Hi, First post so please be nice!
Im a new first time mum to a four and a half week old baby girl. I'm hoping to introduce a bottle feed. I need her to be able to take the bottle as I have psychotherapy once a week and she will be with a childminder for four hours once a week from next week (5 weeks). My HV says its best to give her a bottle a day as she may struggle if its just one feed a week from the bottle. I was hoping therefore to have my DH give her the 11pm feed by bottle (and also get an early night which would be a bonus). My question is when should I express for this bottle..I have had loads of different advice. The HV said I should express when feeding, which I tried but I use both hands to latch DD on as I am rather well endowed boob-wise, and I couldnt figure out how to hold pump and baby. I've also read that I need to pump at the same time as the missed feed (i.e 11pm) to keep up my supply but that means that I wont get any more sleep..(though if this is the only way I'll do it) and I've also read that I should express after a morning feed as I'll have more milk then or that I should express a little after every feed..so confused, please help!
I also only seem to feeding for 10-15 minutes and on one side only per feed, she then sleeps for three or so hours and is gaining weight so I haven't been that worried but the more I read in books it seems that she should be feeding for double this - am I over thinking things?
Thanks in advance for the help
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Wobblemum123 · 03/09/2016 14:59
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