mix?

Breast milk can mix with formula?

32 Replies
 profile icon
Write a reply

While there's nothing wrong with mixing breast milk and formula in the same container, it's not recommended simply because you don't want to waste a single drop of your precious breast milk. Some mothers mix powdered formula with their breast milk in order to increase the calories their baby gets during a feeding.

Read more

While there's nothing wrong with mixing breast milk and formula in the same container, it's not recommended simply because you don't want to waste a single drop of your precious breast milk. Formula from a bottle that your baby has drunk from must be discarded within an hour of preparation.

TapFluencer

I would give the breast milk first to ensure baby takes in the good stuff first. If insufficient then give fm in a separate bottle

Dont mix, if morning u BF then follow by formula in thw afternoon dont mix together but for good is BF

Super Mum

Yep no problem, our doctor advised us to mix to get baby used to the taste of formula

VIP Member

I think you can give in 2 separate bottle as a top up if BM is not enough?

VIP Member

I gave breastmilk in one bottle first, then gave formula if insufficient.

I will give breast milk first follow by formula. I don't mix them.

Super Mum

Breast milk first and not enough then TOP up with formula

TapFluencer

Some prefer to separate some mix depend on individual.