Breastfeeding at night..formula during day? Will this work?

I have an 8 month old baby who has been exclusively breastfed. She doesn't take the bottle and has never had formula. I'm sending her to daycare soon, as I'm heading back to work.

I'd like to have her take a few bottles of formula at daycare, and I'd like to just breastfeed her in the mornings and at bedtime. Pumping will not be an option. I've tried so many times and only able to pump a little bit. And I just don't really want to pump at all.

Is this feasible? Has anyone formula fed and breast fed at the same time? Would you recommend that she just formula feed from a sippy cup as she's NEVER taken the bottle? Will my breastmilk dry up if I only feed her in the morning and night?

It worked for me when my daughter was only 4 months old. You do want to start before you go back to work so that you can allow your supply to change patterns. You also need to help your lo get used to formula before you go back. I had to give mine bottles with a combo of breast milk and formula to get her used to the formula. Eventually she would take formula alone.

Her demand for your milk will determine how much you make. I would stop breastfeeding her during the day for about 2 weeks prior to taking her to daycare. You don't just want to stop it the day of day-care and have them call you because she hasn't drank all day. Some infants who are strictly breastfeed will not take formula and the transition can be very hard that is why you need to start on it before the big day.
Congratulation on exclusive breastfeeding up to this point.

My sister did it, but she was able to pump which kept the breast milk flowing as it were. i do not know if it would have dried up had she not pumped. I hope it does work favorably.

It Will Not Dry Up As Such.

But I Think You Should Go To The Doctor And Ask :)

I've considered this as I, too, have extreme difficulty pumping. I have been struggling since I returned to work to pump enough for my son. Be sure to try and give your baby formula now, before returning to work. Many breastfed babies refuse the stuff because it tastes VILE. Also, you may want to splurge on the ready-to-feed formula. It tastes a MILLION times better. I made my son a bottle of the powder formula and he refused it and he takes the ready-to-feed with no problems. I tasted it and understood why! It tasted like what I imagine drinking gasoline is like. I suggest seeing if you can get a sample from your pediatrician so you don't have to line the pockets of the pharma companies by buying the powder.
Seriously, taste the formula yourself.

my mom said that me and my brothers where breastfed in the morning then in the evening.. her milk were just fine.. so maybe it would be to you too..
my eldest brother, he stopped drinking from mom when he was 3months.. mom told me that he never like milk bottles..so what they did was fed him thru a spoon.. little by little..it takes time though and it was hard.. some kids are just unusuall i guess... lol
what i think is why dont you try first the milk bottle..try it before you put her in a daycare so you will know if its okay or not..
and be aware maybe she might have allergies from formulas...

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/weaning/weani...
Breastfeeding is not an all-or-nothing process. You can always keep one or more feedings per day and eliminate the rest. Many moms will continue to nurse only at night and/or first thing in the morning for many months after baby has weaned from all other nursings. If you wish to begin feeding your baby formula in addition to breastmilk in the early months, your chances of success are greatly increased by exclusively breastfeeding for at least the first 3-4 weeks, then slowly weaning from some of the nursing sessions.

* Is part-time nursing beneficial for baby?
* Will my milk dry up if I only nurse once or twice per day?
* Partial weaning as an option for working mothers

Supplementation of the Breastfed Baby
鈥淛ust One Bottle Won鈥檛 Hurt鈥?--or Will It?
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The Case for the Virgin Gut
Even the Occasional Bottle of Formula Has Its Risks
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You are not the only one who has struggled with this decision. I have an 8 month old healthy joyous little boy. I have been working full time since he was 10 weeks old. Since that time I have pumped during the day 2-3 times so that he could have milk for the following day. I recently weaned myself to no pumping and still bing able to to feed AM and PM and on the weekends. Now it is tough on Monday not to pump but I make it through. I also give him formula during the day when he is at daycare. I know that you will find out what works best for you. Take care!

By 8 months this should probably work. Your supply is well established and you should be able to go 9-10 hours without nursing, and keep your supply up.

But if you want to do this, you'll definitely want to nurse more than just twice (morning and bedtime.) Nurse when you wake up. Nurse before you drop her off at the daycare. If possible, visit her on your lunch hour to nurse. Nurse as soon as you pick her up, once in the early evening, and again at bedtime. If she wakes up in the night and wants to nurse, so much the better. (ONE 9 hour stretch is doable -- two of them would be pushing it.)

And yes, if she'll take a sippy, that's fine. It may even be the best option, since it will encourage her to nurse more, and nurse more vigerously when she IS with you.