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Question for those who have switched from BF to FF
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babycakes76
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I went from bf to ebm to ff as Seb was a hungry baby.
I started with giving him Formula at bedtime than one during the day and just slowly increased it. He certainly more content with formula.
He had breast milk for up to 6/7 weeks so a good start i say
I started with giving him Formula at bedtime than one during the day and just slowly increased it. He certainly more content with formula.
He had breast milk for up to 6/7 weeks so a good start i say
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Am feeling much better, still slightly guilty (ridiculous I know
) but he seems so much more content 
I have found I am leaking more in the night though - a virtual flood last night 
so think i might need to express a bit more!
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Am feeling much better, still slightly guilty (ridiculous I know
I had to sleep on a towel for a long time. I went to every other feed and boobs adjusted quite quickly. Didn't express either. Don't feel guilty - your happy == Happy Myles!!
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I think I might not bother expressing, thinking about it won't that keep my supply as it is rather than reducing it according to what Myles needs for half and half feeds?
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Did you have to give her any water?
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i know where you're coming from with the guilt of switching to formula from breast
Tegan is 2 weeks old tomorrow and i only managed to breast feed her for 10 days, then it got too much for me, it was hard when i was trying to sleep and she wanted feeding constantly during the night
i've had 2 nights so far with her on formula, first night was an absoloute dream, managed to sleep loads so did she with her only waking up twice for a feed, whereas last night it was return of the hungry sicky baby! i think she guzzles too fast now
but i'm so glad i'm not the only one who's felt guilty for stopping or thinking of stopping/combination feeding
i was gonna combination feed until i woke up at half 5 yesterday morning shivering with a sore right booby, got a bollocking from the duty midwife and was told to choose which method i'm gonna feed her by!
i'm glad that i managed to feed her for her first 10 days of life, but i'm gladder still that i've gone to formula and can hand her to someone else to feed so i can actually do things, like go to the toilet at night!
Tegan is 2 weeks old tomorrow and i only managed to breast feed her for 10 days, then it got too much for me, it was hard when i was trying to sleep and she wanted feeding constantly during the night
i've had 2 nights so far with her on formula, first night was an absoloute dream, managed to sleep loads so did she with her only waking up twice for a feed, whereas last night it was return of the hungry sicky baby! i think she guzzles too fast now
but i'm so glad i'm not the only one who's felt guilty for stopping or thinking of stopping/combination feeding
i was gonna combination feed until i woke up at half 5 yesterday morning shivering with a sore right booby, got a bollocking from the duty midwife and was told to choose which method i'm gonna feed her by!
i'm glad that i managed to feed her for her first 10 days of life, but i'm gladder still that i've gone to formula and can hand her to someone else to feed so i can actually do things, like go to the toilet at night!
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We are doing ok so far on the combination feeding, I bf all night and two or three feeds in the day and he has two ir three five ounce bottles at the moment, he has only been sick a couple of times, once was my fault cos i tried a faster flow bottle instead of the breastflow ones! My milk supply is still good, i haven't been expressing cos i find it too time consuming! We have both just started with thrush but gonna try and bf through it like last time, will go to docs Monday
I bf all night and two or three feeds in the day and he has two ir three five ounce bottles at the moment, he has only been sick a couple of times, once was my fault cos i tried a faster flow bottle instead of the breastflow ones! My milk supply is still good, i haven't been expressing cos i find it too time consuming! We have both just started with thrush but gonna try and bf through it like last time, will go to docs Monday
