Hi I've recently decided to give my ebf baby a bottle of formula a day. I am not seeing a lot of information about mixed feeding/combination feeding. My little boy is now 5 months and we got off to a great start breastfeeding however he eats every 1 1/2 to 2 hours during the daytime and a bit less often at night usually every 3 hours. He is a quick feeder during the day and feeds in under 5 mins. since about 14 weeks has become quite stressful as he gets frustrated and distracted when feeding. It's really keeping us housebound a lot as when we do go places it's not long before we have to head home to feed. Sometimes I do feed him when we go out but only places that have a breastfeeding room as it's not comfortable with him trashing around from swapping boobs and shouting in-between feeds.
I would like to maybe do another bottle too of expressed milk to take it to 2 bottle feeds a day. He is very content after a bottle feed formula or breast milk. Does anyone have any successful combination feeding experiences they can share. I really feel depressed thinking of giving up breastfeeding but this frequent feeding is also making me feel quite low. I also meant to add he is calmer and more settled feeding at nighttime. He is still a little young for weaning but hoping to start him a little earlier maybe around 24 weeks. My HV says he is a hungry boy and had actually recommended earlier weaning but I've held off as still think he is a bit young. I started going back to a breastfeeding group but they don't seem keen when I tell them I am wanting to feed sometimes with formula. They think it's all very normal my situation and gets easier. I have a 6 year old older brother that's really not getting enough attention with me frequently feeding the youngest.
Thanks for any positive stories you may have and just a little reassurance if anyone knows more about this! 😀