Night feeds and soya formula

[poog]

Hi everyone,

Am new and hope I'm welcome here. I'm mum to DD1 (4 and allergy free) and DD2 (13 months and CMP allergy). Paed started her on Wysoy at Christmas and that's going ok. I've continued to b/f her last feed of the evening and her night feeds (yes really, she still feeds twice overnight) because I've been worried about giving her Wysoy after she's brushed her teeth at night. That's been going ok, but I've recently gone back to work and I think because I'm a bit more tired my supply seems to be drying up. I've had to resort to giving a bottle at her 4am feed most nights and then staying awake worrying about it rotting her teeth!

Has anyone else had to give soya formula at night? We're not back at the hospital for another few weeks and I don't know if what I'm doing is ok.

Hope you can help.

P
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[Copper]

Hi and welcome to the site. I can't help with your problem as I don't have small children. What is CMP allergy? I am sure I should be able to work it out but it is my bedtime :)

Others here have babies and toddlers so I am sure that they will be able to help.

[Pam]

Cow's Milk Protein?

My daughter had Wysoy until she was 5 years old and her teeth don't seem to have suffered. If it is really important to you, then you will have to brush after the night feeds but I was a lazy mummy and didn't bother doing this.

[cnc]

What does DD1/ DD2 mean?? Is this some kind of parent speak to confuse me?!
Welcome to the site, hope you stay around.
I don't have any actual advice, apart from to try not to worry too much about things :)

[Lou C]

Hi Poog, Does your daughter use a teat or a feeder top. My little boy often has a drink of milk through the night, but he no longer has "bottles" but a non spill feeder cup, To be honest I'm not sure about sugar content of Wysoy as I had hypoallergenic formula, but she's 13 months now it may be worth considering using supermarket soya for the feeds after she's had her teeth cleaned, that way you can buy unsweetened. I buy the Alpro long life unsweetened with added calcium.

Claire - DD = Darling Daughter.

[cnc]

Ah so that would make DS= Darling Son :) Phrases never used about me or my brother, so no wonder I was confused!!

[Pam]

You can tell who uses parenting boards here. DH (dear/darling husband) DW - wife, DP - partner, PIL - parents in law, DSD/DSS - step daughter/son.

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TIA - thanks in advance


HTH (hope this helps!)

[ellsie]

All 3 of my DD :cool: had wysoy and all 3 had it until around 2 and I could not breastfeed :( so it was exclusive. They had their teeth brushed twice a day and to date not one of them has had a filling!:dance::dance::dance: The eldest is now 12 so don't worry too much.

[poog]

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to respond. This seems like a lovely supportive community - I'm glad I stumbled across you! Hope one day I'll have become sufficiently unconfused to help somebody else.

Baby is still using a teat I'm afraid. She's only been bottle feeding since Christmas and she thinks her feeder cup if solely for the game of "fill up mouth with water, open mouth, dribble water down bib/clothes/nearby adult" but I will persevere.

Thanks Lou for the tip re supermarket soya. When I saw the paed at Christmas he said she couldn't have carton soya because not enough calcium. But perhaps now because she's older? Or because she should be getting enough nutrition from the food and formula she's having during the day?

Thanks again to everybody.

P

[ellsie]

Perhaps try the carton soya only if needed through the night and use your usual feed at other times. Is that what you meant Lou C?

[Lou C]

Yes Ellsie,
I know the one I get has no added sugar and as it has the vitamins and calcium added it should be okay. If the little one's on a decent diet and having formula through the day, at 13 months there really is no nutritional need for milk through the night, it's probably more of a comfort/habit thing. The other alternative I suppose is to try to wean off the night feed by watering it down bit by bit till she's having just water.
Lou C

[ellsie]

Night habitual wakening for feeds is very tiring as I remember. I got to the point of only offering water with one of mine, who was about 15 months, and not pleased to see water. :yucky::uzi::crying: It took a few nights but you are right, it's not a nutritional need at that age.