Lol.. we always take the volume of water as a measurement.. my 120ml is the amt of water
Hmm.. it all depends..
Im still latching bb.. but say if latch liao she is still crying after 1.5hrs, i will do half bm half fm. So that shes not bloated and end up spitting. Fm is to make her a little fuller to slp better
I normally feed full fm when i need to go.shopping with bb and last feed before she slp for a longer stretch.
After full fm, i bring her out, i can anticipate tat she wakes up after 2-3hrs so that i need not feed her urgently as compared to bm.
Because she slps longer at night, i feed fm so that she has something to churn in her tummy as i do not wake her up for feeds.
3 hr interval can feed fm but remember to pump. Try to divide ur ebm into 2 pkt.. example ebm 100ml, den store into 2 bags. So that u can feed half bm half fm if u r having shortage on ebm.
I do that so that i have enough time to replenish stock in the fridge.
Remember to keep pumping so that supply will increase n u need not worry abt stocks in ur fridge.
As for me, i had mastitis previously, so right now, im still trying to build up my supply..
No right or wrong on what u feed, jus make sure bb is full. Work with the pros n cons.. like for me, i make use of the fullness of fm to help me travel frm point a to b smoothly.
At home, with a fussy bb who wakes up every 1.5hr, i do half half to help bb get enuff slp and wake up happily.
Otherwise, i will latch bb fully.
Wah I admire ur dedication. I had engorgement and difficulty in latching so didn't persevere, now only pump. Want to go full latch but the LC told me too late since my milk supply not enough and already 7 weeks.
Using half fm and half BM sounds like a lot of work. Got to heat up the BM first then add in water and powder. Already, if the baby is crying, I'll rush like mad to heat up the BM.
I feed BM in the day and FM at night due to insufficient BM and too stressful at night to heat up the BM.
OH so the volume is based on the water amt? I actually base it on the actual milk quantity to do an apple-to-apple comparison with BM. So that I feed same amt regardless BM or FM...