Supplementing with Formula... how do you do it?

shakatcon10 · April 2012

I am going to be returning to work soon and am going to start needing to supplement. I want to start now to make sure my baby is ok with the formula we choose. How should I start to integrate the formula into his diet? Should I mix some with breast milk or just start giving him a bottle of formula a day?

Please tell me how you feed your baby? Do you do formula and breast milk at certain times of day(like formula at night, breast milk during the day?) Just confused on how to supplement and not upset baby's stomach?

ericaanne0720 · April 2012

I have been slowly integrating formula into my DS diet. He is 6w1d. I give him one 4oz. bottle of formula at night right before he goes down for the night. I have been using the Similac Sensitive so it won't upset his tummy. He is already naturally gassy, so this formula is gentle on his stomach. At first he wasn't a big fan of it and fought it a little. But with a little persistence and patience he finally took all 4 oz. The bonus of it is he tends to sleep a little bit longer on the formula than he did when I bf him at night. GL

jenskurn · April 2012

I ep, so I am just mixing half and half in her bottles. It hasn't been an easy transition, tummy wise. She was super gassy at first. We just switched to Similac Sensitive and its been the best so far. We tried Enfamil Newborn, Enfamil Gentlease powder and pre-mixed and she was really fussy and upset. I started with 1oz formula and slowly worked her up to where she is at now.

bitsybubbles7 · April 2012

For LO's 1st week, we breastfed except for one night feeding (Hubby did that one so I could get some sleep). By week 2, I was only breastfeeding 2 times a day and pumping the rest. By 3 weeks, LO's intake increased and I couldn't keep up and store milk so we started supplementing. First, we mixed 1oz formula and 2 oz breast milk, but eventually just went to half and half. By 4 weeks, Lo was exclusively on formula.

To be honest, I felt like he had more digestive problems while on breast milk. He was gassier and fussier (Yes, I am aware that could have been from what I was eating). We use the gas-less enfamil formula and he's been doing great.

Good Luck!

bitsybubbles7 · April 2012

Thank you pp Enfamil Gentlease... gas-less formula... wishful thinking on my end lol

tjg5275 · April 2012

our baby will take a bottle of formula or a bottle of breast milk, I just pump 7 times a day, which gives me about 25 ounces but he drinks 35-40...

i dont notice stomach problems or painful gas, but he does have gas from time to tome!!

similac sensitive concentrate he loves!

beano · April 2012

We supplement with formula 2-3 bottles a day (1 in afternoon, 2 at night before bed). We use Earth's Best. I dont mix it with breast milk. DS is gassy on both formula and breast milk. He is now taking 70-80mL bottles but I am going to up it to 90 mL/3oz soon.

footnotegirl · April 2012

I had to start early due to a low production issue. We started using a cup (baby <1 week old) and then moved up through eyedroppers to a pendant and tube system. Then the lactation consultant saw that LO latched great and had us just start on bottles. Since then, we've always just nursed and then fed with the bottle right after.

I pump at work, and so whatever I get at work gets added to the bottles (since I never get more than 1 oz at a time, it's only adding a little bit).

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