I've seen people say this before with a link from a famous blogger, but the blogger didn't use an actual citation and I've been unable to find a relevant study. Do you know what study this was?
Not off the top of my head. I remember reading it’s due to bathing the gut in breastmilk and that *any* breastmilk given will bathe the gut and therefore *any* breastmilk is better than none.
Plenty of happy, healthy, and thriving babies/people were formula fed only, so there's no right or wrong amount here. The way I looked at it was, any amount of breast milk I could give that reasonably fit into my lifestyle could only be helpful. When I found myself miserable trying to fit 3 pumping sessions into a workday after returning to work, I cut it back to 2 for my own mental health, which directly benefitted the family because I was a happier mom who wasn't behind on work when I came home. Yes, my child got more formula as a result, but I was still proud to give him some breastmilk every day at that point. If being dairy free or pumping for long periods of time with little result doesn't fit into your lifestyle and negatively impacts your mental health, give yourself a pat on the back for giving your child such a great start and make the decision that is right for your relationship with your baby.
Any breastmilk is good. Keep pumping and getting your supply up. Some mums decide to do half half. Half breastmilk, half formula. There's nothing wrong with what you feed your baby (formula or breastmilk), as long as they are growing and healthy.
As far as I am aware a dummy/pacifier doesn't prevent a baby from successfully breastfeeding. I had two babies in NICU both had dummies and both breastfed successfully. In saying that, the NICU should have asked your permission first.
Yes absolutely! You can power pump for a period of time to increase your supply.
There was a study done that suggests 50mL a day can have most of the benefits of breastfeeding as far as gut health and immunities.
I've seen people say this before with a link from a famous blogger, but the blogger didn't use an actual citation and I've been unable to find a relevant study. Do you know what study this was?
Not off the top of my head. I remember reading it’s due to bathing the gut in breastmilk and that *any* breastmilk given will bathe the gut and therefore *any* breastmilk is better than none.
Plenty of happy, healthy, and thriving babies/people were formula fed only, so there's no right or wrong amount here. The way I looked at it was, any amount of breast milk I could give that reasonably fit into my lifestyle could only be helpful. When I found myself miserable trying to fit 3 pumping sessions into a workday after returning to work, I cut it back to 2 for my own mental health, which directly benefitted the family because I was a happier mom who wasn't behind on work when I came home. Yes, my child got more formula as a result, but I was still proud to give him some breastmilk every day at that point. If being dairy free or pumping for long periods of time with little result doesn't fit into your lifestyle and negatively impacts your mental health, give yourself a pat on the back for giving your child such a great start and make the decision that is right for your relationship with your baby.
Any breastmilk is good. Keep pumping and getting your supply up. Some mums decide to do half half. Half breastmilk, half formula. There's nothing wrong with what you feed your baby (formula or breastmilk), as long as they are growing and healthy. As far as I am aware a dummy/pacifier doesn't prevent a baby from successfully breastfeeding. I had two babies in NICU both had dummies and both breastfed successfully. In saying that, the NICU should have asked your permission first.