unwell, has several blood tests at the doctors and everything came back normal so I'm thinking it could be down to exclusively breastfeeding
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Hi yes I breastfed for 8 weeks and have just started to introduce formula, we’ve gone with kendimil orgsnic. At first it made me sad but actually I’ve found that both me and baby seem happier because of it. I still breastfeed at night and between feeds. Worth mentioning I had been pumping from early on so baby has always been used to bottle.
I have found he’s a bit more gassy but nothing too crazy. Also his poos smell a lot worse now lol.
All the sterilising takes some getting used to. I started with pre made milk just to get used to the process.

When you say unwell, what are your symptoms?
Are you eating and drinking enough? x

I haven't switched but have read on it. It i's important that you stop gradually, replacing one feed at a time every few days. It might be helpful that someone else gives that bottle as your baby might not take it from you. Express a little but to relieve pain/engorgement but not too much. You might just be exhausted, breastfeeding is really taxing on your body.