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Feeding advice

Currently breastfeeding but topping up with formula as baby was dropping weight so obviously not getting enough from feeds with me. I am also expressing but only getting about 30 ml and hospital have advised me to top up to 50ml. So she gets about 20ml formula. We are on day 6 of introducing formula and she’s struggling to poo and also now has started being sick when we put her down after a feed. We slow her feeding down when she’s feeding from the bottle and burp her regularly, we also keep her upright for 20 minutes after the feed and still she is being sick. I managed to get 50ml expressed today and she had that and wasn’t sick after it. I have spoken to the midwives today who told me this is normal and they see it all the time but I’m obviously not happy if she’s bringing her feeds up. It also gives me anxiety that she’s going to be sick through night when I am asleep. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do / change or say to the midwives? I’m wondering if she needs some formula prescribed. Formula we are using is cow and gate.

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I think cow and gate still use palm oil which can be hard on their tummy,maybe try aptamil or kendamil?

Are you pace feeding? My little boy was sick a lot and it always seemed so much but it really wasn’t. Plenty of breaks and 10/15 mins up right after a feed. Xx

I’m guessing your baby isn’t very old? It’s normal for them to drop 10% body weight in the first week and get back to birth weight at about 3 weeks. Just latch your baby as often as possible as this will help with your milk supply. Also just 5ml of regurgitated milk can look like a lot but it’s normal at this stage for babies to be a little sick, especially after a bottle if they guzzle it down (google pace feeding if you aren’t already familiar with the technique). It sounds like you’re doing everything right but perhaps it would be worth speaking with a lactation consultant just to put your mind at ease that your baby is getting enough milk.

I’m formula feeding after low supply and we are day 17 and he definitely went through a stage of not doing a poo as regularly (48 hours) I was really worried and spoke with the midwife and health visitor and both reassured me is normal as they start to use their muscles etc. The being sick part.. we also get this on occasion usually when he has guzzled down too quickly so try and do the pace feeding as best possible and keep taking breaks in between to burp and rest. We started on cow and gate but moved to Mamia (Aldi) which found slightly better for us… Generally I don’t put him down flat until he is fully asleep and feel confident he won’t be sick.

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