Did you swap to formula before 6 months?

[b4baby]

Just wondered when you made the decision to switch to formula and why?

 

[JMB1992]

Combination fed from 10 weeks. Then completely formula fed from 5 months. She has servere reflux and cmpa which i didnt know at the time otherwise i would of carried on breastfeeding! x

 

[socitycourty]

switched at 2 months for breastmilk allergy and severe reflux.....

 

[Dawnlouise30]

tried breastfeeding but LO would not latch well and lost lots of weight in the first 3 days (nearly 15% of birth weight) so we had no choice but to use formula from him being 3 days old. I also don't think my milk ever properly came in either.

 

[sarah100688]

I breastfeed apart from days out when I bring formula and bottles. I plan to give up breastfeeding at about 6 months x

 

[Kage76]

Combi fed up to 6 weeks- gave up because pumping, breastfeeding and ff was too much.

 

[Islander]

We started ff at 15 weeks as I needed to go back on my arthritis meds

 

[helensamantha]

Combi fed (1 formula bottle a day) from about 8weeks, 2 bottles formula from bout 12 weeks, then completely formula from 4months and 1 week........I went back to work at 4 months and within 3 days my milk COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED despite 2 pumping sessions a day at work.. Was very upset to begin with as I felt the decision to stop breast feeding had been made for me and I had no control over it. I miss feeding her so much, but she has thrived since being on formula (obviously she's now on solids too). Xx

 

[b4baby]

Was very upset to begin with as I felt the decision to stop breast feeding had been made for me and I had no control over it.

I kinda wish the decision would be made for me! I am expressing and I know that I have truly had enough of it but I can't bring myself to give it up as I don't want to feel guilt if I do! If my milked dried up then I couldn't do anything about it!

 

[helensamantha]

Was very upset to begin with as I felt the decision to stop breast feeding had been made for me and I had no control over it.

I kinda wish the decision would be made for me! I am expressing and I know that I have truly had enough of it but I can't bring myself to give it up as I don't want to feel guilt if I do! If my milked dried up then I couldn't do anything about it!

Don't feel guilty about giving up. I did at first, I felt like I'd failed her. But then I told myself, after a week or so of moping around, not be be upset about what I now can't do, but be EXTREMELY PROUD of what I had ALREADY done.

 

[b4baby]

Was very upset to begin with as I felt the decision to stop breast feeding had been made for me and I had no control over it.

I kinda wish the decision would be made for me! I am expressing and I know that I have truly had enough of it but I can't bring myself to give it up as I don't want to feel guilt if I do! If my milked dried up then I couldn't do anything about it!

Don't feel guilty about giving up. I did at first, I felt like I'd failed her. But then I told myself, after a week or so of moping around, not be be upset about what I now can't do, but be EXTREMELY PROUD of what I had ALREADY done.

You are right, I didn't think I would make it past the first few weeks. Then I desperately wanted to make it to 6 weeks as that what my Mom and sister had done. And now I have made it to double that.
My only worry is I had mastitis in January and she had 3 formula bottles and was terribly sick after each of them. So I think this is what is putting me off as I hated seeing her so sick and don't want to put her through that again!

 

[helensamantha]

What formula did you use? And what bottles? She may have either a sensitive tummy so you might need to be careful with formula brand/type, or she may have just gulped so much milk so quickly out of the bottle (as obviously it comes out so much quicker and easier than your booby!!) that she just had a big bubble of stuck wind that brought the rest if the feed up with it??

 

[helensamantha]

PS well done flying past your milestones

 

[b4baby]

We use avent bottle but she was using them before as my milk is expressed. And we used aptimil. Was going to try hipp organic next time as I heard this is good. Any suggestions?

 

[helensamantha]

No sorry, I use avent natural and apatamil so the same as you really!! Just try again with a little bit of formula at a time. She might have just been a bit shocked by the sudden change in milk all at once. I know nothing of the other brands of milk sorry, was recommended aptamil by my midwife so tried that and haven't changed! Xx