Hi Girls,

Just looking for some advice from anyone who has successfully combined breast and formula feeding.

My DS has been exclusivly breast fed from birth, having EBM when I'm at work 3 days a week. Whilst at work I've been expressing about 180ml which is then used for DS feed the following day.

I also used to pump at night as DS has sleept through from 6 weeks. However in the last month I've found it increasingly hard to get more milk when expressing. Therefore our supply of frozen EBM has dropped and we no longer have a "buffer" of milk. We've tried increasing our feeds, dreamfeeding and basically popping my boob in his mouth anytime his awake, using warm compress and massaging when expressing however nothing seems to increase the amount I can get whilst pumping.

Myself and DP are weighing up are options at the moment, eg; lactation cookies, medication to boost supply. However If this is usuccessful we're thinking of substituting those 3 feeds a week with formula.

Has anyone sucessfully done this before? what problems did you face? Can you recommend a specific brand of formula?

Any info or tips you can give would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance everyone

xx