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Supplementing Breastmilk

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Ever since I started my period again (about a month ago, my son is almost 6 months) my milk supply has plummeted!! I have tried just about everything and nothing seems to be working to get my supply back up. My son now eats solids pretty well but I know he still needs milk while I'm at work and I'm having a really hard time pumping enough. I'm worried he will get dehydrated. Suggestions on supplementing, I have read everything from formula to almond milk to goats milk.

 

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  • Bella61811Bella61811 member
    If you need to supplement and cannot use EBM, use formula. Your son is way too young to be getting any type of milk product. Plus, they do not contain the vitamins/nutrients that babys need like BM/Formula does.
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    imageBella61811:
    If you need to supplement and cannot use EBM, use formula. Your son is way too young to be getting any type of milk product. Plus, they do not contain the vitamins/nutrients that babys need like BM/Formula does.

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  • livinirie84livinirie84 member
    imageBella61811:
    If you need to supplement and cannot use EBM, use formula. Your son is way too young to be getting any type of milk product. Plus, they do not contain the vitamins/nutrients that babys need like BM/Formula does.


    This. Almond milk and goats milk do not serve the same function as formula.
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  • mrsjshannonmrsjshannon member

    I know exactly how you are feeling!!  My son was 7 months before we ran out of breast milk and I wanted to continue breast feeding until a year old.  What i did was supplement.  I read the other's posts about not using milk; listen to them b/c his little tummy can't digest that yet.  Also if i were you i'd do some reading up on supplementing breast and formula.

    I had to wean my son off of breast milk and onto formula b/c he hated the taste of formula (And for good reason b/c that stuff is NASTY)!  I would skimp him on 2 oz of breast milk and instead add in 2oz of formula.  I would do that for a week and then skimp him on 4oz of breast and add formula and so forth...until he was settled in.  Even then we had problems with the formula.  Well, good luck!  I would love to hear how it turned out!!  Take care:)

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  • bingham101bingham101
    Use formula, we use walmart brand. We go through about one can a month. He gets one bottle at daycare the rest is BM.
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