| Introducing Formula
I've been breastfeeding baby for last 2 1/2 months but feel he's not getting enough milk and seems constantly hungry recently. He cries right after a feeding and is always sucking on his hands. I've been doing the every-3-hours-for-10 minutes-on- each-side routine. Although I wanted to solely breastfeed him, I need to top up with formula before he starves!
What is the best way to introduce formula to a solely breastfed baby? Replace one feed a day with formula for first week and then increase to 2 per day? How much should be given at first and then later on? Also, should I start increasing the time between feeds for longer than 3 hours and give a larger amount of formula during the feed? I yearn for this to happen for the nighttime feeds.
Any advice or input from your experiences would be appreciated as I have no idea what to do. |