When To Supplement Breastfeeding With Formula

Getting Ready For Weaning

Many mothers also find supplementing an effective method for getting ready for weaning. Slowly introducing formula with supplemental feedings can help get your baby more accustomed to the bottle as well as the taste of formula before you’re ready to fully wean. Using supplemental feedings can also facilitate some of the comfort and attachment that typically accompanies breastfeeding so you don’t feel like you are losing the bond you have with your little one when you do fully wean. Most mothers find it beneficial to slowly begin swapping nursing sessions with bottle feedings rather than trying to do it all at once.

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Dealing With Low Milk Supply

According to a recent study, as many as fifteen percent of breastfeeding women deal with low milk supply, even as early as three weeks postpartum. Fortunately, there are more options than ever to help with an issue with supply and still be able to breastfeed, and supplementing is one of them. If you choose to supplement with formula and breastfeed, you will still have the opportunity to nurse your baby, but you’ll be able to do so knowing they are getting enough to thrive by supplementing with formula. Not only that, but formula is more similar to breastmilk than it ever has been, so most babies are able to easily and comfortably take either.

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