FF moms encouragement.

sfeebs13 · December 2013

By no means do I look at formula as any kind of poison. But there are so many changes I am wondering how to deal with, w/out BRM. It's slowly but surely drying up.

LO breaks out on her face easily.. she sleeps on her tummy and her sheets are changed every other day. She got a rash and a cold after Skids left this past weekend. Honestly, i'm shocked.. maybe just because she's still young and it all happened pretty quickly... IDK.

She refuses any kind of paci and my boob unless its a bottle, with milk she knows she will spit up.

I called the pedi today and he said between the organic brown rice cereal and formula, should be mixed 50:50, 4oz FF 4oz cereal/fruits veggies.

She's discovering a lot of new things, so that could be part of the fussiness, but... 20-24oz per day. max 32oz. we use Enfamil SoyProbee.

How much is your LO eating right now? I know this has been discussed but help a sista out.

Have you introduced solids yet?

For other EBF moms, where things didn't go as planned, how did you deal with certain things..? Sorry my posts are so jumbly. FI hasn't worked in a month and I have no one other than my judgmental mother and DD to talk to.

ETA i'm not trying to be a PW i just have a lot to say and need some feedback from what I feel are dependable honest people.

Texasmomma13 · December 2013

There a few posts recently about introducing solids. Maybe some thing there can help.

CaliforniaDream87 · December 2013

My LO has been on formula since week 4. I was/am perfectly fine with my decision. He eats about 3-4 oz every 4 hours. We won't be introducing solids until next month.

PB102012 · December 2013

LO eats 4 oz every three hours, except for each morning in her first bottle where she has 6 oz. I don't plan on introducing solids until she is 6 months.

sfeebs13 · December 2013

@BreanneL24 thanks you those were the words i needed to hear.

@lisarene77 I'll check those out, thanks.

@Californiadream87 --- Seeing how happy and how well she is doing with the formula and solids makes me very happy with my decision. I do miss it sometimes but all in all, we are both happier and healthier!

lkobriant · December 2013

We've FF since DS was a week old, and after a few days of guilt and sadness that I was letting him down I got over it and realized it was what worked best for our family, no regrets! He eats 5 oz every 3-4 hours. No solids until 6 months. You need to decide (with your ped) what works best for LO and your family as a whole.

kanned0121 · December 2013

I will be fully FF LO soon. I have been trying to wait until he was 6 months to make the transition, but I have a health condition and the medication for it isn't okay to take while BFing. The health condition is worsening so I need to make the switch sooner, rather than later. I'm so grateful that there are such great formula options out there. I've been giving him Gerber Soothe a few times a week since he's been born and think I will slowly transition to help dry up my supply. I feel like I'm being selfish for quitting when I am able to BF, but I'm in almost constant pain and I think it will help me be a better mama to LO if I'm fully healthy.

sfeebs13 · December 2013

@jessicaviana --- IDK honestly, why she was so fussy in the beginning. I think I was feeling anxious about feeding her formula, but I was always so nervous my breasts wouldn't do the right thing, that wasn't working either. My mother and FI pushing things I didn't understand... We are doing very well since the switch and even though I'm on anti-anxiety and anti-depressants now, I still feel like DD and I have a much healthier relationship. We were stressing each other out. @kanned0121 a) I always think of you b) with the switch to FF as much as I miss it, and being able squirt a lil BRM on this or that to make it go away sucks, lol.. jk... She and I are both healthier and happier since the switch and I don't regret it.

TrueBeliever925 · December 2013

Whiteman327 said:

My LO was born at the end of August, so not quite 4 months yet. Even so, I plan on waiting a bit longer to introduce solids. Right now he's 15 weeks and eating 5-6 oz every 2-3 hours, except at night when he usually wakes once or twice to eat. Please don't beat yourself up over FF. I had my heart set on EBF, and didn't even think it might not work out, so it felt like a huge blow when we finally said enough is enough. I won't get into our personal details, but it got to be too stressful for me and LO, and nobody was happy. For awhile I felt defective, and like the worst mother ever. It's completely okay to be sad over it. But at some point you have to get over it and start looking at the positives. LO is happy, healthy, and thriving. I no longer dread feedings, but actually look forward to them. Yes, some people will judge, and it will hurt. But fuck 'em. We are awesome parents, and using formula doesn't change that. Keep your head up, LO needs a strong, confident mommy.

Ugh... you're wonderful. Just the words I think every ff mother needs to hear. I had a lot of struggles with bf and ended up ff and I've been really bummed out about it, especially lately. But like you said as long as LO is doing well then that is ALL that matters.

Kellysaves · December 2013

I BF for 12 weeks & was going strong! Although I was feeding on demand and that meant sometimes every hour on the hour. I was ok with it. I freaked out a couple of times because my supply was getting lower...but I drank water and ate better and it turned around quickly. I started back up at work (full time) at 12 weeks and had EVERY intention of pumping. I was set. I had my expensive pump, bags, bottles, the whole bit. First day - pumped twice and got maybe 8oz. total. Next day...even less & so on. It wasn't enough to feed her at DC so I had to supplement with formula (she was eating a full 4-5oz about ever 3 hours). After the first week I was hardly producing...I was heartbroken. The next week...Ava was a different baby. She wasn't fussy, she never cried (unless she was hungry), was sleeping peacefully though the night (I think it was because of our bath time night routine..but who knows?) and was just an all around HAPPY baby. I had to admit to myself that she was happier on formula. She wasn't getting enough to eat from my BF. It was hard...but in the end I would MUCH rather have a happy baby then torture myself with the pumping. She now is eating 6-8oz every 2-3 hours. We have a Dr. apt next week and I plan on introducing cereal and oatmeal if we have the 'okay'. I've now completely dried up and while I'm sad it didn't last as long as I had hoped...and I've also lost all my boob-age...I know that she is happy and healthy and that's all I can ask. PS: I totally switched to the Target brand infant formula...$10 cheaper? Sign me up!

Don't beat yourself up. We all have the best intentions for our kids. Sometimes things just don't go as planned...but that seems to be the ultimate outcome with kids, right? Good luck!

SunnyMuffin · December 2013

My LO has been on formula since week 4. I was/am perfectly fine with my decision. He eats about 3-4 oz every 4 hours. We won't be introducing solids until next month.

This makes me feel a lot better... I hear of all these babies who drink 5-6 oz bottles and I wonder whats wrong with my kid, so I'm glad that its okay to only drink 3oz at a time. I wish he could take more though

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