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If your baby tolerates both breastmilk and formula separately, then mixing them together should not cause an upset stomach, ing to Dr. Crosby. If, for any reason, your baby does have an upset stomach, try burping them or bicycling their legs to alleviate any gas that might be built up.

Hints and tips when starting mixed feeding introduce the first bottle feed when your baby is calm, not tired or hungry. use a slow-flow teat to mimic the flow when breastfeeding. express your milk regularly between bottle feeds to help maintain your milk supply.

Mixing breast milk and formula can help boost your baby's calories and nutrition. It may also fill their stomach for longer. This may let you stretch the time between feedings. Adding some formula to their breast milk at night helps give you more sleep.

Many new parents opt for combination-feeding (aka giving baby both breast milk and formula). It's a great path for those who can't exclusively breastfeed, but still want to give baby the benefits of breast milk.

Try not to compare the amount of breastmilk in a bottle to formula in a bottle because they will mostly likely be different. Breastfed babies typically eat less at a feeding because breastmilk has more nutrients per ounce, and babies digest breastmilk more fully than formula.

As an example: First Infant Milk ? 800gm divided by 4.3gm per scoop = approximately 186 scoops. If you are using 5 scoops per feed (150ml of water) then divide 186 by 5 = approximately 37 bottles of 150ml per box.

There are several things to think about before you try mixed feeding. Regular mixed feeding might make it more difficult to keep breastfeeding because it can interfere with keeping up a good supply of breastmilk.