Question on breastfeeding?

[Guest guest]

Hello to all! I hope that everyone is great. I just have a question for

mothers that have/are breastfeeding.

This is my second pregnancy and I would like to try breastfeeding & formula

on this baby. I would like to try and see if I can breatstfeed. If I can, then

I would like to breastfeed while we are at home and if we go somewhere then

maybe have powered formula to mix up when baby needs to eat.

Has anyone did/doing this? You can part-time breastfeed and part-time formula

right? I know that you can fulltime breastfeed, but you have to pump into

bottles, how long is that formula good for? I also know that you can pump into

the little bags and freeze them until you need them. How long do you have to use

the ones in the freezer? I just don't want to spend alot of money on the

little bags to put breast milk in. Considering breastfeeding is all new to me.

Any

suggestions, answers, anything would be greatly helpful, useful and

appreciated a lot!

D.

Texas

Gastric Bypass 4-18-03

-103 pounds

Pregnant with 2nd child(16 weeks)

[Guest guest]

D!

I breastfed(pumped) and formula fed my twins.. It worked out just fine. My

memory isnt the best for remembering how long things last. I would suggest

you call the hospital and talk to someone in the nursery. They were very

helpful with me. I THINK breastmilk can stay out for 8 hrs at a time... and

they

can stay frozen in a deep freezer for 6 months, 3 months in a regular freezer.

But like I said, my memory isnt the best with breastmilk cause I only did it

for 3 weeks. With formula, once mixed it is only good sitting out for 1 hr...

and I would leave it in the fridge already mixed for more than 1 day.

~Ginny, Proud Mommy of Wally and y

Born 10-19-03

[Guest guest]

D!

I breastfed(pumped) and formula fed my twins.. It worked out just fine. My

memory isnt the best for remembering how long things last. I would suggest

you call the hospital and talk to someone in the nursery. They were very

helpful with me. I THINK breastmilk can stay out for 8 hrs at a time... and

they

can stay frozen in a deep freezer for 6 months, 3 months in a regular freezer.

But like I said, my memory isnt the best with breastmilk cause I only did it

for 3 weeks. With formula, once mixed it is only good sitting out for 1 hr...

and I would leave it in the fridge already mixed for more than 1 day.

~Ginny, Proud Mommy of Wally and y

Born 10-19-03

[Guest guest]

I was told Breast milk is good up to 4 hrs out of fridge. I pump, but i pump

right into bottles. I don't use bags. In the fridge, they are good up to 5

days and a few weeks in the freezer. My pediatrician told me it is ok to be a

part time breast feeder. I told him sometimes i just don't have time to pump.

He told me is still getting the benefits of the breastmilk. If i have to

use formula, i use similac plus iron. So far everything is going smoothly. I

cant actually " breastfeed " . He wont latch on, so im stuck pumping. Plus i

start back to work in October, so im glad i was told i can use both my milk and

formula. Hope this helped.