I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

I am on a 3 hr feeding schedule which sometimes turns into every 2 hrs cause I am nursing.Am I a bad mommy if I mix BM with a little formula so DH can feed DD so I can get some sleep. I am not making enough milk to make every feeding BM without me pumping right before the feeding. So I figure my BM will stretch a little further

Re: I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

no you need your sleep! Get some rest

Re: I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

The only issue is reducing your supply by using the formula -- so make sure you pump extra when you are awake and it will work out.

Re: I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

Thanks ladies. I am going to try it and pump extra when I do pump.

Re: I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

Posted by 04bride

no you need your sleep! Get some rest

Re: I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

Getting rest will help your supply too! So go get some sleep!

Re: I am so sleep deprived..Am I wrong for this

Your body does need to rest and there is nothing wrong with giving her some formula every couple of feedings. I too was not pumping enough to feed DD so we supplemented with formula one feeding and BM the next. Unfortunately the rash I had gotten on my c/s scar made pumping so much harder adding to feeding every 3 hours and my supply went very low that I had to stop. So remember to pump more when you do and then pump as soon as you can.