Hello Mums,
I'd be very interested to hear others experience of combo feeding. No one seems to talk about it and not much is written as so many people are anti formula, it's so disappointing when there is so much pressure to b/f regardless of the problems that new mums face (so painful despite correct latching etc., not enough milk initially if delayed milk coming in, traumatic birth - can't hold baby etc...)
My baby is two wks old now and after a difficult emerg. c-section I had a delayed start to b/f and consequently milk coming in (came in on day 6) and only just now is the milk starting to increase and changing from a yellowy to white colour. On day 4 in hospital we gave him formula as he was dehydrated as my milk had not come in. For the last ten days I've b/f on average 3 times a day, expressed a couple of other times and bottle fed him the expressed milk and then the remainder of the feeds - formula. He's healthy and thriving however I'd like to increase the b/f despite it still being vry painful at times. Any advice on how to get my milk supply up? Am making sure I express when he has formula to make sure I match his on demand feeding.
Lou
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Combination feeding - b/f and formula
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LoupyLouLou · 20/12/2009 15:23
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