Combination feeding
Also called combi feeding, combo feeding, mixed feeding, combi fed
Combination feeding means a baby has some feeds at the breast and some from a bottle, of expressed breast milk or formula. Families often start once breastfeeding has settled in.
How it's said
I'd love to hear from anyone who made combination feeding work from such a young age.
We are doing combi feeding.
We called it our combi feeding mash-up, but baby was never hungry...
Who says it
Not to be confused with
- A top-up is formula given alongside breastfeeds, often when a parent worries the baby isn't getting enough. Combination feeding is the wider word for any mix of breast and bottle, with expressed milk or formula.
Where it came from
Health services use combination feeding and mixed feeding for the same thing. The NHS describes it as offering bottles of expressed milk or formula alongside breastfeeding, once parent and baby have got the hang of the breast.
Cutiko logs breastfeeds and bottles on one timeline, so mixed days are easy to follow. See the baby tracker