the other day one of the nurses told me that the girls will be sent home on two bottles of formula a day (enfacare if that matters). They were born at 31 w (currently 35+4) and have been gettjng breastmilk from the beginning. i make enough and they also seem like they are getting the hang of bfing. They have recently been getting hmf with their bottles and the other day they added vitamins b/c their hematocrits were on the low side. I didn't ask what the rationale was for two daily bottles ....but was curious as to if that is standard for preemies or not. Fwiw, i don't think they will be coming home soon, so i may be jumping the gun a bit to wonder.
Re: formula supplementation required?
We're doing this, as well, and this will be the same thing we do going home, as well.
This! And now were ebf with the exception of a splash of bm with his caffiene in a bottle once per day. My dr said if I were to give bottles of bm no need to do the neosure because he is gaining weight.
Neosure has extra calcium and phosphorus. Preemies bones don't officy completely because they are born too early. So, it is recommended. HOWEVER, you can add neosure to your bm. It is easy to do and you have to add very little.
And, about a month or two after their due dates talk to your doctor again.
We'll miss you sweet Debbie Girl (4.21.12) and sweet Cindy Girl (8.9.12)
We did this too. Mine were too small that he doctor did not want them to try bf because they would use too many calories. They also had to have the formula added for extra calories.