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Express for comfort, feed the foremilk?

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Kione · 20/02/2017 09:01

My nearly 7 week old baby has been refusing the breast to the point that last night he didn't feed between 12am and 7. He kept crying if I held him falling sleep on the moses so we just left him. This morning I managed to feed him formula on his bouncy chair.
Anyway, my boobs were lumpy and sore so I expressed for comfort and got 3.5oz. from both breadts. It is watery milk and I am wondering if this is good to feed him? Or is it too watery? I will go to the baby clinic this afternoon but I often find other mums experience is better than health visitors advice!
Thanks.

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AssassinatedBeauty · 20/02/2017 10:23

Yes it's fine to feed him the milk. It's what he would have drunk if you'd have been able to feed him directly.

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Kione · 20/02/2017 16:22

But he would have got the fattier milk that comes later too, this way he only gets the watery stuff

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AssassinatedBeauty · 20/02/2017 17:20

Up to you I suppose, seems a shame to waste it. It's all calories whether from fat or not.

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