Anna - posted on 03/31/2011 ( 4 moms have responded )
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My baby is is 5 and half months and breast feeding/formula..
after i breast feed her she seems happy but if i offer her the bottle she also drinks that too...
does that mean she isnt full from my breast milk?
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Elizabeth - posted on 04/02/2011
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try cheerios..she would probably love them...it's great for her to learn hand eye coordination too ..and they dissolve almost immediately.
Anna - posted on 04/01/2011
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Thanks guys! ive decided to breast feed her now and no formula.. but also introduced her first soilid food aswell since i feel shes ready..
Jessie - posted on 03/31/2011
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no that means she likes to suck, it is a natural reflex. ditch the formula
Carolyn - posted on 03/31/2011
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not necessarily no ! babies will guzzle a bottle after nursing because well, its easy ! the milk just comes out with half the effort.
If she is happy, and does not want to continue nursing after pulling off on her own. chances are she is good.
Try eliminating the formula completely and just nursing, it will help your supply , which will in turn help your confidence in that she is getting enough.
She may want to nurse more frequently without the formula, which is normal, it takes a baby less time to digest breastmilk than formula.
breastfed babies are great at self regulating, but if you give them a bottle , all that goes out the window :)
best way to tell if she is getting enough from you is by watching how she is after she is done nursing on her own accord , and wet diapers. 6-8 wet/dirty diapers and she should be good to go !
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