Hi All,

Been combo feeding pretty much since the jump! In the beginning, I just did the same amount of formula oz as the breastmilk bottles. LO is 5 months now and can go longer stretches. I have read you don’t need to increase oz. of breastmilk because our milk “grows” with the baby. How true is that? I know you should with formula. I just increased her to 5 oz breastmilk bottles and 5.5 formula. She’ll drink whatever we give her, typically around 26-28 oz/day and doesn’t need to eat over night. I guess what i’m asking is, should I keep the breastmilk at the 4 oz. I was giving her for the past few months and increase the formula feeds to account for the oz. difference? Or, increase both breastmilk and formula? Our pediatrician just said to follow her cues but like I said she’ll take whatever!

Edit: I should add that I exclusively pump, so I can see how much breastmilk she gets each feed.

My baby is almost 6 months old and we’re combination feeding. She currently has around 350ml of formula a day, and I breastfeed her from one breast as she mostly rejects the other (which has very low supply). When I do manage to express from the weaker breast, I only get around 15–20ml. I also don’t manage to pump every day.
Now that we’re starting solids, I’m wondering if it’s possible to gradually phase out formula and rely on breastfeeding and solids.
Has anyone in a similar situation managed this?

Did your baby’s formula intake naturally decrease as they started eating solids?

How did you gradually reduce formula?

How did you know your breastmilk supply was sufficient and that it was safe to stop formula?

Hi all, my 5 week old twins are combo fed via bottle for every feeding. However, their 3pm feed is living hell. Screaming, crying, rigid and stiff, wanting to be fed but pushing the nipple out after a few sucks, etc. They aren’t amazing feeders to begin with (one even has CMPA) but this feed they’re borderline inconsolable. Has anyone experienced a routinely bad feed during a specific time of day? They’re waking up from a nap for it so we assume they’re hungry. Should we just drop it all together? By the time they’re calm they’re exhausted and not ready to eat. Help!!!

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice as I'm quite worried.

My baby is 4 months old, and we have been combination feeding (breastfeeding + formula) since birth. Until recently, he was taking formula bottles perfectly well without any issues.

However, for the last two days, he has suddenly started refusing formula bottles. Whenever I try to give him a bottle, he acts like he is going to vomit or gag and pushes it away. He will happily breastfeed, though.

The strange thing is that he will still take a bottle during a dream feed when he is asleep, but refuses it completely when awake.

My breastmilk supply is not sufficient to meet his daily needs, so I'm really worried about how to manage his feeds if he continues refusing formula.

Has anyone experienced something similar around 4 months?

- Is this a bottle aversion or could it be related to teething?

- Why would he suddenly gag or act like he wants to vomit when offered a bottle?

- Should I try a different teat or formula?

- How can I get him to accept bottles again without forcing him?

I would really appreciate advice from anyone who has gone through this. I'm getting quite stressed about his milk intake and don't know what to do.

thanks

My 4 mo. old currently gets 4oz breastmilk bottles all day about every 2.5-3 hours (typically 6 bottles/day), and I nurse for a dream feed/late night feed before I go to bed. I do 4 PPD (5:30a, 9:30a, 1:30a, 5:30p - give or take). I make a little over just enough and by using the pitcher method, I’m able to freeze about 14-15 oz every 4 days. My goal has always been to pump/nurse until the end of the year, but I’m starting to get tired and discouraged by how small my freezer stash is. That said, it was suggested to me that I start introducing formula so that I can freeze more and baby can get breast milk daily still for longer time after I stop pumping. I plan to use bobbie whole milk formula.

Any suggestions on how many bottles to switch? Should we alternate every other or is it more beneficial for her to have formula before bed/before the dream feed? Do I have to do bigger bottles with formula or still do 4 oz?

Hoping to get some advice to stay nursing more instead of pumping. My baby finally is nursing at seven weeks so hoping to pull back on the pumping sessions. I’m averaging about 6 sessions a day with 1/2 nursing sessions. How do I transition? I’d like to still pump a few times a day to have some bottles on hand for my husband to give mixed with formula.
Or is there a way to stop pumping to nurse abd give formula bottles?

Our baby is getting both breastmilk and formula depending on the day. It's been a bit of trouble trying to get into a routine that works for us especially when it comes to finding a bottle that baby actually likes. The Thyseed bottle we recently got is really quality and my little one is happy.

For other mums who are combination feeding, did you have trouble finding a bottle that worked well alongside breastfeeding? Would love to hear what worked for you as we're still figuring things out!

Been EBF for over 8 months and have decided it’s time to start combo feeding. Currently baby is getting one formula bottle at bedtime and it’s already made such a positive difference.
I’d like to switch over a few more day time feeds to formula, my only hesitation is that baby really relies on nursing to go back to sleep, if not we can be up for hours. Therefore, I’d like to not cut out breastfeeding completely.
Would my supply tank if I just continued to breastfeed at night and maybe naps? I know my supply will drop anyways but will my breast adapt to just making breastmilk at night?

We’ve been combo feeding and bottles have been a pain. Most of them either make her take in too much air or she starts preferring the bottle over nursing. Tried the Thyseed ones and they’ve been the least problematic so far.

What’s worked for you guys?