Introducing formula

My baby is almost 5 months and I have been EBF and in the last few weeks I’ve introduced one bottle of pumped milk before bed in a bottle. I’m wondering for those in a similar situation if and when have you introduced formula to your baby? I’d like to bf as long as I can but I feel like giving him another bottle during the day would really be good for him so it gives me a break. I can only seem to express about 6 ounces of milk a day so that would only make one bottle a day which is why I’m considering formula for just one feed. Or should I just keep at it with just bf, any opinions? X

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I’ve just recently switched from combi feeding to formula only- I never had enough supply to EBF. Initially it was one bottle of formula per day, later switched to two at about 3-4 months. I’ve never regretted it as it meant I could have a break, it let my husband get involved and baby was very content with formula feeds

Can I ask how you got your bf baby to take the bottle? Was he just happy to do so right away? We've tried with mine several times and she's not having any of it 😔

Thank you @Emer. It’s frustrating as my little one has only started taking the bottle and now my supply is low!

@Erin no he never liked it for the longest time we could only ever get him to drink an ounce or so if that. But we changed to the lansinoh bottles and in the last two weeks just kept persisting every night after his bath when he’s nice and relaxed and now he drinks 5 ounces every night before bed as his last feed. My partner or mum would give the bottle and we’d play some music and he’d now happily have it. Some days he’d refuse it but now in the last two weeks he’s been having it every night without fail, just keep persisting! X

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