supplementing...wwyd?! **poll**

babymama_bryn

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my supply is realllllly not what it should be & im barely pumping enough for her 3 DC bottles. Then i have to feed her in the evening and at bedtime. So  come bedtime, theres hardly anything left in me. So I just started to supplement a bottle of half formula and half bm before bed. Its working great, DD does fine with it. So that got me thinking....

If im struggling to get the 3 bottles,  forget about it when she needs MORE in those bottles soon.

so would it be better to....

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kcisthebombdotcom

I remember when we were making the transition from BM-formula reading somewhere that even a little of BM is good a day since in smaller doses it contains a lot of the important vitamins/minerals for baby or something along those lines. Maybe someone knows what I'm talking about, isn't trying to do 12 things at once and can better explain. lol

diana.filipi

Your body is continually making milk.  It's not like you have some in the morning and by evening it's all gone. 

justrachet

When we were feeding DS 50% formula, we just did all formula at daycare and all BM at home. It was logistically simpler because I could leave a can of formula and 4 bottles at daycare, and they could make and wash bottles as needed.

bhawk0527

diana.filipi:

Your body is continually making milk.  It's not like you have some in the morning and by evening it's all gone. 

True... but I feel your pain! Last night I tapped into my DC stash because she seemed hungry and wasn't getting anything from me. Or at least I couldn't hear the swallowing noise.

katiemac12345

justrachet:

When we were feeding DS 50% formula, we just did all formula at daycare and all BM at home. It was logistically simpler because I could leave a can of formula and 4 bottles at daycare, and they could make and wash bottles as needed.

This worked for us

dmathis10

I only BF for 4 weeks, so I'm not sure about this... But I read you shouldn't mix BM and formula??

starryeyeddreamer

I am in the same place you are. I am only able to pump 8-10 oz during 3 pumping sessions away from LO when I am at work. I try to EBF when I am with LO - and typically only have to give him 4 oz of formula on the days that I am home with him. At daycare he is sent with the 10oz of BM - he is fed this first & then formula when he needs to eat more. Sometimes I wonder if I am doing what is best for LO - but I really wanted to BF for 6-12 months. This system has been working for us so far. GL!

BabyS.

I was unfortuantely in the hospital and unable to BF for about 2 weeks. During this time, we used my freezer stash and started running out. I spoke with a Lactation Consultant who counseled me to do 100% BM or 100% formula, because the benefits of BM were diminished if mixed with formula. So, we did 1 full bottle of BM, followed by 1 full bottle of formula as we needed it.