Advice pls not enough EBM is there a formula alternative?

[Saffy]

Have you considered donor EBM?
There's a Facebook group which is called Human milk for Human babies, they facilitate people looking to donate and people requiring donors, usually within local areas.
I don't know which state you are in but I know it's in Vic, not sure about other states.
not everyone's cup of tea but worth considering if you don't want to use formula.

[Barb Glare]

Hi. You have done an amazing job, and at 9 plus months, to be honest, she won’t need formula (or ebm- but it’s nice if you have it) when you are at work. she can just take a lunch box and water bottle - seriously! She can have food and water when you are not there. Out of interest, how much milk have you been expressing? For a baby this age 70-100 mls would be a full feed. Sometimes people perceive they have to leave much more. From personal experience I went back to full time work when my baby was 6weeks old. By the time he was 10 months olds I was “over it” and about to give up breastfeeding - until my health nurse clued me in to the fact that I could actually stop expressing and give food and water while I was at work and breastfeed other times.

[Amaunet]

Hi. You have done an amazing job, and at 9 plus months, to be honest, she won’t need formula (or ebm- but it’s nice if you have it) when you are at work. she can just take a lunch box and water bottle - seriously! She can have food and water when you are not there.

This!
I went back at 9 months with DS1, he wouldn't drink EBM or formula from a bottle so just had food and water. We breast fed when together and didn't wean until 14 months

[HotI]

Similarly, i went back to work when dd was 9 months and she didn't take ebm. she just had a feed before work (most days), and then big feed when i got home. we continued to bfeed for 39 months.

DD stayed with my mum or dh and they found alternative ways to get her to nap (although she wasn't a big napper by then anyway). Mum usually took her for a drive.

i think bellamy's organic has better ethics than some of the other companies, if you decide you do want formula. this was the one i started looking into when i thought i might need it, but i didn't end up using it.

[Freya]

Would the theory of not needing ebm work should someone say leave their 10mth old for the evening to attend an event? Assuming they've been breastfed throughout the day and right before the mother leaves?

[meow]

I agree that it's likely you don't need to supplement her milk at all during the day. If you're still looking for options though do a search for Homemade Baby Formula and you'll find a recipe to make your own that doesn't contain the denatured ingredients found in powdered milk formulas.

[willow5]

Out of interest, how much milk have you been expressing? For a baby this age 70-100 mls would be a full feed.

I usually pump about 40-60ml a day, slow going my boobs respond much better to baby

When I've been out before she's had EBM from a bottle between 40-90ml but it wasn't quite enough to get her off to sleep, she would nearly go off then the milk ran out. She has two sleeps a day so I'm guessing I may need 100+ml twice a day. I have a little stash but it won't last long and if I get too tired once back at work to and get over it like you said Barb I thought there may be a suitable alternative.

DD is FULL ON! That's why sleeps are precious

[little_O]

Could a slow feed bottle help? That way she gets the longer sucking to get off to sleep?

[willow5]

Little_O that may help!! Thank you