Combining Breastmilk and Formula

If you can give more breasmilk or all it is the best, but if you need to wean and start supplementing try to give more breastmilk versus formula. You shouldn't have a problem with teeth.

Nursing while working is a great way to stay connected while working. I nursed my first and now my second. Since winter is coming with its colds and viruses, it's good to give your baby the most breastmilk that you can.

There's a la leche meeting this coming WEdnesday night you could attend to ask your questions, as well as any others.

Date: Wednesday November 19, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Location: Cygnus Lactation Services
Notes: Cygnus Lactation Services
402 N. Seymour Ave, Mundelein
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Northwest corner of Seymour & Hawley

I agree with the below. Do you have to wean her now? Can you just pump for a couple more months until she is one?

Biting is not always a problem in breastfeeding.

Good luck with your continued morning and night nursing. It is such a special time!

Dear J.
As a Lactation Consultant, I want to congratulate you for giving so much more breastmilk to your baby than most USA Moms. As for which way to go with breast vs. formula. I come from the school of thought that says, Do whatever you can with breastfeeding for as long as you can. The calorie count of your milk continues to rise as your baby gets older. So an ounce of your breastmilk now has more calories than an ounce of formula. So maybe you don't need so much, or any formula. As for the teeth, if she bites you can push her face into your breast until she backs her head away from your breast to breathe. After a few times of this, she will get the message, and stop biting.
Good luck, A. J., RN,MN,APN/CNS,IBCLC,FILCA

I would opt for more breastmilk than formula while you have it. I don't know the reason for weaning, but if you can keep nursing, that would be the best solution.

J.,
It would be better to give 4oz/4oz for as long as you can. Yes, breastmilk does change over time to meet your babies needs, but that doesn't mean frozen breastmilk isn't better than formula - breastmilk is always best. You want to keep your baby on breastmilk as long as you can, especially as we head into the winter months when germs abound. I would encourage you to keep up the morning/night nursings as long as you both want. And keep storing the breastmilk. You can continue to feed it to your child, even out of a sippy cup. The benefits of breastmilk extend into toddlerhood. Don't worry about the teeth. Many women (myself included) nurse babies with mouths full of teeth.

I would say more breastmilk for a shorter period of time. Breastmilk changes over time to meet the changing needs of your baby. So milk that is pumped now and saved will not have the same nutrients as milk that would be produced as the baby grows. Give it to him sooner, rather than later.
Also, I would give just breastmilk for as long as possible before adding in in the formula. I wouldn't combine the two.

ouch. you know they have these replcement nipples that go on top of yours. and yeh mommies milk is always best. if you can feed up until a year old. so give her the full 6-8 oz of pure mommies milk in the bottle

First, I am NOT one of those people who is going to say "Breastfeed for as long as you can!" Yeah, we all know BM is best, but spare us the lecture. We are all moms- we get it.

You've already done a great job with lasting 8 months!!

I would combine more BM with formula for a shorter amount of time. So do 4oz. BM with 4 oz. formula. If your supply runs short, then go back to doing 2 oz. BM with 6 oz. Formula until you are out of BM.

Its great that your baby will accept Formula, both my kids refused it until I basically HAD to wean them due to supply issues.

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