Breastfeeding

if you BF & supplement- how much?

We supplement w/ formula after most of the feedings. How much do you feed LO?  Our LO is 3 weeks and I think we may be overfeeding him. He usually BF's for about 15 min. each breast and then eats anywhere from 2- 3.5 oz of formula- is this too much?

Re: if you BF & supplement- how much?

  • we just started supplementing 2 weeks ago our LO gets 2 to 2 1/2 oz sometimes a little more ie 3 3 1/2 but our LO is six weeks old.
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  • Truthfully it all depends on how much your LO is getting from you.  You can go to a LC and have him weighed before and after a feeding to see how much he is getting from BF.  If he isn't getting very much then that amount would be fine.  Also is he spitting up a lot?  Babies will spit up when they are overfed.  
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  • we were in the hospital at 5 weeks due to failure to thrive.  My LO has severe anemia and gets to tired to eat and it killed my supply (now i know i pump all the time!)    But at that time our specialist said offer each breast for no more than 15 minutes each and offer 3 oz supplements of formula or expressed milk.

     Hope this helps!

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