switch to ff?

Angela183 · July 2013

I have been bf and using formula for supplementation. when I return to work (LO will be 3 mos) I plan to switch to exclusively formula. I'm worried about how LO will react to this change. How did everyone else's LO do with this change?

MrsRKJ · July 2013

I'm switching to ff because my supply is low, so right now I'm doing 50/50. Next week I'm going to do 75% formula, 25% bm, then after that I'm going to do full formula.

HimandMeplus3 · July 2013

MrsRKJ:
I'm switching to ff because my supply is low, so right now I'm doing 50/50. nbsp;Next week I'm going to do 75 formula, 25 bm, then after that I'm going to do full formula.

I did something similar to this. I started doing formula every 3rd feed for a few days, then every other feed for a few days. By the start of the next week, I was doing 2 formula feeds to every breastfeeding session. I got it down so that I was only breast feeding for his middle of the night feed. I did this for a week, and then switched to all formula. This also helped me wind down my milk supply so that when I stopped all together, I wasn't so engorged! My boobs thanked me!!

Angela183 · July 2013

What happens when LO is looking for the boob and you are no longer breastfeeding? I just worry- LO really enjoys BF- I think it soothes her. It just won't be practical or possible once I've returned to work.

HimandMeplus3 · July 2013

I just feed him his bottles in the same position for the most part. Still snuggled up to my boob! He just learned to turn his have up a little more.

Angela183 said:
What happens when LO is looking for the boob and you are no longer breastfeeding? I just worry- LO really enjoys BF- I think it soothes her. It just won't be practical or possible once I've returned to work.

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