mixing breast milk and formula milk ?

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Rosewood

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my baby will not drink breast milk and will drink only formula milk. Is it ok to mix the two together in the same bottle ?
 
I've read that it's ok to mix breast milk with formula; the only reason it's not recommended is because you don't want to waste your breast milk and want the baby to have as much breastmilk as possible followed by a formula top-up.

However in your case I guess you don't have the option of feeding breastmilk first and then formula so I suppose for your baby getting some breastmilk is better than getting none at all.
 
Which formula does yr baby drink? Some are quite sweet and maybe this is why yr baby prefers it to breastmilk?
 
I chose Cow & Gate because I was fed on this as a baby, I'm not familiar with any other brand. Which brands are less sweet?
 
how old is your baby?
you know that after one year, cow's milk is ok..
otherwise, I would say that if the mixed breastmilk and formula is drunk on the spot.. why not but not to be conversed afterwards.

by the way, I also gave cow & gate to my first child on top of being breastfed and the differences of tastes never sounded to bother her.
 
quick question... i had a small taste of my breastmilk and it is on the sweet side.. is this normal? or should i be cutting down on my sugar intake? i just thought it was normal til i read above that perhaps your daughter may not be drinking cows and gate as it is more on the sweet side

thanks
 
you can mix breastmilk and formula.

Breastmilk is very sweet. It is quite sticky so there must be quite a lot of sugar in it. I don't htink cutting down on your own sugar intake would make any difference.
 
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