What will happen if after breastfeeding ill give my baby formula?

sometimes im afraid my milk would not be enough so i give additional 2 ounces of formula. would this be too much?


would my feelings affect the quality of milk (less or bad taste)?What will happen if after breastfeeding ill give my baby formula?
I know you hear it all the time that '; I just couldn't make enough milk'; It makes people think it is common. It's not! It is misdiagnosed all the time. If you are nursing on demand and not supplementing your milk will not just dry up. Stop with the formula, it is an unnecessary task for you. Just nurse. Here is a link on how to see IF you have low milk supply and what to do to fix it.





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Filling your baby up with extra formula most likely means that they will nurse less and the less they nurse, the less breastmilk you will produce. Likewise the more you nurse, the more breastmilk you will produce. Remember also that you need to give your breasts a chance to catch up to your baby's demands. If you want to breastfeed and there is no medical reason to supplement then you shouldn't give your baby formula.





Your feelings probably don't affect the taste of your milk, though your diet definitely does.
Feeling affect milk - no, more of what you ate could affect the taste of the milk.


You usually have enough milk for your baby no matter what you may think. It's a supply and demand type of amazing creation of the human body. The baby shouldn't need formula too.
There's no need.





Have you read about growth spurts? And how a womans milk production will be regulated by her baby? Mothers milk is best :-) stick with it.
If your baby is healthy and happy, she's getting enough to eat. If she's crying all the time, chances are she's hungry. The less you breastfeed, the less milk you will produce. (It's called ';weaning';).
If you give your baby formula your baby will nurse less. Nursing less means your milk supply will decrease. Eventually you might find you baby is getting more formula than breast milk. Why do you think you aren't producing enough?





ETA: I think this fear of yours isn't rational. Is there a medical reason why you wouldn't be producing enough milk?
why are you supplementing? your body knows just how much your baby needs. likewise your baby knows just how much he needs.


it CAN disrupt your supply by filling baby up longer, thus your body doesn't make as much breast milk.





if you are concerned about quantity of milk, nurse more often for a few days to build up a heavier supply.
It's a supply and demand thing--as your baby demands more milk, your breasts will supply it. But if you are supplementing with formula, you aren't giving your body the chance to catch up with the increased demand.
Why are you doing that? Why are you undermining yourself in that way?





If you want to keep nursing, you need to learn to trust your body!! Every ounce of formula you give your baby is an ounce your body doesn't know it needs to make. It's a self-fulling prophecy: you're scared your milk isn't enough, so you feed formula, so your milk supply really does go down, so you feed more formula, and pretty soon, you're not breastfeeding at all.





Put the bottle on the shelf and just nurse your baby. Nurse her night and day if you need to, nurse her when she wants and for as long as she wants and you'll have enough. The old fashioned saying is ';If baby is wetting, baby is getting.'; 6-8 wet diapers a day means she's getting enough.





You carried that baby, you gave birth to that baby, you make the perfect food in the right amount for your baby.





TRUST your body and your baby.
I definitely do not suggest doing this unless there is a problem and your doctor says you should. I was worried in the beginning, too - but as long as your baby is eating every two hours or so to her satisfaction (let her end the feeding, not you) and has 6-8 wet diapers and 2-3 poopy diapers per day (assuming you are still in the first two months with your baby - after that it is less) - you should be fine.





The problem is that by supplementing formula you may decrease your breastmilk supply. A lot of women end up ending breastfeeding early because they keep having less milk, because in essence they are decreasing their own supply by not feeding often enough. BTW, you can build up a decreased supply by letting your daughter nurse more, even when the milk is no longer there over time it will help increase production, but this is a lot harder to do than just keep up the natural, healthy supply you have to begin with. Also, keep in mind there are some growth spurts in those first two months where the baby will seem insatiable. Let her keep nursing, even when you feel ';out';, and after a few days you will see your body compensate with more milk for her added needs.
if you think your baby needs more just nurse more.However keep an eye on your baby's wet and dirty diapers. and keep an eye on her baby's weight via regular visits. your baby's Dr should let you bring your baby in to be weighted.





I personally have dealt with feeling that my son wasn't getting enough. I had nursed my first son with out a problem. my second son I nursed and nursed him hoping to get my supply up and eventually I had to start pumping and supplementing since he was having trouble transferring milk. so no matter how much I nursed him he wasn't able to get enough.
No, you're feelings wont effect your milk taste but giving formula supps will affect your supply
Hehe..u are like me.My son is 9 months n sometimes i still do that.I always have it my head that he isnt getting enough so just to be sure that he gets enough i give him 2 ounces more.Apparently a well content baby after breastfeeding will take a bottle if given.So try not to give him if he looks happy n content.If he is cranky or seems hungry give him more.you will know if u have given him more if he spits up/doesnt feed for a long gap.


Yes giving him formula will lower your milk supply.I usually pump whenever i give him that extra ounce.I survived breastfeeding till now with supplementing 1-2 ounces formula once in a while and hopefully will continue to be able to bfeed for the next 3 months.





The reason i supplement at times is coz my baby asks for more n wouldnt wait to feed in the next hour.so i cant leave him hungry.If your baby is pretty content after feeding but if u are confused try to breastfeed .She will take it if she is hungry else she has gotten enough from you to keep her full.