How much should I feed my baby?
Earlier on this week I decided to start combi feeding my LO. She is 3 months old and has been EBF until now.
For context, I decided to start introducing formula as my milk supply seems to disappear in the evenings and I used up all my freezer supply. Ive always had a good supply in the mornings (can pump off 120+mls) but durning the evenings I’m lucky to get 20mls.
I’ve been giving her 90-120 mls of formula before bed time (9pm ish) and the same in the afternoon but she never seems to finish them. After her bedtime bottle she likes to go on the breast for a few minutes and then she’s asleep.
Am I under or over feeding her?
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@Rachael it’s like she cluster feeds in the evenings. All she wants is milk and when they are dry she cry’s bless her
I could have written the same thing a few weeks ago. I started to introduce formula to as I felt she was getting nothing in the afternoon/ evenings. Someone said she will be getting more than I think as she is better at getting milk out than expressing/pumping. I gave it another shot without formula. I lay on my bed, dead silent, and I can hear her swallowing. I pump every morning and give her the bottle at 8pm every night as I do become dry, but my supply is definitely picking up. She went from the 45th centile to the 9th but has remained there since x
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Maybe your supply was lower in the evening as she was naturally taking less of the breast at that time?