Benefits of BF after eight months?

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I've got a bit of a tricky baby who has always refused a bottle until yesterday. The before bed feed is going to be a bit of a nightmare to get her to take a bottle for, so I'm going to a spa for the night and leaving DH to it

Once we've 'broken' her I think we'd be wise to carry on with bottle for that feed otherwise it will always be difficult.

She has two other breast feeds a day but is not great with solids unless it's a pudding type solid, fruit or breakfast i.e. will only have a few spoons of meat and veg.

Should I keep the last feed of the day a BF rather than FF to ensure she gets all vitamins etc. or would FF actually be better because I suppose it's fortified?

Are there any major health benefits in general to have only BF at this stage?

Thank you

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That's interesting thanks. I'm so easy to sway. I do actually really want to do all feeds as BF but need to know I can leave her because I've been feeling very trapped. Maybe I'll try one night one and one off but not sure she'll accept that or if my supply would get confused.

Maybe check it out with an expert but you're v well established by nnow so I'm pretty sure your supply will adapt.

If supply is still a concern for you, have you considered leaving bottles of EBM rather than formula? That way your DD is still consuming the same amount of milk from you.

It is so liberating to know you can escape for a wee while, I would have felt so trapped not being able to go out ever. I found it easier to always to do the bedtime feed myself then go out for the evening and leave the 11pm/ 2am feeds for DH- as DS was already sleepy and just waking for a feed he accepted not getting a BF more easily. He wouldn't take a drop out of a bottle at nursery, grrr!

My DD is 9 months and when I go out for the evening I feed her before I set off and then my DH gives her ceral, yogurt etc if she is hungry - she will not take a bottle!

Hiya, nothing wrong with a drink of water from your dp if she's thirsty. I dropped the bedtime feed with both my dd's by about 10 mnths as they always fell asleep on the boob and I wanted to get them into a better sleeping routine.

Neither of them would take milk from a bottle but would take warm water, it worked for us

What about EBM instead? If not what about water if she's just thirsty and not hungry? Have you tried her with a cup rather than a bottle? I can recommend Avent's magic cup, Tommee Tippee easiflow, the Amadeus 360 and the doidy cup.

Thanks everyone. She has taken a bottle (feeder cups really) for the last couple of days but before bed is the issue because it's more of a boob comfort thing. Do you think my supply would stay constant if I did one on one off for that feed? Supply has never been a problem but I'm aware it adjusts quickly.

I don't really want to express because I've just done too much of it over the last eight months. First when she wrecked one nipple so I had to express from that side when she was tiny and would take the bottle and then all the times we tried to get her to take a bottle after that. It takes three sessins to get a full feed and I got sick of it!

I would just do all feeds as BF and then leave a bottle of formula if you happen to go out on occasion. If DH can't get her to take it for whatever reason she can always have some solid food instead or water if she is just thirsty.