I was quite lucky in the beginning she'd go pretty much on the dot, 3 hours between feeds but if she strayed from that I'd think no she can't need feeding, it's not time. I also found multi mam compresses excellent for relief and aid healing, you can get them in boots and well worth the money. Currently expressing from my sore breast using pump and managed to get 2oz off which is double what he had during last night.

When bottle feeding do not allow prolonged or frequent contact of milk feeds with your baby's teeth as this increases the risk of tooth decay. Honestly, it just got better (I know, doesn't sound like much help right now, you just have to kinda get on with things and trust that this is the hard first few weeks). I found the best way to help with sore nipples was to squeeze a little milk onto them and let them air dry. In the early days you'll find eithe hand expressing or manual pump will be good enough for your milk.If anyone should feel a failure it is me as I nearly starved my baby to death trying to breast feed a baby who could not transfer any milk.

Your baby can stay on it until you start tointroduce solid foodsat around 6 months when you might consider changing to follow on milks. We advise that all formula milks including the decision to start weaning should be made on the advice of a doctor, midwife, health visitor, public health nurse, dietitian, pharmacist or other professional responsible for maternal and child care, based on baby’s individual needs.My daughter was diagnosed with a TT after quite a bit of weight loss and being told it was my milk that wasn't good enough. However no exactly how you feel as I had the same, and after a few tearful days I came to conclusion bottle feeding was my only option. The starter bottles only have an hour on them from the bottle but in the early days I used to tip what wasnt needed into a sterilised bottle and pop in the fridge for later. Baby is feeding well on both breasts which will hopefully allow my nipples to heal, and my really sore boob has massively reduced in size too after 2-3 feeds. Regarding the starter bottle, if he only takes a small amount, can it be used for a later feed tonight?