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[quote=Anonymous]My partner did the midnight and  5am feeds, so he got 5ish hours of uninterrupted sleep (plus some time on either end).  And I also got 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep.  He used either pumped milk or formula depending on what was available.  It was a relief to me that my kid could easily switch between bottle and breast and between formula and breastmilk.  And getting a stretch of uninterrupted sleep helped SO much.  I think we instituted that plan when our kid was about 2 weeks old.  The first two weeks were total chaos, but we eventually got in a rhythm of alternating overnight and it was great.

My supply was OK—I never built up a huge freezer stash, but I was fine using formula whenever needed.  I liked breastfeeding for the convenience and connection, but loved that formula was always an option so I never had to stress about pumping around the clock.   I pumped once a day (after a feeding) if I had time, and I usually only got 3-4 ounces.

Oh, and we only changed poop diapers over night (and those were rare).  She didn’t have sensitive skin and was fine overnight in a wet diaper.  No diaper rash at all.  Some kids can’t tolerate that, but our baby was fine with no overnight diaper changes.  Non-cloth diapers really do keep the moisture away from skin.

Once I went back to work, I breastfed in the morning, when I got home from work, and before her bedtime…and that was it.  She was on formula (and then regular milk) the rest of the day.  As I said, I loved breastfeeding…but also felt fine about formula and the mix worked for us.  My kid is still really flexible about eating now. [/quote]

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