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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Topic started by: debbieforbeck on October 06, 2005, 16:24:45 pm

Title: Breast milk and formula combinations
Post by: debbieforbeck on October 06, 2005, 16:24:45 pm

My lo is 4 months old.  I was thinking of introducing a little bit of formula with her breast milk to help her last longer.   Has anyone done this?  How did this work out?  I need her to last longer in her naps and sleep longer at night.

Title: Breast milk and formula combinations
Post by: amheusser on October 07, 2005, 01:03:57 am

I don't think it will do what you want, and could lessen your breastmilk supply.   Instead, you could try a pre-nap snack (just don't feed to sleep) and cluster-feed in the evening to extend nights.   As you start to move to a 4-hour EASY cycle (starting anytime now), lo will take more at each feeding, and hopefully sleep longer.  Be careful to avoid overtired too - at 4 months, the world just got a whole lot more interesting!  I know both of mine are very likely (have been since the start) to get wound up and not make it into that deeper stage of sleep, and sometimes it's hard to avoid.