issue with breast feeding....

kansasmomma

So about a week ago about my daughters stomach being super upset. Well I started giving her 2 oz of gentlease enfamil formula once a day and it helped a lot its been about a week so I started taking her off the formula and changed my diet to really bland foods. Well her tummy went right back to being upset and she just kept crying last night. We didn't sleep at all because she was misserable. So I gave her more formula this morning to help her tummy. Her tummy is better and she is pooping tons today! But now she only wants formula and no breast milk. She freaks out when we give her breast milk. Have any of u heard of this? Oh and she only wants 2oz of formula when she was eating 3oz of breast milk. Im worried about her not eating enough now. Help me pls im so worried about my baby girl

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survivormommie3

i dont know how long postbaby you are but my daughter did this- turns out i was preggo and my milk going bad

kansasmomma

Thank you all for ur advice!! @survivormommie3 I can't be pregnant cause I haven't had sex unless I had sex in my sleep which hasn't happened I don't think lol! I would be scared if I was pregnant again

@homebirthadvocate I cut down to one peace of cheese a day and I have only drink water while I was pregnant and have done the same while breast feeding. I eat two slices of wheat bread a day. Im so worried about her. Thank u for ur advice!! Is it normal to poop alot more with formula?? I might switch to formula and dry up but it kills me to take breast milk away from her cause its best but if it hurts her tummy that bad im done breast feeding her. Omg my poor baby girl.

Mommytoaprince

I'm with @homebirthadvocate. Try eliminating things for a bit. Or maybe you need something added to your diet like more fruit, veggies, whatever. You can always pump and try mixing it with the formula...

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kansasmomma

@homebirthadvocate @mommytoaprince yea im trying it! I started mixing the breast milk with formula and she loves it!! So im going to start pumping my milk and mixing it with formula every feeding. I produce enough for 2+ feedings everytime I pump so she should be good!! I hope it wont harm her or anything

baby2dec14yayy

formula is heaver than breastmilk. try mixing it so that she is still getting all of your nutrients too! and yes it is normal to poop more with formula! when i was a baby i didnt like breast milk so my mother mixed it and thats how it was with me and my little brothers. good luck!

kansasmomma

@baby2dec14yayy oh thank you so much for responding!! I haven't ever heard of any one doing that im so glad u responded to this! It makes me feel better about doing it for my baby!! How long did ur mom feed you and ur brother like that??

baby2dec14yayy

she would just pump and pump and pump to relieve the pressure and she would store it all and when we were hungry she would mix the bottle half and half and she did that for about 4 months. because formula is so close to breast milk now even if you only wanted to do it for a month and then just slowly take her off the breast milk it will still help build her immune system but she will still get full!. a babies tummy is only about 2oz so if she is hungry give her more but if she is ok after the 2oz than just wait til she gets hungry again. the only downside to formula in this day and age is that it is truely FATTTTTTENING and one of the major causes for childhood obesity. so that is why my breast feeding specialist told me to only do 2oz at a time so dont worry she isnt starving!! hope this helps!!!

kansasmomma

@baby2dec14yayy that definitely helps a ton!!! Thank you very very very much! U made me feel a ton better!!

baby2dec14yayy

no problem glad i could help!