My baby hates formula 😭😩
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@Samantha I exclusively pump. However, I am slowly introducing formula because I can't pump forever. I tried Bobbie, Enfamil, and similac. My baby did NOT like any of them. They taste weird which may or may not contribute, who really knows. But then I tried Kendamil and my LO loved it. I tasted it and it tastes pretty good.
My husband and I are just formula feeding our 3 month and we use a brand called Hipp it's amazing acts just like breastmilk. It's a goat milk base formula , she was having stomach issues with the cows milk too much iron.
@Taylor I’d definitely prefer if she drank breast milk but pumping has been kind of inconvenient since I’ve started working again. Initially my plan was to do a year of feeding breast milk but that’s out the window 🥴 But I never produced as much as I’d like. On a very good day, I could pump maybe 5 - 6oz per session. But I’ve been pumping less lately and feeding her some of the milk I’ve stored and now I get maybe 3oz during a pump session.
@Tori thank you! I’ll look into this one. And yeah, I’ve heard of some people mixing their milk with the formula so I might give that a try 🤔
@Stephanie I’ll look into that, thank you! 😊
@Alyssa thanks! I’ve heard a few good things about Kendamil. I think I’ll give that one a try 🤔
@Samantha welcome you can also do donor milk my hubs and and I used it. Only thing it can be pretty expensive. I'll sure FL has some donor banks .
I personally think the kendamill doesn’t smell as bad as most. My sister used Enfamil espire for her breast fed baby who didn’t like anything
Yeah i think also maybe mixing formula with breastmilk . I been doing that because by next month im planing to stop pumping. So i started off with one oz of formula and 2 of breastmilk now where on half and half 2oz and 2oz . I tried just giving formula and she didnt want it . I also noticed if i warm up the only formula bottle she’ll drink it .
I’d try doing half formula and half breast milk, you need to slowly transition for the taste
I am transitioning from exclusively pumping.. my little guy was in the same boat! I tried everything.. the only formula he will take is called Kendamil .. I get it at Target
Why don't you give her a couple oz of breast milk so that she starts sucking then when she's done give the rest on formula 🤷♀️ lol . Thankfully i never had this issue i use to pump too and occasionally supplement with gentlease and now he's on nutramigen and this guy can literally drink anything in the bottle 🤦♀️
My little man doesn’t even care if I give him breast milk or the enfamil gentlease formula. I picked that one based off of reading that it was the “closest to breastmilk”
My daughter was the same way. We use Bobbie formula. It’s a little more expensive but she loves it and it comes right to the house on a subscription
Are you transitioning because you’d prefer to do formula or was pumping not going well?