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 a NICU baby who was
fed my pumped milk as well as supplemented one ounce of formula at each feeding.
I would struggle to wake her up enough to nurse her for a few minutes, then I would pump,
feed her the pumped milk out of a shot glass (so as not to cause nipple confusion), then top her up with formula out of the shot glass as well.
Definitely pump and try to
feed him your pumped milk as much as you can (obviously superior to formula and keeps up your supply).
When he breastfeeds, he's fine, but when
I feed him pumped milk from the refrigerator and warmed, he constantly spits up and gets hiccups.
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.
We invite all moms who feed breastmilk so we can include those who exclusively pump or have to
feed pumped milk in other ways.
Another way to save money is to skip the fancy bottles that are advertised as being «like the breast» if you choose to
feed pumped milk.
With all these activities going on, you may find you are starting to delay feeding your baby, relying on a baby swing to distract him, perhaps using a baby sitter more frequently and bottle -
feeding your pumped milk.
And of course, I also had to
feed her the pumped milk, but I was paranoid about nipple confusion so no bottles for her, no instead we used syringes, spoons and cups and finally, when the lactation consultant who saved my sanity recommended it, bottles.
Your baby needs to be
fed the pumped milk to get adequate calories.
They also can be
fed pumped milk or formula by bottle.
This comes at a time when, as I've been reading — some mothers are opting to bottle
feed pumped milk!
Not exact matches
Now San Francisco area - based Naya Health sells the intelligently designed Naya Smart Breast
Pump, which has an accompanying app that automatically tracks
pumping sessions,
feeding schedules, and
milk supply.
I bought a breast
milk pump and soy formula and we got to work
feeding my girl.
I would like to attempt
feeding my baby this formula in addition to
pumped breast
milk (if I don't loose my supply all together).
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.
I try to encourage mothers by sharing with them my story of
pumping for 2 weeks waiting for my
milk to come in while my husband used a supplemental nursing system to
feed our daughter (something they don't usually offer at my current hospital).
I
pumped and
pumped and
pumped so that he could at least get breast
milk through the tube
feedings.
My son was dehydrated, so the ped told me to rent a
pump,
pump between every
feeding to encourage my
milk, &
feed what I
pumped to the baby.
I
pumped my
milk and
fed my son that way for at least 2 - 3 months.
I wanted to continue
feeding my son breast
milk, so when I went back to work I had to begin
pumping.
I mean, I
fed her breast
milk that was
pumped, burped her, bathed her, changed her, and all that jazz.
By using a single pouch to
pump, store, warm and
feed, there's no need to transfer
milk at any stage, so you'll never lose a precious drop!
In the United States we have horrible parental leave policies and some improved protections for
pumping moms, not all moms can take time off during the work day to
pump or
pump enough breast
milk to
feed their babies, while they are at work.
The reason I don't suggest this at least when you are first starting is because you may wind up
pumping too close to the next
feeding and then your baby will be fussy because there was not enough
milk for him or her.
I started
pumping to also try to make sure I have enough
milk and I have even
fed my little one that
pumped milk in addition to nursing at the last
feeding because she doesn't seem to get enough - that has worked but sometimes i forget to
pump and is just inconvenient at times.
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.
If mother and baby are separated early on or baby is not
feeding at the breast, this is the kind of
pump recommended to establish a
milk supply.
If you need to give baby
feedings away from the breast, use an alternative like a cup, syringe, finger
feeding... Supplements should be last resort with
pumped breast
milk from you or donated breast
milk next.
Your body meets the demand that you and your baby set for
milk: the more you
feed and
pump, the more you produce.
She isn't wrong; a 2010 study proved that babies that were exclusively
fed pumped beast -
milk were two times more likely to consume too much breast -
milk, affecting their growth rate.
If you haven't had a good
feed by four hours postpartum - start the
pumping, every 3 - 4 hours until the problem is resolved - this will help protect your
milk supply.
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.
If your
milk supply is still not responding with skin - to - skin contact, breast compression, good positioning, frequent
feeds, and
pumping — then it might be a good time to try a galactagogue alongside.
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.
In that case, use a breast
pump during regular
feeding times to signal the breasts to keep producing
milk.
Although if I
pump and bottle
feed he gets more
milk into him and doesn't require the snack before sleeping.
In Illinois, nursing mothers not only have the right to breast -
feed in public, they are exempted from jury duty and employers are required to give them break time to nurse or
pump milk.
If your baby was born prematurely and is not yet able to
feed at the breast, diligent
pumping will help you to develop a full
milk supply.
The
milk you have stored will go to your baby on Monday (this is all the
milk it took you weeks to collect) But now on Monday, your baby will not be breastfeeding, so when you
pump, you will get a full
feedings worth.
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.
You are producing an adequate supply of
milk if your exclusively breastfed baby nurses eight to 12 times in a 24 hour period, makes six or more wet diapers in a 24 hour period, stools with many
feeds, gains five to eight ounces per week for the first three months, and you are able to collect two to four ounces of
milk when using a properly fitting
pump to replace a nursing session.
In a few days your body will adjust and start making more
milk for the early - morning
pump as well as your baby's first
feeding.
With the additional stimulation you may make more
milk than your baby needs, increasing your risk of engorgement and mastitis, especially if you go for several hours without
feeding or
pumping.
If you're worried about your baby's risk or are too sick to breastfeed,
pump your breast
milk and have someone who is not sick
feed your baby the expressed
milk.