Supplementing Jessica's Feedings with Formula

Today I made the decision to introduce the bottle to Jessica after only 5 days. Instead of breastfeeding her around the clock (typically 8 times a day), I will be alternating breastfeeding with bottlefeeding. The rule of thumb is that you are supposed to multiply the baby's birth weight by 2.5 to find out how many ounces she should be getting a day. Based on this, Jessica should be getting about 2 ounces of milk per feeding.

From our experience with Lindsay, our 2 year old, we discovered that the concentrated liquid formula is the way to go (all you have to do is add water). Babies tend to prefer this over the powder formula because it seems to have a thicker/smoother consistency. I think we waited a bit too long before introducing the bottle to Lindsay at 5 months. It took us a while to finally find a bottle and nipple that Lindsay liked. Hence the decision to start Jessica on the bottle right away.

This will give me a little more freedom to spend some time with Lindsay or run errands when Dave's at home. Hopefully this will also help little Jessy to sleep through the night too!