tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post3018024699407167341..comments2023-10-28T08:22:06.196+01:00Comments on Analytical Armadillo: Starting Formula Doesn't Have To Mean Stopping Breastfeeding...Analytical Armadillo IBCLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03829027807809292649noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-47149619345095717622013-04-05T20:14:29.918+01:002013-04-05T20:14:29.918+01:00As a parent doing just this I'm so happy to re...As a parent doing just this I'm so happy to read a post that explores the option to mixed feed without laying on a healthy heaping of guilt. Thanks.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067752518541760443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-88385608870452313862013-04-05T15:11:02.334+01:002013-04-05T15:11:02.334+01:00Thank you. As a mom who had a breast reduction and...Thank you. As a mom who had a breast reduction and supplemented via bottle and sns (breastfed two children into toddlerhood) it was wonderful to read this article. Kim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-63155380250518176012013-04-05T11:55:36.294+01:002013-04-05T11:55:36.294+01:00I suffered a lot of the usual problems with my fir...I suffered a lot of the usual problems with my first baby. By the end of the 3rd week I was so raw with thrush, superimposed staph infection and cracked nipples that I resorted to formula. I felt like I had failed on an epic scale. There was no support for combined feeding so I devised my own strategy. I started each day as a breastfeeder until I couldn't tolerate the pain, then the remaining feeds would be formula. On a particularly bad day I did 8 formula feeds! But gradually she learned how to latch and the formula feeds became less frequent. My supply just naturally rose to the occasion and I BF until she stopped at about 2 and a half. Combined feeding is entirely possible - you just need to make sure you do SOME breastfeeds every day. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222609247781933372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-34761474235540556942013-04-04T22:48:25.738+01:002013-04-04T22:48:25.738+01:00What a lovely non judgemental article. I exclusive...What a lovely non judgemental article. I exclusively expressed for dd1 and there was the assumption it would be all or nothing. How sad, I got back to all eBM but I know many mums who didn't even consider mixed feeding and gave up which I still think is unfortunate.Liquorice Torpedoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424663778433055150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-48946592033227973842013-04-04T21:34:08.822+01:002013-04-04T21:34:08.822+01:00So true! In the early weeks with my first baby I w...So true! In the early weeks with my first baby I was near breakdown point due to baby not gaining and feeding 24/7 (poor latch / insufficient glandular tissue?...will never quite know but those are my best guesses!). One midwife finally said 'you can mix feed you know' and I realised I'd been assuming that I would have to stop altogether if I introduced formula (couldn't express). My daughter breastfed for as long as we could both manage prior to every bottle feed. She happily continued breastfeeding until age 3, even though my milk supply remained fairly low, we both really enjoyed it and it taught me lots about being a mummy! Sometimes it's all about redefining success. <br />Due to low milk supply with my second born, armed with experience, I bottle fed at 2 fixed points each day, then breast fed as much as humanly possible the rest of the time! We ditched the bottle when he went onto solids and he then he breastfed until age 4. I now have baby number 3... even less bottles this time. It helps to know that doing all I could to keep a milk supply going first time, with a little formula supporting this, has paid off 8 years later! Just wish I'd been much kinder to myself about mixed feeding in those early difficult days - any woman who is trying to do her best for her child is a success!Nicolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102141287849407838.post-6313240406154065362013-04-04T20:13:00.551+01:002013-04-04T20:13:00.551+01:00Thanks for a needed article! We're still bf at...Thanks for a needed article! We're still bf at 14 months and have no formula now. I felt there was a lack of advice & positive support for mix feeding. Like it had to be one or the other. We too got the not putting on enough weight thing so started with formula after a feed. I knew i didn't want to stop bf totally knowing what amazing stuff it is & glad i didn't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com