just need to be sure im in the right direction

[vegazbaby]

i struggled to breast feed and after four days fed formula
then after 2 days of formula my milk came in and i was feeling more confident

my son in now 10 days old, and for the last three days i have been feeding mainly breast milk in the day, and then formula at night and morning feed

hes tending to latch on for longer periods now and i want to try to exclusively breastfeed, instead of feed for a short while and get out the expressed bottle

i seem to be feeding non stop, it took an hour off on put him down then winged back on then off, i think he is eating, neck swallowing motions, feeling a pull and he had milk in his mouth,

my question is if im looking to get my baby off the bottle and onto breast should i expect a lot of off on off on to start with until we get more practice?

 

[optimistic1]

Feeding on and off constantly is normal for anyone in the beginning weeks. Babys trying to build up your supply so yeah your doing great keep up the good work!

 

[CupcakeBaby]

If you're going the whole night without him BFing at all then I don't think your supply will get up to a level you need it at Hun.

Night feeds are the most important ones. X

 

[fieryphoenix]

You definitely are heading in the right direction, but like a pp said, the night feeds are very important to building your supply. So I'd start bf at night as well or at least pumping at night

 

[vegazbaby]

thanks last night i gave him breast (couldnt be bothered to go downstairs ha ha),
thanks for your help we seem to be making slow but steady progress