Is it ok to bottle and brestfeed at the same time?

Answer 1

At first it is best to put the baby to the breast only because they can develope "nipple confusion"

The bottle is actually "easier" for the baby to get milk from and can make their sucking reflex weaker or "lazy" and then they will have a hard time latching on and nursing from the breast.

Once you have them on a good nursing schdule and you are able to start pumping breast milk you can introduce the bottle as well.

My daughters recieved their first bottle (with expressed breast milk) around 1-2 months.. Finally Daddy got to feed them!! And we never had any problems with their latching abilties.

Best of luck & Congratulations!!

Answer 2

Yes, with reservations. I recommend a mother start breastfeeding exclusively at first. Frequent nursing at the breast is the best stimulus to produce milk.

After breastfeeding is well established, if there is a compelling reason to supplement - inadequate supply, multiple infants, returning to work - then start with a formula recommended by your baby's doctor. If your baby is not gaining adequately or you have difficulty satisfying him or her, you may wish to talk with your doctor or see a lactation specialist before beginning bottle feeding.

A few caveats: some infants get nipple confusion and do not adapt well to changes. Others find the bottle too easy and go back to the breast with reluctance.

Although many of us pediatricians prefer that you breast feed exclusively in the early months, there are valid reasons for supplementation. Don't let anyone put a guilt trip on you. Breast is best, but it's not a religion.

Answer 3

Yes it is. I bottle fed and breastfed with my children. I was on straight breastfeeding for a week but my son would bite down really hard and I would bleed. Than he'd sit there screaming. So I decided to pump because I thought that would be a less violent way of giving my baby the best nutrients. After awhile it really started to hurt so I went to bottlefeeding. I had also used the bottle when he would wake up at night and my "now" husband (boyfriend at the time) would feed him and take care of him so I could get sleep.

They have special nipples that are more like the breast I had gotten these for my son and he was fine.

Answer 4

Yes it is,when I had my daughter I beastfed and then when she was three months I ended up doing both because the depo shot dried my milk up and she wasn't getting enough to eat. I eventually had to result to just bottle feeding,which isn't bad or anything. But my daughter was fine when I did it and every other child I know of that was breastfed and bottlefed at the same time come out perfectly fine.

Answer 5

I believe it is.

Though I was hoping to breastfeed exclusively, due to a short hospital stay, my newborn needed formula from a bottle too. I was worried she would like it better and not want to breastfeed. No worries! Also, due to work, I found it helpful to express my milk at work and my husband would bottle feed it to our daughter the next day. I believe breast milk is best, but the real goal is a healthy baby, yes?

Answer 6

Yes it is. Just remember to burp the baby more frequently when bottle feeding. Also let someone else feed the baby the bottle so you can get some sleep. Sleep is sooo important to new Mom's

Answer 7

Feed the breast milk one after the different first so none is going to waste. If the toddler continues to be hungry, then feed her formula. If there is a few left interior the bottle, then it truly is discarded, yet no useful breast milk is wasted!

Answer 8

Are you wanting to use breast milk in a bottle or formula? If you want to use breast milk, there really isnt any problem, but you might run into nipple confusion. If you want to use formula your baby might end up favoring it over breast milk, and then you will have to use only formula, also if you suplement to much you will stop or slow down producing milk. In my experience of friends doing both, none of them stuck with breast feeding once they started to suplement. I would stick to breast milk if at all possible, it has been proven to be the best option.

Answer 9

Yep, some doctors recommend that you start off breastfeeding, then move to giving at least one bottle a day just in case you have to be away from baby or someone else needs to feed her. Do what works for you.

Answer 10

I did both. I breast fed and supplemented with formula. Partly because it was the plan to keep my daughter who was 13 at the time and my husband involved. Partly because I was on a chemo drug when pregnant which diminished my milk production and I needed to supplement.

When I discussed this with my doctor and the pediatrician they both said it was a great plan and considering what happened I am grateful that I had that plan in place.

For our family it worked.....