Safe to give a baby beast milk and formula?
Jade B asked:
Be sure to give your baby breast milk is the milk delivered, I want to breast feed but im not with her father but the daddy wants to make a big part in the baby 's life, he would be sure to give him / her formula while the child is there then when I have him or feed him breast milk of children? approve the lot of you are saying just pump the milk, but will not remain fresh for a whole weekend, it?
March 24th, 2009 at 12:01 am
what kind of beast???? hopefully not a big hairy beast
March 26th, 2009 at 6:03 am
i feed my baby cows milk…
March 27th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Never give a baby BEAST milk!!! J/K… I would pump a supply for daddy to keep in the freezer. I know my mom used to freeze breast milk and nothing was wrong with it then.. check into it.
March 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am
dont give your kid and milk from a beast silly!
April 1st, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Of course, also you can try pumping and freezing it. So when he/she is with their Daddy they can bottle feed it. Good Luck! Giving a baby both isn’t harmful.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:14 am
Yes, it’s safe.
I did this when I returned to work. My son breastfed in the morning and night and during the day, he was formula fed.
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Jezz….if father wants to have a part in this, tell him to find another way. breastfeeding is meant for bonding with mama.
but if your going to do this, pump your milk, that way you dont have to worry about formula…
you can waste alot of money becuz after opening the can of formula it expires in 30days…
April 5th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Yes it is safe to give them both. if you want you could pump your breastmilk so that the Daddy can feed the baby breast milk as well. Thats what I did. Formula is so expensive and breast milk is supposed to be better for baby anyway.
April 7th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
why don’t you just pump your breast milk and then the father can feed the baby what your feeding the baby and there will be no concern. It’s easy to store up some in the freezer.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:08 am
dont see anything wrong but i heard breast milk is better for the baby try getting a pump so u can some bottles in the friged that ur husband can use
April 11th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I did and my baby is fine. If you like you can talk to your pediatrician about what formula goes well with babies who are also breastfed. But you know you can always use a breastpump and express the milk and then give it to your baby’s daddy to keep in the fridge and warm up later. I only kept expressed breast milk in the fridge for 24hrs. It might keep longer but you’d have to speak maybe to your doc about if you can use it for longer than that.
April 12th, 2009 at 2:56 am
The best thing to do would be to express for when baby is with Daddy but if this is not an option the you can do both!
EDIT – If you pump your milk and store it in the refrigerator, it can last from five days to a week, depending. It’s a good idea to label the bottles with the date so there’s no confusion.
April 14th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
Why not just pump breastmilk for when the baby isn’t with you? Babies are just as different as adults. Some only want milk from the breast, others are ok with it from a bottle as well, some will drink breastmilk or formula, and others will get used to how easy a bottle is and refuse the breast. Do what works best, but wait 1 month before trying anything but the breast so the baby and your milk are established first.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
yes, you can, my daughter is 5 months old and when i had to return back to work i was weaning her off breastfeeding slowly so i could dry up slowly so i wouldnt hurt all at once, she got breast milk and formula and did just fine with the switching back and forth and had no reaction.
April 18th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
If you are serious about breastfeeding you should realize you are going to have to do it exclusively because if you give the baby a bottle it might get nipple confusion and stop nursing. After six months it’s OK to give the baby a bottle. But if you take that risk at a younger age, you will endanger the baby’s health and permanent immune system. You could look into pumping breastmilk but again there’s the nipple confusion problem. Most babies who try the bottle start rejecting the breast because nursing is harder than drinking out of a bottle.
The best way Daddy can help is to bring you take out food so that you don’t pass out from hunger while you are nursing.
April 20th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Oh no! Don’t give him beast milk! Breast milk is best
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Most doctors recommend that in the early months a baby should have breast milk first because it provides antibodies and it’s perfectly designed for baby to digest, but many babies grow up fine using formula from the start. If you’d like Dad to be able to feed the baby also, have you considered using a breast pump and storing milk?
If you wish, you can freeze breastmilk and it will be good for at least a month. When you thaw it out, however, you should use it that day or else it will go bad.
Good luck mama!
April 22nd, 2009 at 2:25 am
i believe you can, im just not sure how early you can start mixing the formula. If you go to WIC or call WIC and ask them. They will tell you. They have a chart on how much to give the baby of each and everything. Its really awesome! you should really call them. You have to give the baby one or both. But changing it for your convenience isnt good for the baby either. Like… if you wanted to formula feed the baby… then later on breast feed and go back… babies need to be on a schedule. they are human too. Good LUck! Afterall, you want the best for your baby right? Wish you well and congrats!!!
April 24th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
It’s perfectly fine.
Some women can’t express enough breast milk to cover their infants needs while they work and supplement with formula in child care. Some women have jobs they are not allowed to express milk, or are disconcerted using a machine instead of directly feeding the baby from the breast.
You could try expressing milk and use that, or formula is OK too.
Good Luck.
April 27th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Its recommended not to give bottles of anything until 6 weeks. it can cause nipple confusion and the baby might ‘prefer’ the easier flow of the bottle over the ‘hard work’ of the breast. If I were you, I would pump your milk and use that instead of formula.
April 29th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
It is safe yes, this is what I do. The more breastmilk the baby gets the better off he/she will be. I do this only b/c I don’t produce enough milk. If you do produce enough milk though you could pump and send enough milk with the baby when he/she goes with dad. It will definately be more gentle on the babies stomach to do this.
freeze what you pump once it reaches room temp. (doesn’t take very long) once in the freezer it is good for a couple months at least (I can’t remember exactly). But, once it is thawed it is only good for 24 hours.
April 30th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
It is safe to breast feed and supplement with formula. You can pump and freeze your breast milk when the baby is with his father. You can also give the frozen breast milk to the father to feed the baby with a bottle.
It can stay good up to 48 hours in the frig. Freezing it would last longer and can be thawed out in the frig so it is ready to use.
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
I gave my baby both b/c I wasn’t producing enough breast milk to satisfy my hungry hippo.
So I also gave her formula. I tried to give her one the 1st half, then the other at night. So I didn’t give her one, then the other, then the other, that might upset her tummy. But both is fine. Anytime you give a baby breast milk it’s great!!!! Also, here’s a site that shows how long breast milk is good for….
Good luck!!!
May 5th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Breast milk has an excellent shelf life. Go to laleche.com and it will give you a time period for storing breast milk. ie, room temp is good for 4 hours, refrigerated milk is good for 6 days, etc. (don’t quote me on the exact times…it’s been awhile) GL!
May 7th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
you can pump if you want to… then freeze it and thaw it as needed…
but sure you can also give formula when the baby is with the father.. when the baby is not with you thouhg, you NEED to pump, if you don’t, your milk supply will decrease and you won’t have any left after a while.
May 8th, 2009 at 12:47 am
You can pump breastmilk and freeze it, then dad can thaw it when needed. Once you’ve established nursing (by around 2 months of age) you can switch back and forth if needed, but the trick will be finding a formula that doesn’t upset the little bambino’s tummy. Once you get past the nipple confusion stage, you should be okay and go forward from there with either breastmilk or formula, depending on your needs. Definitely take a breastfeeding class if your hospital offers it (they should) and read lots of books to develop your own opinion on how to handle things. Definitely don’t pass up on breastfeeding to suit dad…this is one thing that ONLY you can do for your child, so if he has to sit and wait his turn, so be it.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:48 am
Yes, it is safe to do both. I have both breastfed and bottlefed (with formula)my daughter from day one. She is 2 1/2 months and I’m going back to work next week, so this worked out well for me. I must warn you, though, that giving a couple bottles of formula a day may deplete your milk supply. Mine’s ok, but not where I would like it to be.
Also, breast milk stays fresh longer than formula. I’m pretty sure you can keep freshly pumped milk at room temp for 8 hrs, refrigerated for up to 7 days, and frozen up to 6 months.
May 12th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
if you store the breast milk in the fridge, it lasts up to 8 days. you can also pick up some breast milk storage bags and freeze the milk. frozen breast milk ((if stored correctly)) will last 6-12 months.
I had a baby 3 weeks ago and i have been pumping my milk, breast feeding AND giving her formula every so often. i primarily use my breast milk, and I pump it so my husband can feed her when im just too tired to wake up. if you do pump so that the babys father can feed the baby, make sure he knows the correct way to prepare the milk/formula! and make sure he knows to burp the baby..ESP with formula..my husband didnt know to burp the baby and she ended up with terrible gas pains the first time he fed her, he learned his lesson after that! lol
good luck hun and congrats!!
May 13th, 2009 at 7:54 am
I tried supplementing formula just at nite time for a week. What i found was it was so hard on his belly to digest. He would grunt and groan in the morning trying to pass gas , and with breast milk it is so easily digested he never has any problems. I would say like everyone else, pump and let him bottle feed him.
Good luck!
May 14th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
yes it is safe to breastfeed and also give formula, i have to do this when i breastfeed.
So you dont waste soo much money on a can of formula, you can buy already made formulas and they shouldnt be too expensive
May 17th, 2009 at 1:01 am
It is NOT a good idea to give a baby formula if it can be avoided, despite what people here are telling you. Breast milk and formula are nowhere near the same, and exclusive breastfeeding offers health benefits that mixed breast and formula feeding does not.
I would also invite Daddy over rather than pumping; babies want breasts, not bottles, and pumping is a nuisance, but. If you must, here are some guidelines for storing your milk:
May 19th, 2009 at 11:22 pm
if you pump you can freeze it, OR it will stay fine for a few days if refridgerated.
but it’s okay to give formula, it’s not going to harm your baby.
you may still want to pump to at least keep your supply up, though.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:43 am
General advice is to not offer a breastfed baby a bottle before four weeks of age. This may lead to nipple confusion, as it is two different sucking motions, which can quickly lead to the end of breastfeeding.The breastfeeding system of supply and demand will do this automatically in response to your baby suckling less at the breast.
I breastfed but i tried to bottle feed him when i go out and he couldnt take the bottle, it was difficult as it made his stools loose and change colour, it took a couple days before it was back to normal. He also spat up quite a bit.
Although you can express breastmilk as freshly expressed breastmilk can be refrigerated for 3-5 days(stored in the back of the fridge), make sure when transporting the milk to keep it in a cooler and place in the fridge immediately.