I just had a baby on May 31st. and I was breastfeeding, but my nipples got to sore. I had to give her formula, but I want to try breastfeeding agian. Everyone says it is ok what do you think? Is it ok to formula feed and breastfeed?
2006-06-05 13:01:13 · 17 answers · asked by jlil_shortie143 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
it is a great idea to do both. it puts less pressure on you to be the constant food source and lets dad or whoever join in on the joys of feeding! just keep it up. breastfeeding is wonderful for your child and for you in postpartum. everyday that you breast feed is a gift to your baby. Congrats and good luck!
2006-06-05 17:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by msmayasmom 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely, I would try again. If you have troubles, you can apply lanolin, or even express a small amt of breast milk after your baby is finished to help the tenderness. You can also buy a nipple guard, I've heard they work very well. The tenderness will go away eventually. I have known people to breastfeed and formula feed. Perhaps you could even cut out the formula once your milk increases again. Remember, the more you breastfeed, the more milk you will have. It may take some time to get your milk flowing really well again. You can also take a drug called Domperidone to increase your milk. God Bless
2006-06-05 21:29:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either is ok... but the best is breastfeeding! Your baby will receive so many more nutrients. I understand you because I have a 3 week old and I am breastfeeding my child as well.. it is so easy for the nipples to get sore, but after a while your breast will get used to the breastfeeding, don´t worry. But the best thing for your child is the mother's milk and it is even a money saver!=)Good luck!
2006-06-05 20:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's OK to formula feed and nurse.
I nursed both my daughters until they were a year old. And both were born jaundiced, so their pediatrician wanted them "superhydrated." I would nurse them until they pulled away, and then offer them bottles.
And my husband is the one who picks the kids up from daycare. If I was late getting home, and he had a screaming, hungry child on his hands, he always fixed a bottle. I'd come home, pop her off the bottle and onto the boob, and everything was fine.
My second daughter had an asymptomatic case of thrush, which she passed to me, and it became a systemic infection. It took many, many visits to the doctor and lactation consultant, and eventually a 21-day course of Diflucan to clear the infection. I think we battled it for about 2 months? While I was recovering from my second C-section, I might add. I swear, getting through that was more painful than birth itself. I would cry when she got hungry. The thought of putting her to the breast was almost unbearable. I was bloody and raw and sore. It hurt to hug my toddler. It hurt to sleep. It hurt to wear a seat belt. Or to wear a bra. Or to NOT wear a bra. It hurt to shower. You get the idea. But we got through it. And I'm glad we did.
Later on, when they're not so cuddly, it's nice to have a few sweet baby moments during the day, and there's nothing more intimate than nursing.
It's not too late, if you're really motivated. It's nice to have the option of formula feeding; I certainly used it. But nursing is really convenient and good for you and the babe. I say do whatever works for you. A combination is fine. And be tenacious, if you have to, to get through whatever roadblocks are in your way.
2006-06-05 22:02:38 · answer #4 · answered by Yarro Pilz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's OK to do both. Sore nipples go away after a week or 2 it's because your not getting the whole nipple far enough in your baby's mouth. You might have a worse time now that you've stopped but if you do try again kudos to you and try using lanolin on your nipples to stop chapping and ease your pain
2006-06-05 20:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by manda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure---I did. You should at least pump or breastfeed soon if it has been a couple days. I breastfed the first feeding, nap, and before bed. (This is at 4 mths old-had just breastfed before that). Is it possible to pump and bottle feed her her other feedings to let him/her get the benefits of more breastmilk? I did that a lot with the 2nd one. Never occured to me with the first! Good luck!!
2006-06-05 20:07:39 · answer #6 · answered by mama2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did and my son is perfectly normal...I had the same problem with my nipples...so I pumped till they got better and then breastfed all day and gave him formula at night to get him to sleep more consistantly
2006-06-06 12:10:55 · answer #7 · answered by green_eyes_323_02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya totally my sister in law had to give up breast feeding cuz she wasn't producing enough milk so she gave my niece formula and she breastfed when she could.
2006-06-05 20:31:43 · answer #8 · answered by pinkbunnylol 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lady I worked with once feed her baby both.....bottle-feed during day-time hours and breast-feed during the evening hours.
2006-06-05 20:06:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that is okay. You should have your husband give her the formula that way she can associate each person with a different type of milk.
2006-06-05 20:09:06 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋