Soph&Bump
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Hi
Because of some feeding problems earlier on and because my nipples are too sore if I BF all day/night, I'm now doing a combination of BF, expressing and formula. This works for me on a few levels, including the fact me and my OH can share nights now, as we give a formula late at night, when I express. During the night hours LO then usually has a bottle of EBM and a bottle of formula. I find the morning feed painful, so express and give it in a bottle.
So, it's working in that every other night I get a full night's sleep but I think my milk supply is dropping in the day and LO isn't getting enough sometimes (though I know how much she's getting when she has EBM or F). I thought the supply in the night would drop but my HV warned me that not feeding/expressing through the night, could cause problems in the day.
I'm now worried and want to increase my milk supply and thought there must be some experienced ladies out there who know how to go about doing this.
Thanks in advance...
Because of some feeding problems earlier on and because my nipples are too sore if I BF all day/night, I'm now doing a combination of BF, expressing and formula. This works for me on a few levels, including the fact me and my OH can share nights now, as we give a formula late at night, when I express. During the night hours LO then usually has a bottle of EBM and a bottle of formula. I find the morning feed painful, so express and give it in a bottle.
So, it's working in that every other night I get a full night's sleep but I think my milk supply is dropping in the day and LO isn't getting enough sometimes (though I know how much she's getting when she has EBM or F). I thought the supply in the night would drop but my HV warned me that not feeding/expressing through the night, could cause problems in the day.
I'm now worried and want to increase my milk supply and thought there must be some experienced ladies out there who know how to go about doing this.
Thanks in advance...