Could you express BM for her to have out of a cup?
Also I used to have trouble with CJ's day feeds, he was too busy looking around and getting into stuff to want to stay on the breast - is that maybe what's happening? Have you tried bfing in a quiet, boring room?
Thanks, I think it is that there's too much going on for her to stay on the breast during the day, but this seems to be true even in a quiet boring room, she's a very curious little monkey! I have tried expressing a number of times over the past few months and I really find I don't get enough for her, and to be frank I HATE it. I would rather try something else, so it looks like I will have to give her formula. This is fine, i'm just so confused because I was advised that this is not necessary and that some cows milk is ok after 9 months. Obviously it's not ok for my little one, though. There's so much contradicting advice out there. Does anyone have any thoughts on using cows milk v's goats milk formula?
Hun, the recommendation is not to give cows' milk as a drink before 12 months, but that small quantities on cereal etc are ok. For non-breastfed babies, formula is recommended until 12 months, then cows' milk is ok if tolerated, but no milk is ok too as long as the diet has enough calcium. However, as your DD is still having some breastmilk, you might not need any other milk. 2 feeds a day is on the low side, but she could be drinking quite a bit in those feeds. Does she drink any water as well? I would include some dairy in her diet though, like cheese and yoghurt, to help with the calcium - or to give other high calcium foods.
I would totally avoid goats' milk formula. I have heard leading paediatrians who specialise in infant nutrition talk about how bad it is for infants. It has totally the wrong composition for human consumption.
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