Advice please....

[EmiLou123]

I'm planning on (or toying with the idea of) introducing a bottle of formula at bedtime as a top up on top of bf as my 19wk old lo is a terrible sleeper and still feeds 2 hourly over night... does anyone else do this? Did it help your lo sleep longer? I'm exhausted with spending most of the night awake and whilst I do not wish to give up bf I need more sleep so I can function during the day.

Thanks
Xxxx

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[MrsT2011]

To be honest my son was worse on formula than breast milk! It's up to you if you want to give it a go, it works for some babies but it certainly didn't for mine lol! X

 

[Toria111]

With my first child I always had to top up after every breast feed, and he had a total formula feed at night as he was a huge baby and I wasn't producing enough. With my second, after the first few weeks I started a top up formula feed at night and she slept much better.

Good luck.

 

[EmiLou123]

Thanks for the replies, the only thing I can do is try it I'm going to give it a go tonight. If it doesn't work then I've not lost anything (will express the missed feed anyway) xxxxx

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[EmiLou123]

Well that was a massive fail, he woke screaming for a feed but his bottle wasn't ready (waiting for damn kettle to cool) so I had to feed him... how the eff do you guys time ff without having a screaming baby? Lol xxxxx

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[MrsT2011]

Oh dear lol! I used to boil a kettle and fill a flask. Then pour some cooled boiled water in a bottle ready. When baby wakes add some of the flask boiled water to the cooled boiled water until you get the right temperature x

 

[EmiLou123]

I'm going to get a flask today and try this! Such a better idea. The little monster woke every hour last night! Still trying to get hold of my hv! Beyond tired now! Booooooo xxxxx

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[MrsT2011]

I know that feeling Hun! Let us know how you get on x

 

[EmiLou123]

Aww I will do.

Just one more question... how do you sterilise the flask? :-\ x

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[MrsT2011]

I put boiling water in it and emptied it out before using fresh water for baby. Tommee tipee do a really good sized flask or you can get cheap ones from Wilkinsons.

 

[EmiLou123]

I got one from Tesco in the end just waiting for him to wake now x

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[EmiLou123]

Well he took less than 3oz last night (out of the 7 it tells you to make up) so no change... woke every hour again so I put him back in his moses basket because at least then if he was going to wake and cry I wouldn't have to get out of bed! Lots of dummy pushing went on... still tired... will keep persevering though... it was the first time he had it so might have been a bit strange x

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[Belfast girl]

I think you need to allow a couple if weeks for any change in routine to work.

Giving a bottle at night totally works for us. Due to low weight gain etc I always gave a top up twice a day (mainly BM but depends on how much I have expressed) at 7pm and at 11pm for a dream feed. From about week 2. She slept through at 6 weeks which is a lot earlier than I expected. I express at 11pm to try and minimise missed feed supply wise.

During the day she feeds from me approximately every 2 hours which I'm happy with. She probably doesn't need the top ups but I like knowing she has had a couple of decent feeds a day.

 

[EmiLou123]

How old is your lo? L is feeding 2 hourly day and night still! Haven't managed to get him to drink from a bottle again since that formula... he pushes it out his mouth with a disgusted expression as if I'm trying to poison him lol. Ah well, what works for some doesn't always work for others just wish he slept longer at night... suppose my time will come lol xxx

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[Belfast girl]

Oh I have lost my signature! She is 15 weeks - sometimes a bit ropey about taking a bottle. as you say works for some, I know my supply is low in the evenings so am happy with her taking a bottle!

 

[EmiLou123]

I'm on tapatalk and dont see signatures anyway ... I would quite happily give one bottle a day, but never mind! He's obviously only a booby baby ha... xxx

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