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What can I feed my 9mth old when I am away instead of formula?

post #1 of 4
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I'm not producing enough to pump efficiently, but there are times when I need to leave the baby with a sitter. He is 9mths old. He does have food once in a while, but most of his intake is from breast milk. If I am gone for a few hours, what can I have the sitter give him as a substitute for me? I don't want him to have any formula.

TIA
post #2 of 4
I would say just keep pumping!! How much do you get? Is it enough to pump a couple of sessions, combine & freeze?

At that young age I dont know if there is much else to give besides formula - commercial or homemade.
post #3 of 4
If you want to get more into foods things like avocado could be filling. But if you're talking liquids, it really needs to be BM or formula.
When I discovered I had a lipase issue that ended up causing my daughter to completely reject pumped milk (totally rectified now by scalding after pumping), I had to toss my entire freezer stash. I work outside the home 2 days per week and we do occasional date nights. There were a couple of times when I needed a bottle and didn't have enough stored BM, so I finally broke down and got some high quality organic formula (Bright Beginnings). She rejected it the first time (which secretly made me happy), but drank it right down the next time. Once I got over it I decided it was nice to have it as an occasional option. I would've rather died then give my son (my first child) a drop of formula, but this time around I'm a little more relaxed...I know that I have been breastfeeding from the beginning and will continue well into toddlerhood, so the occasional bottle of organic formula (for an older baby) is no big deal to me.
post #4 of 4
sweet potato or avocado and water to drink

or make smoothies with coconut milk, half an avocado and a bit of fruit like pear or banana. if you are pumping even a little you can make the smoothie with breastmilk as well

bub is old enough to go a few hours without nursing if you need so i don't see why you need to use formula at all. my 9 month old loves smoothies, and loves drinking out of a cup so maybe it can work for you as well
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