Breast milk not as filling as formula milk?

Pessimistic · Jul 15th, 2009, 16:32 PM

Hi guys, just a quick question... I am having trouble with baby latching on at the mo so have been using the breast pump and expressing milk into the bottle, also using formula milk while she get's the hang of it. Everything fine, but I find that she doesn't sleep as long after having breast milk... about an hour and she wakes up and is hungry again - is this normal? With the formula she will sleep for like 3/4 hours!!!

Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm a first time mum figuring it all out!!

Thanks xxx

Lu28 · Jul 15th, 2009, 16:37 PM

Others might be able to tell you more but I think the theory is that formula satisfies them for longer because it's not as easy for their tummies to digest. Having said that, I never noticed a difference with Aisling.

mommyof3co · Jul 15th, 2009, 16:41 PM

Yeah it's not that it's more satisfying but that it takes longer to digest.

Mervs Mum · Jul 15th, 2009, 17:37 PM

Yep - it's just not as easy to digest so it takes longer for them to digest and therefore tehy dont feel hungry as quickly. Depending on your view point that can be seen as a negative OR a positive!

sadiescooby · Jul 16th, 2009, 05:40 AM

My HV told me that breast milk takes 20 minutes to digest and formula takes 4 hours!

codegirl · Jul 16th, 2009, 06:25 AM

The above posters said it all, breastmilk is easier to digest so they eat a bit more often. I didn't notice a big difference when I was feeding both though

scrumpy78 · Jul 16th, 2009, 08:11 AM

its like the difference between having a christmas dinner and having a normal healthy meal. you eat the christmas dinner because its there in front of you andyou eat too much your too stuffed you sleep all afternoon and feel quite crappy and never want to eat again!. Breastmilk is like a normal healthy meal, but you feel hungrier quicker

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Pessimistic Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,261	Breast milk not as filling as formula milk? Hi guys, just a quick question... I am having trouble with baby latching on at the mo so have been using the breast pump and expressing milk into the bottle, also using formula milk while she get's the hang of it. Everything fine, but I find that she doesn't sleep as long after having breast milk... about an hour and she wakes up and is hungry again - is this normal? With the formula she will sleep for like 3/4 hours!!! Sorry if this is a silly question, I'm a first time mum figuring it all out!! Thanks xxx

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Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	Others might be able to tell you more but I think the theory is that formula satisfies them for longer because it's not as easy for their tummies to digest. Having said that, I never noticed a difference with Aisling.
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mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	Yeah it's not that it's more satisfying but that it takes longer to digest.

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,342	Yep - it's just not as easy to digest so it takes longer for them to digest and therefore tehy dont feel hungry as quickly. Depending on your view point that can be seen as a negative OR a positive!
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sadiescooby Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 287	My HV told me that breast milk takes 20 minutes to digest and formula takes 4 hours!

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codegirl Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,418	The above posters said it all, breastmilk is easier to digest so they eat a bit more often. I didn't notice a big difference when I was feeding both though

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scrumpy78 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 473	its like the difference between having a christmas dinner and having a normal healthy meal. you eat the christmas dinner because its there in front of you andyou eat too much your too stuffed you sleep all afternoon and feel quite crappy and never want to eat again!. Breastmilk is like a normal healthy meal, but you feel hungrier quicker

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