You can also break up an eight - ounce supplemental bottle of whole milk into two four - ounce feedings. (thetoddle.com)
As for the babies, we often give supplemental bottle feedings to some of the litters to help out the moms if they have large litters or if they need to use energy for their own healing. (hsi.org)
Even though we don't always know whether a mother might have made enough milk with competent intervention and support, Perceived Insufficient Milk, including concerns about milk supply and whether the baby is growing enough, has consistently emerged among the most common reasons mothers introduce supplemental bottles of infant formula or stop breastfeeding altogether (Li, Fein, Chen, & Grummer - Strawn, 2008; Gatti, 2008; Ahluwalia, Morrow, & Hsia, 2005). (kellymom.com)