Supplementing with formula

auburnbride2be

Who has done this and how did it go? My fear would be that my DS would not want to nurse anymore. 

greeneyedjess

I had to do it (and I hated it!).  DS wasn't gaining weight like they wanted him to.  I started offering 2 ounces of formula after we finished nursing every time and he gained almost 1 1/2 lbs in a week.  We did struggle a tiny bit with him not wanting to nurse but I was persistent and now we have no issues.  Now, he's only getting 2-3 bottles a day and nursing the rest.  I usually give him a bottle in the morning and at night before we go to bed.  Sometimes there's one in the middle of the day if I just can't seem to satisfy him with nursing.  We use Avent and Tommee Tippee bottles.

telyn

We just started doing this since LO moved up to 6 oz bottles.We just add a shot to the BM. I only pump 12-15 oz a day and she started eating 12-18. 

She'd still rather have the real deal than the bottle. I think it depends on the age. Very young and they want the speed of the bottle. Older and they want to comfort of Mama. 

jennej24

It went well for us. We suplemented for awhile due to low weight gain. But basically I would offer a bottle (playtex drop ins not sure if that matters) after nursing and sometimes she would take it and sometimes not. Also, my husband gave her a bottle a few times when I was out. We didn't use any specific formula whatever we had gotten samples of. Eventually she just stopped taking the bottles, she is 9 months now and still nursing.