breast and formula for newborn?

[kirstym]

sorry to post again!! just quick is it ok for their tummys to bf during the day but then give maybe a formula bottle for her last feed? will this upset her? she is only 3 weeks old

[Texomamama]

Most babies can do just fine with combined BF and FF.  You can either proceed as you indicate above, or you could combine expressed breastmilk and formula in the same bottle if you are worried it might be too harsh on her tummy.  As is the case with most things, you may just need to try and find out.

[hatshetsut]

Mine always did a little formula early on. DD1 handled it fine, DD2 took a little while to accept it, but within a couple of weeks she was fine. There is a newborn formula from Emfamil that is little easier to digest if you wanted to try it.

[Texomamama]

Good suggestion above.  Oh, and don't let anyone try and convince you formula is bad for your LO.  It is not.  Nothing wrong with using it in any combination with BF (or even exclusively).   

[hatshetsut]

I've always BF my kids, but always wanted to have a backup plan, just incase I had supply problems (which I have had), or in the unlikely event I'm struck by a meteor on the way home, LOL! I have to pump quite a bit because I work 3 days a week and it is always harder to pump the righ amount so we use formula to make up the difference.

[Tay]

Hiya, have you seen this link yet? http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=178500.0
xx

[~*~Louisa~*~]

DD3 has 1-2 bottles from... 2 days old

DD2 had 1-2 bottles from 3 weeks

Both were fineish (Both have MPI)

DD1 didnt have a bottle till 6 months... one thing I noticed is obviously DD 2 and 3 took bottles and breast very easily
DD1 however really struggled