Mixed feeding - did you wait 6 weeks?

[MelonSmoothie]

I know if you want to mix feed the advice is to wait 6 weeks to establish breastfeeding then introduce a bottle.

We tried this with our first baby and they just flat out refused the bottle after waiting the 6 weeks.

Thinking of trying earlier this time.. has anyone managed this successfully?

We are hoping to mainly breastfeed with one or two bottles of formula mixed in a day to allow a bit more flexibility.

Thanks!!

I mixed fed from day one, I’d breastfeed when relaxed at home and warm and cozy so more of a bonding feed and my DH would formula feed evenings and some nights so I could sleep, I had to work 3 weeks after the babies were born so didn’t really have much choice but we were ok with that approach twice.

Due to some weight gain panic we ended up mixed feeding from 2 weeks and it's been fine. She prefers the boob, but takes one bottle a day happily (we were topping up after every feed but now just do a bed time bottle).

We did mixed feeding from birth, but I always breastfed first then gave the baby to my wife for a top-up bottle feed. Then from about 6 weeks to 8 months, baby was breastfed by me by would have one bottle a day from my wife at around 10pm so I could get some more sleep! Worked brilliantly for us.

I mixed fed my eldest from about 10 days old and we managed to combi feed until around 10 months when he moved onto fully formula fed as he was just not longer interested in breastfeeding. We would usually just do one bottle per day just before bedtime or he would just take formula if I had to leave him anytime and there were never any issues

I had your experience with my first child. Introduced a bottle from 10 days with number 2. Mixed fed till 6 months then she rejected me for her bottle 😓

I only introduced a bottle of expressed milk around 10 weeks, no issues. Baby always took a bottle when offered. Try different bottles and nipples.

No I mixed fed from day one, never any issues.