so this week we were doing so well with no formula, but then we hit the brick wall of formula does make her sleep longer so we will continue to give her a formula bottle before bed because it seems to help (i dont know why but it does).
so here is are our numbers for this week
Total Breastmilk given: 128 ounces
Total Formula given: 10 ounces
Total pumped: 172.5 ounces
Total take in: 138 ounces
Total Time Nursing 15 Minutes
im still able to pump more then Samantha is taking in WOOOHOO im still up 34.5 ounces on Samantha's intake. we are also down on our formula because we went 5 days without any formula at all and just breastmilk. so we are down 16 ounces from last week on formula.
The reason why she sleeps better and doesn't get up to feed at night if she has a formula bottle at night is because it takes longer to digest. Breast milk is easier for a baby's body to digest so they get hungry sooner.
ReplyDeleteHi Berry,
ReplyDeleteWe do the same thing too, it def. helps them sleep longer. . . how many oz of the formula do you give at night?
hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteshe normally will take about 5-6oz at bedtime.