Thanks a lot for this. Just gave birth last month, baby just turned 5 weeks. I need positive reassurances that its absolutely ok to mix bottlefeeding and breastfeeding. My baby is feeding very frequently and it just seems that he is not feeling full, and still fussy after BF so i decided to top up with formula and he seems content after that. Listening to your video helps a lot, helps me feel like im not a failure as a mum for not being able to exclusively breastfeed. Now im not gonna stress out anymore. Thanks 😊
Aww you are sooo not a failure! Congratulations on your baby!! Enjoy this time and don't let worry take away the enjoyment of your new baby! Sending love! ❤️
Wow you are telling my story!! I have a 1 month old boy and this is our situation. I gave him formula today and he actually slept and seemed full. I’m also happier to feed him in the evening because I got a break from BF during he day.
Am feeling like a failure as a mom i was not producing Breastmilk for a week of her life so i give her enformil neuro pro Gentlease milk is comming in now but not enough to feed her for the day...i express my Breast milk and give her formula. Am scared because am worry am doing wrong
Absolutely loved the video. More mums should talk about the perks of combination feeding. I was pushed with my first to exclusively breastfeed and that's why our journey ended so quickly. This time I'll be doing combi feeding and I'm glad to hear that it can go well.
My mother had trouble producing milk & I wouldn't latch on, so she formula fed me the whole time. (I grew up healthy & happy). I am now pregnant with my first & I am thinking of combi-feeding :)
So relatable!! My baby is 4 weeks and i am also giving him combination feeding. Its a blessing!! I dont feel tied up and can easily go out by leaving him behind with any of the family members. I feel i still have my space and dont feel pressurised about his dependency on me exclusively!! I hear you!!💖
Really appreciate this video! I’m 8 months and was kind of overwhelmed on the thought of breastfeeding but I love this option and how it makes it not so daunting. ❤
I’ve been looking for information on combination feeding and I couldn’t find much advice - and when I speak to the breastfeeding team they’re keen to push breastfeeding and aren’t very helpful with how to combine breast and formula. Thank you for sharing ☺️💛
Sorry its taken me so long to reply. Congratulations on your baby and I hope your feeding journey is still goimg well. So much can cha ge in 3 weeks when they are babies! X
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this video. As someone who has considered combination feeding for my 6 week old, this reassured every fear that I’ve had in introducing formula to my baby. Thank you!
Thank you for this video! Its really nice to hear from someone where this was their first choice and not someone who wanted to only breastfeed and couldn't. That can be helpful for people but it makes combo feeding feel like a back up instead of a real option! I'm due in a few weeks and I'm hoping to combo feed!
This is really helpful, my baby is 2 weeks old and I've been debating giving a bottle of expressed milk during the night for my partner to feed him as I'm really struggling mentally. Thank you!
This is exactly what I needed. Currently my baby, 5 weeks, is breast feeding so much i feel like she doesn’t get full and I can’t express anymore. So I was thinking about combi feeding. Thank you for this video.
Great video , yes everything you see out there is base on negative if you used formula and bla bla bla. My family is doing same thing combo feeding I have time to take showers in peace go to library with my toddler and come back home to breasfeed.
Finding this video a lot later but I'm so glad I have. I'm due in a month and am finding a real lack of information about combi feeding. Thank you so much for this- it relieves so much pressure!
Breastfed my first 2 boys exclusively. Loved it had its pros and cons. On my 3rd baby she is currently 3 weeks today and had to go on formula because I had to go in the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Had to leave her for 3 days. I was distraught because I didn't know what to do because all she knew was mommy's milk. I was relieved that my sister got her on the bottle and she ate. My first 2 was not successful on bottle and kept me from alot of handling business.
Love this video my baby is a week old and I want to introduce my baby at least one bottle a day. It’s mentally exhausting just breastfeeding feeding and like you said if you are not around or something happens. My son does not seem to be confused but I just felt pressured to exclusively breast feed. My baby does not seem to have nipple confusion either
Love your videos, so down to earth. My 'baby' is 11 now and I breastfed her for 5 and half months - I wish there was more information back then about combi feeding as I would have nursed for longer. I chatted to my health visitor about feeling tied to baby, like you described, and was told to wean her onto bottles of formula! No tips or guidance on easing that feeling.
Well done for breastfeeding for 5 & a half months! That's a shame you weren't given more advice. I think it happens alot unfortunately. I think it's important to support mums to find what is going to work best for them together as a family. Now you have a first birthday to look forward to soon!! Xx
I loved this, I did combination feeding with my son as he was premature and his latch upto 10 weeks with expressed milk. This was really helpful as I only want to breastfeed for 6 months and think a bottle on an evening will help. Thank you Amy, fab video, I could listen to you talk all day, such a beautiful soothing accent! Xxx
Yes, there isn’t a lot of info on this. I exclusively breastfed for a year with my first and got pregnant with 2nd a lot sooner than expected and I just can’t go through it again so I want to do both so she can still get the nutrients of breast milk. Good point about them being able to get the vitamin D, ect… from formula without the drops. I’m scared to wait on giving a bottle and such because I feel by not giving my daughter a bottle or pacifier quickly made her not care for it which was frustrating. It wasn’t because she didn’t know how.
I’m so glad you made this video I thought i was the only one. this is my fourth baby he is 5 weeks old and I also decided to breastfeed this time it can be exhausted and painful but I feel like that formula bottle give me a little break.
Hi Amy, thank you so much for this! I've been struggling to find any information that clearly explains how to introduce one to two bottles of formula/expressed milk per day. It stressed me out quite a bit because I had so many questions and uncertainties and I was worried that it would be really tricky. But your video has really put me at ease and answered all of my questions. I am saving this link so that I can return to it once my baby has arrived. Thank you so much! :)
This was a really reassuring video. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m giving combo feeding a go with my second baby to try and be able to breastfeed for longer than I did with my first, and this has given me a confidence boost that it can be done successfully x
I am 36 weeks pregnant, my past two pregnancies I breast fed 100% of the Time and it was overwhelming. I would try to give them the bottle and my babies would reject it. This time around I would love to do a combination feeding so I could include my husband on the feedings I am going to try this technique
How's it going so far? Have you been able to combo feed? I'm 31 weeks and breastfed my son for 2 and a half years. It was definitely overwhelming. I really want to express and give a bottle sometimes this time around.
I’m so glad I found this video. I want to do combination feeding because I will have to go back to work and I’m trying to figure out what will work best for us and like you said it’s hard to find information! Thank you!
Thanks for this video! I’m 11 days away from my due date with baby number 1 and I want to combination feed but didn’t really know how to go about it. I really want my partner to feel involved in the feeding aspect but also want to try breastfeeding so that’s what made the decision for me. Did you feel supported by the health visitor when you began introducing bottles at 2 weeks old? X
Thank god for this video. How much formula in the bottle ? Can’t find information on this. Baby is 3 weeks and not sure how much formula to give in one bottle.
This is something I really want to do, with my son I had him 13 years ago and I breastfed for about a week but I was exhausted and thought I cant continue, so we went to formula. Now that I'm pregnant with our second im going to try do this, it would be so helpful especially if daddy can be involved and take some pressure away. I always regret giving up so soon but I tried.
Hi Karen! Trying at all is brilliant, well done you! There's no right or wrong way and I'm sure he's grown up perfectly regardless of how he was fed as a baby! If he's anything like my 12 year old he'll be eating all kinds of junk now anyway! Lol! Congratulations on your pregnancy! Xx
@@AmyBeingMum oh god yes, he was grew up perfectly not a bother on him. I believe a fed baby whether it is breastfed or formula is best anyway. As long as their eating i don't mind. Xx Thank you for the reply.
Hi Amy! This video has been so helpful. I had a quick question - when combination feeding, did you struggle with engorgement or clogged ducts? I’m worried that when I give her the formula, my breasts will swell 😣. Any advice? TY!
Do you suggest to formula feed in the day or alternate maybe and/or breastfeed at night only ? I need more time to pump every time i wanna pump he wants to eat so I don’t end up pumping and I’m trying to pump as much as I can to store more. Is it okay to stop the formula once I get more milk saved ?
Such a lovely informative video. When I had my first I was very rigid about breastfeeding. Like didn't even own a pacifier or bottle or formula. It was horrible. I was riddler with anxiety the first month. My son was also 2.5 kg so I felt immense pressure to feed him. I went on to breastfeed him for 2 years. However now I am expecting again and I am definitely keeping some bottles and formula around. I am more relaxed about my approach and I agree with you it helps the process to breastfeed. It's such a person experience for everyone you really learn so much. ! Did you mix your breast milk with formula first when you introduce formula or was it a direct bottle of formula.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It really is so different from person to person & there's no right or wrong approach as long as baby is fed & mum is looking after herself too. I didn't mix the formula with breast milk, I just gave all formula. Xx
I just had my son on July 3rd 7:36pm, and he is my second child. My first child I breastfed till 1 1/2 years old... but i just don’t want to go through that again. I am breastfeeding so far but I have been really feeling like I want to do formula I don’t know what is it and why I’m feeling like this.. and i feel selfish and the doctors don’t make you feel any better and they want to hear is your breastfeeding.. I was thinking of combo but I don’t know how I would start.. or if it’s too early to start. What to do...
Whatever you decide will be right for you and your baby. As long as your baby is fed and cared for you are doing fantastic, however you choose to feed them. Congratulations on your new baby boy!! Hope you are taking care of yourself too mama! ❤️
Thanks a lot for this. Just gave birth last month, baby just turned 5 weeks. I need positive reassurances that its absolutely ok to mix bottlefeeding and breastfeeding. My baby is feeding very frequently and it just seems that he is not feeling full, and still fussy after BF so i decided to top up with formula and he seems content after that. Listening to your video helps a lot, helps me feel like im not a failure as a mum for not being able to exclusively breastfeed. Now im not gonna stress out anymore. Thanks 😊
Aww you are sooo not a failure! Congratulations on your baby!! Enjoy this time and don't let worry take away the enjoyment of your new baby! Sending love! ❤️
Wow you are telling my story!! I have a 1 month old boy and this is our situation. I gave him formula today and he actually slept and seemed full. I’m also happier to feed him in the evening because I got a break from BF during he day.
Am feeling like a failure as a mom i was not producing Breastmilk for a week of her life so i give her enformil neuro pro Gentlease milk is comming in now but not enough to feed her for the day...i express my Breast milk and give her formula. Am scared because am worry am doing wrong
Aww I feel the same way🥹 mine was a 10 Ib 4 oz baby and he takes in a lot.
Absolutely loved the video. More mums should talk about the perks of combination feeding. I was pushed with my first to exclusively breastfeed and that's why our journey ended so quickly. This time I'll be doing combi feeding and I'm glad to hear that it can go well.
My mother had trouble producing milk & I wouldn't latch on, so she formula fed me the whole time. (I grew up healthy & happy). I am now pregnant with my first & I am thinking of combi-feeding :)
So relatable!!
My baby is 4 weeks and i am also giving him combination feeding. Its a blessing!!
I dont feel tied up and can easily go out by leaving him behind with any of the family members.
I feel i still have my space and dont feel pressurised about his dependency on me exclusively!!
I hear you!!💖
Thanks for sharing!! x
Hey! Which bottles are you using? My bf baby gets irritated on the breasts, after introduction of bottles
Really appreciate this video! I’m 8 months and was kind of overwhelmed on the thought of breastfeeding but I love this option and how it makes it not so daunting. ❤
I’ve been looking for information on combination feeding and I couldn’t find much advice - and when I speak to the breastfeeding team they’re keen to push breastfeeding and aren’t very helpful with how to combine breast and formula. Thank you for sharing ☺️💛
Sorry its taken me so long to reply. Congratulations on your baby and I hope your feeding journey is still goimg well. So much can cha ge in 3 weeks when they are babies! X
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this video. As someone who has considered combination feeding for my 6 week old, this reassured every fear that I’ve had in introducing formula to my baby. Thank you!
Thank you for this video! Its really nice to hear from someone where this was their first choice and not someone who wanted to only breastfeed and couldn't. That can be helpful for people but it makes combo feeding feel like a back up instead of a real option! I'm due in a few weeks and I'm hoping to combo feed!
This is really helpful, my baby is 2 weeks old and I've been debating giving a bottle of expressed milk during the night for my partner to feed him as I'm really struggling mentally. Thank you!
Congratulations on your new baby! It can be tough! You take care! xx
Im planning on doing it - for my own sanity! ahaha looking at what could make my life easier
I believe happy mom-happy baby ahahah
This is exactly what I needed. Currently my baby, 5 weeks, is breast feeding so much i feel like she doesn’t get full and I can’t express anymore. So I was thinking about combi feeding. Thank you for this video.
Congratulations on your new baby! I'm so glad you found this video at the right time. Xx
Great video , yes everything you see out there is base on negative if you used formula and bla bla bla. My family is doing same thing combo feeding I have time to take showers in peace go to library with my toddler and come back home to breasfeed.
Finding this video a lot later but I'm so glad I have. I'm due in a month and am finding a real lack of information about combi feeding. Thank you so much for this- it relieves so much pressure!
I gave combi fed all of mine and it worked for us..lovely to see a video about how it can work very relatable ..hope you and little Autumn are ok xx
Thanks Kate! ❤️ That's great to hear you've had a positive experience too. Xx
What bottle do you suggest?
Breastfed my first 2 boys exclusively. Loved it had its pros and cons. On my 3rd baby she is currently 3 weeks today and had to go on formula because I had to go in the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. Had to leave her for 3 days. I was distraught because I didn't know what to do because all she knew was mommy's milk. I was relieved that my sister got her on the bottle and she ate. My first 2 was not successful on bottle and kept me from alot of handling business.
I needed this right now ❤️
I'm so glad you found this video when you needed it! Sending you love! x
Love this video my baby is a week old and I want to introduce my baby at least one bottle a day. It’s mentally exhausting just breastfeeding feeding and like you said if you are not around or something happens. My son does not seem to be confused but I just felt pressured to exclusively breast feed. My baby does not seem to have nipple confusion either
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You're lucky, I did the same thing when my baby was your baby's age, he started this whole feeding drama, it was traumatic for me.
Love your videos, so down to earth.
My 'baby' is 11 now and I breastfed her for 5 and half months - I wish there was more information back then about combi feeding as I would have nursed for longer. I chatted to my health visitor about feeling tied to baby, like you described, and was told to wean her onto bottles of formula! No tips or guidance on easing that feeling.
Well done for breastfeeding for 5 & a half months! That's a shame you weren't given more advice. I think it happens alot unfortunately. I think it's important to support mums to find what is going to work best for them together as a family. Now you have a first birthday to look forward to soon!! Xx
@@AmyBeingMum sorry for the confusion.... she's 11 years 🤣 makes me feel so old!
I loved this, I did combination feeding with my son as he was premature and his latch upto 10 weeks with expressed milk. This was really helpful as I only want to breastfeed for 6 months and think a bottle on an evening will help. Thank you Amy, fab video, I could listen to you talk all day, such a beautiful soothing accent! Xxx
Aw you are too kind Kate!! Thank you for sharing your experience too! x
Yes, there isn’t a lot of info on this. I exclusively breastfed for a year with my first and got pregnant with 2nd a lot sooner than expected and I just can’t go through it again so I want to do both so she can still get the nutrients of breast milk. Good point about them being able to get the vitamin D, ect… from formula without the drops.
I’m scared to wait on giving a bottle and such because I feel by not giving my daughter a bottle or pacifier quickly made her not care for it which was frustrating. It wasn’t because she didn’t know how.
Thanks Amy. Your video was very helpful
Tha k you Brenda. X
I’m so glad you made this video I thought i was the only one. this is my fourth baby he is 5 weeks old and I also decided to breastfeed this time it can be exhausted and painful but I feel like that formula bottle give me a little break.
Hi Amy, thank you so much for this! I've been struggling to find any information that clearly explains how to introduce one to two bottles of formula/expressed milk per day. It stressed me out quite a bit because I had so many questions and uncertainties and I was worried that it would be really tricky. But your video has really put me at ease and answered all of my questions. I am saving this link so that I can return to it once my baby has arrived. Thank you so much! :)
Glad it was helpful! Goodluck with the birth! xx
This was a really reassuring video. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m giving combo feeding a go with my second baby to try and be able to breastfeed for longer than I did with my first, and this has given me a confidence boost that it can be done successfully x
I am 36 weeks pregnant, my past two pregnancies I breast fed 100% of the Time and it was overwhelming. I would try to give them the bottle and my babies would reject it. This time around I would love to do a combination feeding so I could include my husband on the feedings I am going to try this technique
How's it going so far? Have you been able to combo feed? I'm 31 weeks and breastfed my son for 2 and a half years. It was definitely overwhelming. I really want to express and give a bottle sometimes this time around.
Loved this video!
Thanks Laura! Xx
I’m so glad I found this video. I want to do combination feeding because I will have to go back to work and I’m trying to figure out what will work best for us and like you said it’s hard to find information! Thank you!
Thanks for this video! I’m 11 days away from my due date with baby number 1 and I want to combination feed but didn’t really know how to go about it. I really want my partner to feel involved in the feeding aspect but also want to try breastfeeding so that’s what made the decision for me. Did you feel supported by the health visitor when you began introducing bottles at 2 weeks old? X
Thank god for this video. How much formula in the bottle ? Can’t find information on this. Baby is 3 weeks and not sure how much formula to give in one bottle.
Maybe check with your dr if it doesn’t say on the packaging. Xx
Thank you for your review
This is a great video ! X
Did you pace feed? Or just regular flow?
Thanks for the video
This is something I really want to do, with my son I had him 13 years ago and I breastfed for about a week but I was exhausted and thought I cant continue, so we went to formula. Now that I'm pregnant with our second im going to try do this, it would be so helpful especially if daddy can be involved and take some pressure away. I always regret giving up so soon but I tried.
Hi Karen! Trying at all is brilliant, well done you! There's no right or wrong way and I'm sure he's grown up perfectly regardless of how he was fed as a baby! If he's anything like my 12 year old he'll be eating all kinds of junk now anyway! Lol! Congratulations on your pregnancy! Xx
@@AmyBeingMum oh god yes, he was grew up perfectly not a bother on him. I believe a fed baby whether it is breastfed or formula is best anyway. As long as their eating i don't mind. Xx Thank you for the reply.
Thank you so much from a week old mama ❤️🩹
Hi Amy! This video has been so helpful. I had a quick question - when combination feeding, did you struggle with engorgement or clogged ducts? I’m worried that when I give her the formula, my breasts will swell 😣. Any advice? TY!
Do you suggest to formula feed in the day or alternate maybe and/or breastfeed at night only ? I need more time to pump every time i wanna pump he wants to eat so I don’t end up pumping and I’m trying to pump as much as I can to store more. Is it okay to stop the formula once I get more milk saved ?
Is using electric breast pump is safe to use like elvie?
Which formula is best for a month old baby?
Such a lovely informative video. When I had my first I was very rigid about breastfeeding. Like didn't even own a pacifier or bottle or formula. It was horrible. I was riddler with anxiety the first month. My son was also 2.5 kg so I felt immense pressure to feed him. I went on to breastfeed him for 2 years. However now I am expecting again and I am definitely keeping some bottles and formula around. I am more relaxed about my approach and I agree with you it helps the process to breastfeed. It's such a person experience for everyone you really learn so much. ! Did you mix your breast milk with formula first when you introduce formula or was it a direct bottle of formula.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It really is so different from person to person & there's no right or wrong approach as long as baby is fed & mum is looking after herself too.
I didn't mix the formula with breast milk, I just gave all formula. Xx
@@AmyBeingMum ill do it thanks
I just had my son on July 3rd 7:36pm, and he is my second child. My first child I breastfed till 1 1/2 years old... but i just don’t want to go through that again. I am breastfeeding so far but I have been really feeling like I want to do formula I don’t know what is it and why I’m feeling like this.. and i feel selfish and the doctors don’t make you feel any better and they want to hear is your breastfeeding.. I was thinking of combo but I don’t know how I would start.. or if it’s too early to start. What to do...
Whatever you decide will be right for you and your baby. As long as your baby is fed and cared for you are doing fantastic, however you choose to feed them. Congratulations on your new baby boy!! Hope you are taking care of yourself too mama! ❤️
Thank you so much! 😭💕 can i start combination feeding with him being about 3 days old? Or will it confuse him from titty to bottle?