any exclusively breastfeeding mams thinking of giving a bottle every now and again? I gave my 5 week old a bottle of breast milk last night and he slept for 5hours which is the longest stretch we’ve ever had and i wonder if it was to do with taking a bottle as he had been feeding off me for hours and my boobs had enough and so had i🤦♀️ as soon as he finished the 3oz he was flat out, i think if i didn’t give a bottle he would have just kept feeding all night long. im thinking of starting to pump once a day and give a bottle at night time, ive never pumped before ive only used collection cups in my bra when feeding
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They go through a growth spurt which helps increase your supply apparently so you need to keep feeding as much as possible. Ive been going through the same thing i know its so stressful! But keep going the more baby sucks the more supply youll have. Also if you need to oump at night/ morning to get some time to yourself pump and feed no harm . A fed baby is a happy baby

pumping does the same thing to your supply as a feed so if it's a 1 for 1 replacement it won't change your supply 🙂 especially if he's feeding for such a long stretch otherwise. we don't ebf we combi feed but have had no problems switching between breast and bottle at 4 weeks if it helps x

I do ☺️ I feed from the boobs during the day and me/partner will give him a bottle either before bed or in the middle of the night. I like to pump for bottles as well for when visitors are round or when I pop out. I’m not confident boob feeding in front of people yet. It hasn’t affected my supply at all, I do a morning or midday pump and then a nighttime one x

I do 😊 allows my husband to feed our little man as well and gives me a bit of a rest. We found a bottle before his bedtime gives us a good 4-6 hours of sleep before he needs a nappy change or another feed. I also pump 3 or 4 times spread over the day and I'll wake up to pump overnight to make sure my supply isn't impacted 😊