so i’m bfeeding my 7weeks old baby…i wanted to ask some questions:
my baby used to cry alot at night even after bfeeding…after many days i realised that he needs more milk and mine is not enough…i gave him some formula and my god he slept for 6hrs nonstop…i was soooo happy…i’m giving him 1 or sometimes 1.5oz formula with bf every night n he sleeps soundly every night and seems happy and satisfied…so
Should i continue this routine?
I am taking lots of liquids everyday so what could be the problem that my milk isnt enough for him?
I am giving Infamil formula to him which formula do u give to your babies?i’m just desperate to know…which one is best?
There's nothing wrong with what you are doing. Formula is fine if your BF isn't enough. However, from experience I know the more you BF your baby the more milk your body will produce. If enfamil is suiting your baby, then keep using it. Also, keep in mind, formula is heavier than breast milk, so it stays in the tummy longer then breast milk. Breast milk digests quickly, so the baby wakes up hungry.
P.s. I m amazed at your 7 weeks old baby's six hour sleep schedule. One lucky mama you are! Highfive!
Mashallah 6 hours is awesome..keep up with this routine! Initially I also started with formula (enfamil) for his before bed feed but it was good for only 4-5 hours! I am mostly formula feeding now because I don't have good supply..I hate myself for this but I had way to many issues to keep up with it and going back to work full time took it's toll as well. But mashallah baby is growing just fine n I try to bf him as much as possible even if it's just once a day. So remember that, try to bf whenever you can and go for formula at night time! He can have best of both!
if this routine is working out for you.. keep at it... it sounds a lot like my own...
my milk was not enough to sustain my girl's appetite... i kept at it and had horrible nights and days... constant crying... after 2 weeks.. we introd formula at night only... never looked back...
she is on total formula now cuz mine was just not enough... went through a lenghty process at the hospital where they monitored my bfeeding.. the midwife and drs both agreed that bfeeding wasnt gonna keep my girl full... (they rarely agree with each other on bfeeding issues)... at 1 month she was taking in 6 oz... something 1 month olds dont do normally... mashallah mashallah. no way would my breast milk have been enough to sustain her
some babies are just hungrier than others... if you feel like your milk is not keeping her full... there is nothign wrong with a bottle here and there... always put her to your breast first though... atleast 15 mins.. and then give her the bottle.
as for formulas.. they are all the same... if its suiting your baby.. do not keep changing formulas... the only time you would wanna consider changing formulas is if your baby has special needs ( reflux, allergies, lactose intorlerance etc).. .otherwise.. they are all the same. enfamil is pretty good.. i gave my son that.. though a special one for his reflux..
enfamil is also what i give the kid and its great! like others have said, if its working for your kid, stick with it.
and well done, mama, for having the presence of mind to recognise your baby is still hungry and doing something about it! i was a mess when my kid was born and struggled for a very long time with formula feeding him- i honestly think i caused myself more distress than necessary but in the first few weeks, even thinking straight was a struggle :/ oh well. mA he's healthy and happy and i've made my peace with it.
Akmoti, I breastfed Jr. exclusively for one year. (introduced fruits at 6 months) and he went through growth spurts where my milk was just not enough, I just kept feeding him multiple times and the supply increased. But at one year or so bf was not working for us and his demand was just not getting met by my supply, I put him on fresh cow's milk.
So as a mother you need to judge what is working best for your child, ideal situation is that all women would breastfeed their kids and the kids would be well fed too but in reality sometimes that does not happen so go ahead and give him formula and enjoy a night of 6 hours sleep :)
enfamil is also what i give the kid and its great! like others have said, if its working for your kid, stick with it.
and well done, mama, for having the presence of mind to recognise your baby is still hungry and doing something about it! i was a mess when my kid was born and struggled for a very long time with formula feeding him- i honestly think i caused myself more distress than necessary but in the first few weeks, even thinking straight was a struggle :/ oh well. mA he's healthy and happy and i've made my peace with it.
it wasnt easy...thanx to google and babycenter it saved me otherwise i used to thiink that once the breast milk starts to come it will always be enough for baby lol....so it was a shock for me when i checked after a week of baby's crying that my milk isnt coming and i also had to receive lots n lots of ghussa and daant from my husband for recognizing it late....
thankyou everyone i was so tensed that whether i'm right or not for giving him formula at night.....and for being a little selfish mom who gets a good 6hours uninterrupted sleep lol
i BF him first when my supply stops then i give him formula he takes 1.5 oz and sometimes 3oz too....
it wasnt easy...thanx to google and babycenter it saved me otherwise i used to thiink that once the breast milk starts to come it will always be enough for baby lol....so it was a shock for me when i checked after a week of baby's crying that my milk isnt coming and i also had to receive lots n lots of ghussa and daant from my husband for recognizing it late....
bah! maybe he should have figured it out sooner then! :p
I have been exclusively bfing my baby till now and he's MA 3 months old. It's been really hard esp during the growth spurts and cluster feeds. Now am going to start with formula IA because I am starting my postgrad soon...but am confused..what formula to take. My little one had bad reflux and colic..so I dunno what to start aptamil, hipp or sma gold?
wish my child had taken a bottle…she simply wouldn’t.
no matter how hard they tried to get her to take formula or even pumped milk in a bottle she simply refused.
we tried every kind of bottle and nipple that was available and nothing.
for two long years she was stuck to me…ugh!
it took the Wall’s Ice Cream wala to scare her off the breast.
hehee.......we were in Karachi when she turned two.......
the poor street vendor that sold Wall's Ice Cream on our street was not well suited to his job......he didn't ever smile and his very, very dark complexion (practically blue-black) made the whites of his eyes very prominent....turning him into a bit of a character.....
it scared the bejeezus out of Noor.
when she would hear him calling "Waaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllls ki Ice Cream laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaylo!!!!!!" and the music that would play from his bike she would go and hide behind her nana's kurta or in someone's godi.
when it became a struggle to get her off of the breast and take a bottle someone decided it was a good idea to say that "Wall's wala aja'ay ga....jaldi bottle lay lo."
lo and behold the bottle was in and mama was free!!!!
note to self: remember to put this in her baby book
(mine isnt 
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