They will also be able to help you manage your mixed feeding, depending on your circumstances and the baby's age. They can advise you on:. You can also find out more about how to feed your baby with formula here.
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Read more on Australian Breastfeeding Association website. Mixed feeding, or supplementing with formula, might help. Start by talking with your midwife, nurse or GP. Read more on raisingchildren.
The nutritional benefits of breastfeeding in the first year of life are well-documented and they do not cease after 12 months. Read about breastfeeding toddlers. Weaning is what happens as you stop breastfeeding your baby or toddler.
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Combination feeding means both breastfeeding and bottle-feeding your baby. The bottle could be full of expressed breast milk or formula milk. Discuss with your health visitor or public health nurse if you plan to start combination feeding so they can give you guidance. Here are some starters on when to start combination feeding:. Our expressing breast milk article covers how to express and store breast milk. If you want to start combination feeding with formula and breast milk your baby will still get some of the antibodies from breast milk some of the time.
Introducing formula for some feeds may reduce the amount of breast milk you produce. Expressing will also help your breasts, which can get a bit painful and full as you begin to decrease breastfeeds.
If in the very early days you were unable to breastfeed, for whatever reason, but now you want to try combination feeding, it might still be possible. It just takes time and a lot of pumping. You will need to get your supply up by focusing on breastfeeding for a while wherever you can.
While your supply is still low you might have to give your baby formula while you focus on getting your supply up by pumping. ABA counsellors on the Breastfeeding Helpline can help to reassure mothers that they can have a close bond with their child, whether breastfed, mixed fed or formula-fed. ABA counsellors are mothers themselves who have breastfed their own babies, but many of them have not found breastfeeding to be a breeze. Many struggled, found themselves relying on formula, or weaned before they were ready, which is what prompted them to train to help others who may find themselves in a similar situation.
Some of the reasons why mothers mix feed include:. A small percentage of mothers are unable to produce enough breastmilk to be able to exclusively breastfeed their baby. For example, a mother may have inadequate milk producing tissue in her breasts, perhaps due to previous breast reduction, or an undiagnosed thyroid condition can cause low supply. In these situations mothers may still be able to provide some breastmilk to their baby by mixed feeding or she may be able to source donor milk.
You may find it helpful to read the How to wean off formula supplements article. ABA supports mothers to make informed choices about how they feed their baby.
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