Any point? One 7oz breastmilk feed for 10 week old

[Landofunicorn]

I have sadly had to stop breastfeeding for various reasons.
I’m still expressing with electric pump only have time to do this twice per day. I’m getting roughly 7oz each day so enough for one bottle feed of breast milk the rest is formula.
Does anyone know Is there any benefit to this for ds? I know older babies and toddler can still benefit from a small amount of breastmilk supplementing their diet but I can’t find anything that says whether this small amount is beneficial for such a young baby.

I'm sure absolutely any BM is beneficial. So sorry you've had to stop - sounds like you've had a rough ride. Have you received the expert help you needed?

I'm sure it will be beneficial. But you need to think of yourself as well - is expressing making you sad about not bf? Is it tiring or stressful. If not, keep going. If yes then no worries about going 100% formula. And I bf both of mine to over a year so no formula agenda, just a mummy mental health agenda!

Keep going for both of you if you can.
My DD was born at 29 weeks and was tube fed. I really did my best with a pump but my milk stopped very quickly and I was devastated having BF her sister and felt as if I had really let her down.
Even one feed a day is so worth it for your little one and it will help y you feel better too.
PS my prem baby is 30 now!

I almost stopped breastfeeding when my little one was about 8 weeks - we were down to one or two breast milk feeds a day, however things changed and he ended up fully breastfeeding at about 14 weeks.

However don't stress about it as whether you breastfeed or bottle they will still be fine and have the right nutrients. It's more important for baby to have happy and relaxed mum. So I would advise do what ever works best for you and don't stress. My boy is 10 now and really you can't tell what children were breast or bottle fed

It will be beneficial for baby but is it for you? Pumping is hard work and time consuming. I am a big advocate for BF don't get me wrong but if it's stressful, I don't think it's worth it for your own well being! Your baby will grow up BF or FF, please don't best yourself up!

It takes half an hour twice daily to pump.
I don’t mind this it’s manageable for now so I’m happy to continue if I thought there was health benefits for him.
However if this small amount is of no benefit to him, I’d rather have the hour to do something else beneficial for him and older ds, reading/baby massage etc.
This has been a difficult decision to make to stop but I have had support and things just weren’t working out with breastfeeding. I’m happy to continue to pump for now, but just don’t want to waste time doing something if it has no benefit.

According to research it's definitely beneficial. If it's managable then it's 100% worth doing.

It's a lot of effort to go to for a small amount.

Of course any breast milk will be beneficial but going onto 100% formula won't be in any way harmful or bad for the baby.

If it were me I would stop pumping and stick with formula, and not look back. What do you WANT to do?

This is the difficulty cherry, if i thought there was much measurable benefit I want to continue, but if it has no real consequence then I want to stop and use the time more productively. It’s difficult but I don’t want to waste time every day expressing a small amount if it won’t benefit him and I don’t want to cling onto this just to say I’m breastfeeding in some way....

Diemme do you have any links to the research for this I can’t find much when I’ve looked.
Thanks for responses.

NHS website states that any amount of breast milk is beneficial. I also remember from my training - I'm a health visitor - that ebf is best. But next best thing is as much breast milk as possible. But formula is also fine and the right decision for lots of mothers. Seriously, feeding your baby isn't supposed to create the kind of stress that makes you ask for research links. Relax and make the decision that's right for you.