Combining Breast & (expressed) Bottle Feeding

Sarah88 · Oct 11th, 2008, 19:52 PM

Just wondering if anyone has successfully combined breast and expressed bottle feeding? I'm considering doing this until the thrush heals up, it will only be one or 2 bottles a day to give my nipples a break. But I don't want to do it if it will cause confusion to Savannah as she's only 3wks old. If I do do it then i'll be buying bottles that are approved by a lactation consultant to imitate the breast as i'll be going back to exclusively bf'ing once we're all healed.
Any advice?

ryder · Oct 11th, 2008, 21:32 PM

Some babies have no issues at all... some do, I think it has alot to do with the personlity of your baby.

Miss Duke · Oct 12th, 2008, 03:32 AM

Some babies will switch fine, others won't. Bottles are much easier for babies to use, so some don't like having to go back to 'work' for their milk! I would get advice from the lactation consultant, they will give you the best advice.

Sarah88 · Oct 12th, 2008, 04:22 AM

Well she seems to be going ok, she had a bottle today and also bf. She latched on properly which was great! It's only a short term thing but i'm hoping it goes well

Miss Duke · Oct 12th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Yipppeeeee

Sounds like you will be fine hon. Well done for perservering with bf despite the thrush!!

Sarah88 · Oct 12th, 2008, 18:37 PM

Thanks

I think I would be majorly disappointed in myself if I didn't give bf'ing a proper go, and since i've had thrush and mastitis I haven't really known what it's like normally.

HatterasSarah · Oct 12th, 2008, 21:34 PM

Hey girl! Congrats on breastfeeding....it is quite amazing! My son could easily interchange between breast and bottle. We got breastflow bottles, which are supposed to be contoured the same was a human nipple. I'm sure your baby will be fine, I wish you success!

Sarah88 · Oct 13th, 2008, 06:35 AM

Thanks

I got a bottle that is sposed to be interchangable with breastfeeding, so far so good. I spent this afternoon working on our bf'ing latch, it's getting alot better; just a matter of persistance and practice. But it is so good to not have to spend 2hrs feeding in the very early hours of the morning, I just make sure I express when she feeds so my supply stays up.
I just find it so annoying coz she'll spend an hour or longer bf'ing, stopping and starting coz she'll fall asleep but she'll fill herself up from a bottle without falling asleep. Its kinda annoying, do you get this?

babe2ooo · Oct 13th, 2008, 10:25 AM

yeah i do it and jacks fine with it, i breast feed til about 2 and then i give him a bottle and then i carry on breast feeding and then i sometimes give him another bottle, If shes good with breast feeding thet you should be fine, i also give him a bottle just b4 his bed time but then i breast feed once in the night, if u get a breast pump you can just put your breast milk in bottle and it doesnt hurt your nipples, i've started pumping alot more which i like

Whisper · Oct 13th, 2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarah88

Thanks

I got a bottle that is sposed to be interchangable with breastfeeding, so far so good. I spent this afternoon working on our bf'ing latch, it's getting alot better; just a matter of persistance and practice. But it is so good to not have to spend 2hrs feeding in the very early hours of the morning, I just make sure I express when she feeds so my supply stays up.
I just find it so annoying coz she'll spend an hour or longer bf'ing, stopping and starting coz she'll fall asleep but she'll fill herself up from a bottle without falling asleep. Its kinda annoying, do you get this?

In the early days when Amelia was not so alert she would always always fall asleep on me, and i would be constantly blowing on her cheek, poking her ears, playing with her feet, fingers, toes etc.
But now she is more awake she likes to look around, sometimes forgetting she is still attached to me, that can be pretty painful!

Plus they get more and more efficient at feeding you should find that her feeding times will reduce quite a lot.

Oct 11th, 2008, 19:52 PM	#1
Sarah88 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,573	Combining Breast & (expressed) Bottle Feeding Just wondering if anyone has successfully combined breast and expressed bottle feeding? I'm considering doing this until the thrush heals up, it will only be one or 2 bottles a day to give my nipples a break. But I don't want to do it if it will cause confusion to Savannah as she's only 3wks old. If I do do it then i'll be buying bottles that are approved by a lactation consultant to imitate the breast as i'll be going back to exclusively bf'ing once we're all healed. Any advice?

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Oct 11th, 2008, 21:32 PM	#2
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,719	Some babies have no issues at all... some do, I think it has alot to do with the personlity of your baby.

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Oct 12th, 2008, 03:32 AM	#3
Miss Duke Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Co Down, N Ireland Posts: 1,181	Some babies will switch fine, others won't. Bottles are much easier for babies to use, so some don't like having to go back to 'work' for their milk! I would get advice from the lactation consultant, they will give you the best advice.

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Oct 12th, 2008, 04:22 AM	#4
Sarah88 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,573	Well she seems to be going ok, she had a bottle today and also bf. She latched on properly which was great! It's only a short term thing but i'm hoping it goes well

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Oct 12th, 2008, 10:10 AM	#5
Miss Duke Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Co Down, N Ireland Posts: 1,181	Yipppeeeee Sounds like you will be fine hon. Well done for perservering with bf despite the thrush!!

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Oct 12th, 2008, 18:37 PM	#6
Sarah88 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,573	Thanks I think I would be majorly disappointed in myself if I didn't give bf'ing a proper go, and since i've had thrush and mastitis I haven't really known what it's like normally.

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Oct 12th, 2008, 21:34 PM	#7
HatterasSarah Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: US Posts: 449	Hey girl! Congrats on breastfeeding....it is quite amazing! My son could easily interchange between breast and bottle. We got breastflow bottles, which are supposed to be contoured the same was a human nipple. I'm sure your baby will be fine, I wish you success!

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Oct 13th, 2008, 06:35 AM	#8
Sarah88 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,573	Thanks I got a bottle that is sposed to be interchangable with breastfeeding, so far so good. I spent this afternoon working on our bf'ing latch, it's getting alot better; just a matter of persistance and practice. But it is so good to not have to spend 2hrs feeding in the very early hours of the morning, I just make sure I express when she feeds so my supply stays up. I just find it so annoying coz she'll spend an hour or longer bf'ing, stopping and starting coz she'll fall asleep but she'll fill herself up from a bottle without falling asleep. Its kinda annoying, do you get this?

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Oct 13th, 2008, 10:25 AM	#9
babe2ooo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gloucester Posts: 5,627	yeah i do it and jacks fine with it, i breast feed til about 2 and then i give him a bottle and then i carry on breast feeding and then i sometimes give him another bottle, If shes good with breast feeding thet you should be fine, i also give him a bottle just b4 his bed time but then i breast feed once in the night, if u get a breast pump you can just put your breast milk in bottle and it doesnt hurt your nipples, i've started pumping alot more which i like

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