Mandi writes;
>> One of the elements that I have come up against is night time
complementary feeds to breastfed infants whose moms are keen breastfeeders
but are beyond exhausted.  I myself was one of those mom's who on day
three of having my son hoovered on to my breast I "broke down" and gave
him 10cc of formula. Now mind you I had had about 9 hours of sleep in 4
days, I still have guilt about it, believe it or not, even though he is 4
years old and still nursing.<<

In terms of your guilty feelings, I'm wondering if you might feel differently 
  had   you supplemented with something other than formula, sugar water 
perhaps? I too felt the need to supplement my second (almost 10lb!) baby 
sometime during that 12 hrs just before my milk came in but I used a small 
amount of sugar water. Had I given formula I am positive that I would have 
felt much more the failure AND it may have left me feeling "what the heck, he 
has already had some formula so why not continue"   I worry about this with 
other Moms.   I realize that the "no nutrition" aspect of sugar water use is 
a concern in nurseries but for 1-2 x use, just to get you over that hill til 
morning, I would much prefer using something other than formula!
Lynn Shea Rn,Bsn,Ibclc
Franklin,Massachusetts

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