Essentials and Life Hacks for Combination Feeding

I have a one-month-old baby.
I want to raise my baby using combination feeding, with a focus on breastfeeding.

Here are three items I found useful.


First is the Pigeon Breastfeeding Consultation nipple.
Often, people want to breastfeed but struggle with nipple confusion, making direct breastfeeding difficult.

Nipple confusion is when a baby drinks from a bottle but refuses to breastfeed. It is said to happen because bottles are easier to suck from than the breast.

I feel that by training with the Breastfeeding Consultation nipple, my baby has become able to breastfeed well.

The second recommendation is the Thermos Insulated Can Holder for 350ml cans.
In our case, before breastfeeding, I make the formula and put the baby bottle into this Thermos insulated holder to store it.
This keeps it at a good temperature for about an hour. (Formula is generally said to be safe at room temperature for up to two hours after preparation.)

My feeding routine is:
Make formula →
Put it in the Thermos insulated holder →
One breast (about 5 to 10 minutes) →
Baby usually falls asleep →
Change diaper to wake them up →
Feed from the other breast →
Formula

The third recommendation is the Raycop Milk Mate. Formula needs to be prepared with water at 70 degrees Celsius or higher, so making formula at night involves boiling water, measuring the powder, and pouring the exact amount of hot water into the bottle. With this Milk Mate, you can prepare water at 75 degrees before going to bed and keep it stored. Also, since you can save the dispensing amount in memory—for example, if you are a newborn, you will likely be making 40ml to 60ml of formula each time—you can put two scoops of formula into the bottle, press the button on the Milk Mate, and it will dispense exactly 40ml of 75-degree water, which is very convenient.