Can you switch off and on breast feeding and on the bottle or do you have to choose one or the other?

Answer 1

You can alternate, but I would recommend starting with breast feeding until your milk flow gets regulated. Many women who return to work, nurse in the morning and when they get home from work and supplement with bottles while they are at work. Some women are very dedicated and pump at work so that their babies get only breast milk.

It's a personal decision and don't let anyone make you feel inferior for what you choose to do. I did both.

Answer 2

It all depends on the baby. many women do both, but it is best to establish your milk first. some babys wont take breast after bottle, because it is easier to get the milk ot of a bottle than a breast. and some wont take a bottle. so it is hard to say what your baby will be like.... If you do use a bottle make sure to use your breast milk in it. and always use the rule: when you are gone baby gets bottle, when you are there baby gets breast.... Good Luck with whatever you decide!!

Answer 3

I suppose you could but you should at least exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 or so weeks to build up milk supply. And babies sometimes ahve trouble switching because it's a different sucking action for boob and bottle. And you might have milk supply issues if you do that. Unless you pump when they bottle feed... do you mean bottle feed formula or pumped breatmilk?

Personally I think it'd be a pain in the butt switching back and forth.

Answer 4

well hun it wont harm the baby to give a formula milk now a then, as there are times when its not alway easy. but a good idea would be to express some breast milk to the bottle. then when you need some sleep or a well deserved night out. Daddy or grandparents can feed the baby.

Answer 5

You can breast and bottle feed. You body wont make milk for the times you bottle feed unless you pump and use that milk for the bottle feedings. Good luck

Answer 6

sometimes this is hard, for most babies like the breast, for the closeness is undivided. they have you and all your attention, besides no one else can do this but you. it gives you a chance to sit and rest and have a face to face chat with your baby. the bottle is easy and quick but the bond is not the same. sometimes we have to give a bottle but it is not recommended because it makes us want more time to do things we think have to be done. take the time to grow into a closeness and breast feed, for this is how it was meant to be. this also gives the baby an immunity to many illness.

Answer 7

Yes, you can combine both.
It's best to stick with breast alone for as long as possible. Baby benefits from every drop of breastmilk, but gets the greatest benefit while he is exclusively breastfed. Also, exclusively nursing early on will help you to establish your supply and help prevent nipple confusion. (Drinking from a bottle and nursing from the breast are completely different techniques.) I'd suggest exclusively nursing for about the first month and then adding a bottle if you want.

Answer 8

You can breast and bottle feed. Your body will adjust to produce the amount of milk your baby needs. Just remember that the baby will need to be fed sooner after breast milk than formula because his/her body can process the breastmilk faster.

Answer 9

You can do both. Bottle feeding here and there won't make your baby want to not breastfeed! It will also give your partner if you have one some bonding time with the baby as well.

Answer 10

you can do both which may help you wean the baby off of breast milk when you're ready to just bottle feed only!