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Jan 26, 2011
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Many things could be causing this...
by: Tracy

Hi Kayla

You should try leaving the formula, the only way your own breast milk will increase is if you leave the formula and start breastfeeding exclusively.

Breast milk production works on a supply demand basis, so the more you breastfeed, the more your body will produce...right now your body doesn't know how much it should be producing because you are replacing breast milk with formula.

Babies who are exclusively breastfed usually spit up less than formula fed or combination fed babies.

Other causes could be:

- Your milk let down reflex is very strong and baby is struggling to keep up with the flow. Does baby choke while nursing? Read more on how to handle a strong let down reflex

- Baby might have a bit of acid reflux. Read more on how to handle acid reflux.

- Maybe your baby is getting in enough breast milk already and doesn't need the extra bottles you are giving. Most babies suck just for comfort. This could cause baby to drink too much and this could be the reason for the extra spitting up.

- Maybe you need to burp baby more often? Breastfed babies sometimes need to be burped every 5 minutes. This will prevent too much air from building up and coming out after a feed.

- Baby might be going through a growth spurt. Read more on growth spurts here.

Hope this helps, let me know how things go

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