Is it OK to complement breastfeeding with formula?
My son is almost 3 months old and was born 4 weeks early. He just seems hungry all the time though he is breast fed on demand. He tends to sleep through the night quite well, then wakes up at about 7.00am, takes a large breast feed from my partner then fallls asleep until about 10:30am and then is awake almost the entire time until 9:00pm (and apart from minimal cat naps) he almost constantly feeds of her for this time! By the early evening my partner is dry and for almost the first time I gave him formula as he was acting as he was still hungry. He took almost 4 ounces (100mls) before he stopped. My partner has plenty of milk during the night to the point where her bed clothes are wet though she can’t quite keep up with my son’s demands through out the day. Was I right to give him the formula under these conditions as he would not settle down?
I gave my son both and he turned out ok. He was also prem (7 1/2 weeks) He’s a strapping 24 year old now.
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