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bettybcafe
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BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
At what age did you make the switch? How did it go and do you have any tips? I do plan to still breastfeed when Im home but I plan to go back to work in a couple of weeks and pumping takes too long and I only get about 3 oz per session which DS goes through in a feeding and is still hungry. I want to use formula for certain times like when DH is at home with DS during the day or if I have to run out with DS to run errands. etc. but if Im home I will breast feed. thanks!
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Posted 5/19/12 3:22 PM  |
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Loveme
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
I supplement with formula and my DS took to bottles and formula very easy. He started at about 3 weeks. Hopefully yours will adjust to the change quickly also!
Just keep pu,ping and BF when you can so your supply doesn't decrease 
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| Posted 5/19/12 7:29 PM |
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bettybcafe
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
Posted by Loveme
I supplement with formula and my DS took to bottles and formula very easy. He started at about 3 weeks. Hopefully yours will adjust to the change quickly also!
Just keep pu,ping and BF when you can so your supply doesn't decrease
Thanks! How did you wean your DS to the formula?
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| Posted 5/19/12 8:16 PM |
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Loveme
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
He took to the bottle like a champ, I don't even think he notices the difference!
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| Posted 5/19/12 10:04 PM |
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bettybcafe
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
Posted by Loveme
He took to the bottle like a champ, I don't even think he notices the difference!
but did you just switch over completely or did you mix in some breast milk with formula?
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| Posted 5/20/12 12:56 AM |
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Loveme
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
Ohhh I didn't get your question the first time.
I just gave him a bottle of straight formula, I actually had no idea you could mix the 2 together!!
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| Posted 5/20/12 1:12 AM |
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BP-BPGal
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
I mixed BM and formula when I was supplementing. At first tried just giving him a whole bottle of formula and he threw it up twice so I started mixing every bottle instead. Slowly over a few weeks the bottles became more and more formula (I was exclusively pumping and had cut back on some sessions). The transition went really smooth. Hope this helps!
ETA: We started supplementing around 5 weeks and he was fully transitioned by 7 weeks.
Message edited 5/20/2012 3:08:19 AM.
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jennandrob
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
Posted by Loveme
He took to the bottle like a champ, I don't even think he notices the difference!
Same here! there was never an issue
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| Posted 5/20/12 8:47 AM |
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SummerMom
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
I started supplementing when DD was 5 months. She did great. The first bottle I gave her was half bm/half formula. She guzzled it down super fast. She finished it and still seemed hungry, so I gave her 2 more ounces of just formula. She wrinkled her nose at it and swatted it away. I waited a minute and tried again, and she took it.
No issues at all after that.
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| Posted 5/20/12 9:30 AM |
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Erica
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
DD didn't have a problem. full strength formula
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| Posted 5/20/12 4:06 PM |
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
I started supplementing at around 7 months when I went back to work. DS did not take easily to it, he was fine with a bottle of breastmilk, but refused the formula. We slowly worked it in (just an ounce of formula into a full breastmilk bottle at first, then 1/3 formula, 2/3 milk, then 1/2 and 1/2, etc.) It took him about 3 weeks or so to take a full formula bottle. I also put a couple of drops of alcohol free vanilla into it at first and just phased that out (you can get it at Whole Foods).
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| Posted 5/20/12 10:00 PM |
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luckysox
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
I always gave a bottle of formula at night 0- well DH did, and I pumped. I knew that I wanted my LO to be able to tolerate formula when I went back to work in case I couldn't pump enough. Got a combination of both until 3mths (6mths with number 2). I used gent lease with my first when I supplemented and newborn Enfamil with #2
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| Posted 5/21/12 3:30 PM |
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DSLaff
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Re: BTDT-ladies who went from breastfeeding to formula.
i used formula when it was convenient for me. I gave ds formula from day one
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