You are right....makes no difference what is in the bottle at night.  And 
that is why this "experiment" got different results than what many parents 
report happening when a breastbed baby (not one fed breastmilk via bottle) 
gets a bottle of anything (not necessarily formula) at night.

I think what happens is the baby takes in more at the bottle than he 
normally would from the breast, just because he can....so they often sleep 
longer.  I don't know that there has been any studies done on this...but I 
dont need one, as many of the parents I work with discover this on their 
own!  

Some decide it is not worth the hassle to play with bottles (and pump the 
milk if tht is what is in the bottle)  and settle back into a normal 
nighttime breastfeeding routine....others feel differently and continue 
with the night time bottles, then wonder later why the milk supply is 
tanking!

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