is it okay to feed breast milk with bottle and use the formula too? for a newborn?

That should be fine

Yes it's ok @ritamae

It's perfectly okay, but not advised if you're trying to successfully breast feed.

I'm just doing both I guess.. @crunchymomma

the only reason it's advised against is some women dont focus on keeping their milk supply up. if you give a bottle you're supposed to pump at the same time, so your body is being told to make the milk. if you don't pump when you give a bottle your supply will start to drastically drop.

you're able to nurse, pump and give formula too without any problems. you just have to remember to keep your supply up. :)

You can but I wouldn't advise that. For pretty much the exact reasons @crunchymomma said.

well should I switch him from the formula that hospital sent me home with now and pump or should I wait a week or two to switch him?

@_stephanie.g, @crunchymomma @jessica0830 @mimiz

If you want him to latch on its better for you to breastfeed instead of going on &off; with breast and formula but if you see that you're struggling with breatfeeding feed him the formula @ritamae

I would try just nursing and giving pumped milk as long as you can and taking him off of formula, then once he's been off formula for a couple weeks then switching which formal you're offering him.

sort of like doing a "cleanse" or "detox." feed him all natural for a few weeks and get the original formula completely out of his system if that makes sense.