Introducing formula tips 🙏🏼

I’m introducing formula for the night time feeds but baby isn’t taking it so well and even with winding attempts is spitting it back. He’s EBF - but from expressed milk as he has always struggled latching on for full feeds as he was prem - but I’m struggling to meet his demand now so need formula to help me out especially at night - only it’s not helping. We are using Aptamil ready to feed bottles as it’s easier to give small amounts rather than making it up from powder at the minute. I’ve been told by docs and midwives all formulas are pretty much the same give or take - it’s all marketing that makes them seem different - so just wondering what others have done. I’m trying to introduce it like 60% breast milk to 30% formula but it’s not working and he has v bad wind/regurgitation :(

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My midwife recently told me that the advice of “keep air out of the teet” is now redundant and that you should only half fill the teet with milk, to ensure they have to work harder to drink and not just gulp it down and get sick. I have to watch my boy very carefully as he does start getting excited and chugging….and I have to give him a break otherwise he throws up. I also do nappy change mid feed to a) calm him beforehand so he doesn’t scream, and b) give him a break. It could be the shape of the teet on the ready made bottle. It’s not very “nipple” shaped on the aptemil if I remember correctly. My boy is sicking up quite a bit with his formula feeds (he has 3 overnight otherwise he’s on the boob) but I think it’s normal as he drinks alot more. Lots of breaks and winding helps. And I’m using the Philips avent bottles with a filter thing in that helps with milk flow apparently.

@Rachel thank you! Currently using tommee tippee ones and have also tried NUk (but they went weird in steriliser) and doc brown too . The air out of teet thing is tricky as we try to pace feed (although it’s hard on tommee tippee because they’re so wide) and we’ve been told that sucking sound if it’s half full is air and makes wind worse :( There seems to be so much conflicting advice from experts! I’ll try your method and maybe look at those bottles too! Winding is also tricky - if you have tips for that too please let me know ☺️

@Lauren you’re absolutely right. I’ve even had different midwives and health visitors tell me different things. I’m afraid I probably don’t have good advice on winding as my boy is rather good at producing a big belch. Usually I just have to sit him up and with my palm on his back just gentle help him straighten up (he’s still rocking that newborn scrunch). Tilting back and forth or gently moving his upper body separate from the bottom helps - aside from the usual forms of winding

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