This is the support page for the Breastfeeding and Supplementing Messageboard on
ParentsPlace.com |
This page contains links to posts from the archives of the Breastfeeding and Supplementing
board, helpful links for those who are supplementing their breastfeeding
with formula, and growth charts. We all know that breastfeeding is the best choice for feeding our babies; however, that is not always possible due to supply issues, time contstraints, working, other children, and, in general, life. It is possible to continue a breastfeeding relationship through supplements for long term nursing (a year or longer) but the information to do this is not easily found in any one source. When I had my daughter, we had supply concerns due to my stress and fatigue but I could find no information about how to extend our breastfeeding relationship through supplementing. I only found information that was about breastfeeding (without expressed milk bottles, much less FORMULA bottles) or about formula feeding (with the required notes that breastfeeding is best). I hope that you can all find something that you need on these pages - be it support, hints on keeping up your supply, how to offer the bottle, or just that you aren't alone. Please let me know if there is any information that you would like that you can't find on this page! |