has anyone breastfed and formula fed from the very start? I'm having to go back to work super early and want to make the…

@aek91, whew... that's good to know. Thanks for the advice!

She won't I waited to long for my son to try to start bottles with him I waited like 8 weeks or so & he refuses them still soo yea & I remember when he was 2 weeks old his dad wanted to feed him & I let him give him a bottle he was perfectly fine with it so I think she's be alright

@aek91, oohh I see what you mean, that's a good idea. Maybe that's how I should go about it. I'm just worried that she'll refuse a bottle completely.

I feel like you could breastfeed her exclusively for those 2 weeks & then like 2 or 3 days before you go back to work introduce a bottle a couple of times a day so she can get used to it a lot of moms I know that we're breastfeeding & bottles feeding they used the playtex bottles

@aek91, I'm definitely worried about that. The problem is I have to go back to work after 2 weeks 😭

Be very careful because once she gets confused with the nipple she may not want your breast anymore so I would breastfeed exclusively & only once in a while give her a bottle just so you don't confuse her early on because nipple confusion is really hard to deal with.

@2novbabies, I think that's probably going to be my best bet... just start both from the very start

She might you just have to keep trying to get her used to both from the start

@2novbabies, really? didn't know that! I'm also really worried she'll refuse a bottle if I breastfeed.

@alyen2, I'm thinking about only pumping and feeding her breastmilk from a bottle and supplementing with formula... I'm worried that she won't take a bottle if I breastfeed.

Easier*

They make specific formula for supplementing that might make the transition eadiwr

@alyen2, do you breastfeed at all? I just worry that after breastfeeding she won't take a bottle...

I've pumped and supplemented with formula from the start. It's going well!

@aalyx_xoxo, really? good to hear! I would love to exclusively breastfeed, but unfortunately it's not an option for me. I just hope baby D handles it okay