Mix feeding - Can it ever work?

[Becky77]

Well I've successfully been breast feeding my DD with just one FF per day since she was about 10 weeks until last week (16 weeks), but this last week I have upped it to two bottles and suddenly she seems very unsatisfied on the boob and I think my supply is twindling (my boobs don't feel full)... I keep trying to offer the breast but she won't suckle unless she gets that fast flow that a full breast (or bottle I guess) gives her... So last night I had to give her a 3rd bottle Have I ruined everything? I really don't want to completely stop BF yet but I don't want to express to up my supply if that means I have to keep doing it... Would Fenucreek help me? Is there anything else I can do?

TIA

Becky - the only thing that has been shown to consistently and effectively boost breastmilk supply is more frequent, effective removal of milk from the breast. Even one ff a day can impact on supply - not on everyone's, as we differ in how 'robust' our milk supply is, but for some people one, or in your case, two, replacing breastfeeds makes a difference. Not a permanent difference, as you can retrieve supply by reducing and then dropping the formula and replacing it with breastfeeding.

You dont need to express - you do need to feed more often, as you are trying to do, and you may need to pick the moments when she is happy and comfortable to do so....pressurising her will not help Whatever you do, expressing and/or feeding more often, will not need to continue once you have turned the clock back

worked for me. bf up to 18 months but introduced 1 or 2 formula feeds 6 months in. i did produce alot of milk tho....

mimsy - you also intro'd them after six months, not 10 weeks. This can make a difference.