Will this work? Question about bottle feeding EBM to a 7 week old

[KelaS]

Hi all. I am getting married in just over 3 weeks, when DD will be 7 1/2 weeks. She is ex bf, and I have given her the odd bottle of EBM, which she takes with no problems. On the wedding day I am going to find it quite difficult to bf on demand, so was planning on having loads of bottles of EBM ready for her, and expressing when I could to stop myself leaking/getting engorged. However, I worked out today how many feeds she would need bottles for, and I don't think it will work. So, my new plan is:

Feed DD immediately before getting into my dress (approx 2pm)

Have a bottle ready if she needs feeding between then and when we get to the hotel for the reception.

Feed again sometime between then (5pm) and dinner (630) depending on whether or not she had the bottle.

Have another bottle ready in case she needs feeding during dinner.

Feed as needed between end of dinner (830) and end of evening (midnight)

She will then be looked after overnight by my parents, so will be on bottles between then and when I rejoin them in the morning. Figure I will just need to express once, as soon as I get up, but will only do it if I really need to, as will be able to feed as soon as I get to her, about 9am.

Does that sound workable? Is it too many bottles to give to a 7 week old? Will I be ok for up to 9/10 hrs overnight without feeding (currently feed every 3 hrs overnight)?

Congratulations on your baby and the due wedding, Sounds like you have a good plan. If you start expressing now you can freeze it and you should have plenty if you take it out of the freezer on the day and keep it in a cool bag and transfer some to a fridge where your parents are staying. I think you may need to be prepared to express during the night though. At 10 weeks your baby will still be very young so your parents should be prepared for your dd to be upset when apart from you for 10 hours maybe you should get your OH to give a bottle at night so she gets used to someone else feeding her? I'm sure a bfc will give you advice soon on here. Hope you have a lovely day.

DP does give her a bottle sometimes, so she is used to that, and she spends loads of time with my parents so think she will be ok. I've already started expressing, got 8 oz in the freezer, which I think is a good start.

I just wanted to say I hope you have a fantastic day!

Thanks! Think I must be insane, planning a wedding for so soon after the birth, but never mind! To make it worse better we are having DD christened the next day!

Thing that pops into my mind, as already mentioned is be prepared to express at night too, otherwise you may find you will be flowing madly beforehand (previous experience of this a few weeks ago

sorry can't help more than this for advice as have a nearly 6wk old.

Hope you have a lovely day and congratulations on your baby

damn, so I will have to wake up in the middle of the night to express? Was really looking forward to a full night's sleep (probably not what I should be looking forward to my wedding night for!! )