Back to work, BF and formula

I managed to continue with breast feeding in the mornings and evenings for about 3 or 4 months when DD1 went into daycare at 5 months old. Towards the end she did also need additional formuala in the evenings and then I dried up completely but at least I was able to continue for a while.

DS went into daycare at 8 months old and I continued to feed morning, evening and through the night while he had formula at daycare. Good Luck.\\

DD1 went to daycare 3 days a week from 6months. She was near work so I could pop in twice a day to feed her so didn't need to offer anything else, but I found she responded by upping her feeds on the days we were together, and my supply seemed to adjust to handle that (I was working 3 days on, 4 off till 1, then 4 on, 3 off from 1 year). I dropped it to one feed on work days at 8ish months (but still several on home days), and none during work days from 11 months. My supply seemed to handle that fine, although some mondays (my first day at work) I'd find my coat was a little tight around my boobs by the end of the day! I was feeding during the night though too.

I'd suggest you give it a try? Worst case you end up switching to formula full time, but best case you can continue to BF for ages yet Perhaps choose a bottle/teat that is hard work, so that she doesn't decide it's just easier to drink from a bottle as that seems to be the biggest risk, that bub just prefers the easy option and refuses the breast after a while (BF is hard work for bub too).

This time round DD2 will be too far away to visit for BFs during work, so I'll be using EBM with the new Medela teat for BF babies which I'm told is the best currently on the market in that respect. DD2 has taken it fine the few times we've offered.

Glad to hear of everyone's experiences as I am hoping to do the same when I go back to work in a couple of months.