Whether you'll be continuing to breastfeed along with
bottle feeding pumped milk, or you're transitioning to formula feeding (or any combination thereof), bottle struggles can arise.
When you're exclusively pumping for your baby — or even if you're both nursing and
bottle feeding pumped milk — it can be hard to know exactly how much your baby should be eating.
And even when I was
bottle feeding him my pumped milk, I felt this incredible connection and bond as I nourished his little body.
I had to
bottle feed my pumped milk to my third after each of her feedings because she wasn't getting enough and it didn't disrupt our breastfeeding relationship in any way.
So now I pump four times a day and
bottle feed the pumped breastmilk.
This comes at a time when, as I've been reading — some mothers are opting to
bottle feed pumped milk!
Not exact matches
Of course, there are options for women to
pump their milk to offer their child a
bottle, but for women who struggle to even produce enough milk to keep their hungry baby satisfied, anything other than formula -
feeding isn't always an option.
Exclusive breastfeeding is by far the easiest way to
feed your baby while you're on the road, but if you'd like a bit of flexibility, you'll need to bring your
bottles and
pump.
The first few months of round - the - clock
pumping,
bottle -
feeding, dealing with
pump parts and
bottles, etc were horrible, but now
pumping is not difficult at all.
The
pumping with you
feeding the baby with a
bottle is a great idea but typically should wait until at least 3 weeks so it doesn't interfere with the baby's breastfeeding (the
bottle is easier for the baby than sucking on the breast).
Pumping and
bottle -
feeding is inferior.
Another interesting note is that some of the babies were weaned at a certain age from breastfeeding, but the moms still
pumped milk and
fed in a
bottle.
She is exclusively BF but I've been trying a (
pumped BM)
bottle at her 7:30 / 8
feed so she gets used to that in case hubby and I want to go out and to help with gas.
Whether you'll be
pumping, formula
feeding, or both, it's vital to help your baby get accustomed to taking a
bottle before you head back to work.
His last
feeding is at 8:30 (because my husband gets home late from work and I want him to give him a
pumped bottle).
On one occasion, before he was able to
feed at the breast, a nurse appeared with a
bottle of formula for the baby, ignoring the container of
pumped milk that Esmaralda had worked so hard to get.
Decide for yourself that if he doesn't accept formula, you have a plan B. I.e. breastfeeding and
pumping and
feeding him the milk in a
bottle, or reconsidering breastfeeding in public.
Although if I
pump and
bottle feed he gets more milk into him and doesn't require the snack before sleeping.
However, if you plan to use these
bottles to provide your own milk to the baby, by
pumping breast milk using a breast
pump, «
bottle -
feeding» should be less of a problem.
If you should have trouble switching between
pumped milk and breastfeeding, the following article will help you troubleshoot: Troubleshooting Switching Between Breast and
Bottle Feeding
Both breastfed and
bottle fed babies (whether they're drinking
pumped milk or formula) should be
fed based on hunger cues.
If your baby is taking more from the
bottle than you are
pumping, and more than they normally would take at a
feeding, are they willing to «pace» your baby's
feeding?
These include the hands - free breast
pump bra, swaddle blankets,
bottle warmer, and a breast
feeding pillow.
Anyway, at 4mo we started trying to supplement with formula, but he refused so I began
pumping and
bottle -
feeding.
As your baby gets older you will have the opportunity to leave them for a few hours here or there without needing to
pump or
bottle feed.
So I end up
pumping and
feeding her with a
bottle.
I need some advice and this post makes me think that this is a good place to ask... I nurse my son (6 months old) and often give him a
bottle of expressed milk then
pump for that missed
feeding.
We are
feeding by
bottle, so each
feeding takes about 10 minutes where he
feeds on 3 oz of either formular or
pumped breast milk.
If the support person wishes to give a
bottle, but mother still has to
pump for that
feeding, it would be much easier overall to just breastfeed!
My little guy never really took to the actual act of breastfeeding, likely because his first couple of weeks were spent in the NICU and he was fully accustomed to a
bottle by the time he got home, but I'd
feed and
pump as often as I could to keep up equal stores for the two of them.
If you're exclusively breastfeeding — no
bottles (even with
pumped milk) or pacifiers — and you're
feeding on demand, chances are you won't have your period, Shelton said.
Your supply may decrease if too many breastfeedings are replaced by
bottle feeding, so you may need to
pump more often.
Whether you're
pumping to boost your supply, to build up a stash of frozen milk, or because you prefer to
bottle feed your breastmilk, the thought of
pumping can be daunting.
So I
pumped and
bottle -
fed.
We mixed and matched: we nursed and
bottle -
fed the little I'd been able to
pump, and formula as well.
It's perfect for sitting the baby in while you
pump, for example — for tummy time, as a chair when they're learning to sit, or propped up a bit while you
feed a
bottle.
Whether you're using
pumped breast milk or infant formula, there are so many reasons that
bottle feeding is an awesome option for parents.
Several weeks of lactation appointments didn't fix the problem, so I finally just accepted that I would have to
pump and
bottle feed.
Pumped milk helps babies to get used to
bottle feeding.
Whether used in conjunction with breast
feeding, or solely using
pumped milk or infant formula,
bottle feeding has many benefits.
This is where we explore the benefits and challenges of breastfeeding, and discuss the safest product choices for
bottle feeding,
pumping, and baby formula.
And if I spend the
bottle feeding session, currently conducted by my superdad husband, with the
pump, how do I achieve that «break» I'm supposed to be taking?
Even if you plan to breastfeed,
bottles are useful for
feeding your baby
pumped breast milk.
Once I started to
pump, every time my son would nurse at the breast, I would also top him up using my expressed milk, either through the use of a lactation aid or finger
feeding, and then
bottles when he was a few weeks old.
once i had enough
pumped, i
bottle fed him my own breast milk instead of formula (and continued to
pump when he got the
bottle).
The Lansinoh Manual Breast
Pump can attach directly to the collection
bottle that is included as well as to the Lansinoh mOmma
Feeding Bottles.
You
pump and
feed the
bottle to the baby vs baby to boob.
Is it OK if I
pump and pour what I
pump into one
bottle for the next day so her caregiver during the next day is able to pour out just what she needs for each
feeding?
I have also been
pumping and my husband has been trying to
bottle feed her once a day over the last week.
I have been exclusively
pumping for 2 weeks now (I had to go back to work and
pumping then him
feeding was really painful) and we are much happier than try to switch back and forth beween a
bottle and mom.