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MAM bottles - sterilising and storage

This is probably a really obvious question but my sleep deprived mind can’t work it out 🫣 Currently we’re using a Milton cold water steriliser for our MAM bottles and just leaving them in there until we need to use, little one is having some tummy issues so we’re wanting to trial steam sterilising instead. Once…

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How do I increase my milk supply- losing hope!

Please can anyone advise/recommend how I can increase my milk? I’m 18 PP, had an emergency c section. I’ve tried power pumping for 3 days. Pumping after every feed, pumping 4/5 times a day- I have the Elvie pump. Eating oats as well as oat milk. Having 3 meals a day, increasing my water intake. I don’t know what els...

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Day & Night Prep Machinne

Does anyone use the Tommee Tippee Day & Night Prep Machinne and notice the volume in bottle increases? When making a 4oz bottle, its ends up being an almost 5oz bottle. I know some of it is bubbles at the top but it still seems like more and I’m worried I’m giving baby too much but also when he doesn’t take the ful...

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Tum tum bottles

Can anyone send me the link to the tum tum bottles? My boy doesn’t take bottles so for water intake I need to get him a bottle with a straw, I’ve seen lots of people recommend the Tum Tum brand but I can’t find the actual bottles they post pictures of on Amazon🤣 thank you x

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Milk

How much milk does everyone’s little ones have now?

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Drink more water

Does anyone have any tips to help 9mo drink water? He currently has 3 meals a day and 4 x 6oz bottles of formula, but refuses to drink any water. I’ve tried so many different cups and he pushes them away when I offer them. If I leave them for him to try and take himself, he pours the water out on himself or the flo...

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Bottles

Hi, looking for recommendations. My daughter is almost 18 months and has 1 maybe 2 bottles of milk a day. She was BF and then we started using the mam bottles. I know it’s advised once baby is one to stop using bottles with teats. But what bottles are people using for milk. She doesn’t have them to go to sleep and u...

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How to wean off formula.

Hi all, Baby has just turned one and I want to start weaning off formula. Baby currently has 3x6oz bottles a day ( I recently drop an oz in an attempt to start weaning) but I want to start getting rid of the bottles especially the mid day one. Some days she'll only drink 4oz of each bottle other day she'll drink it...

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Baby is six months and I sterilise

Do I still need to sterilise bottles after every use if it’s just expressed milk? I have been sterilising for up to five months and I’m so TIRED and have ezcema now on my hands cus of washing n sterilising like I don’t mind washing but sterilising takes up my time for every bottle I put in and take out n dry etc

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Time Management

Does anyone have any tips on how to effectively manage your time with a 6 month old? Like how to get work done while ensuring baby has everything they need?

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Baby formula

Hi guys! My daughters are unable to tolerate any formula that I have tried so far.. lots of spitting up, with some they experience projectile vomiting and acid reflux. I already went to get “medical advice”….Im going to change paediatrician because mine said that since they are growing at a healthy weight that it do...

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How many ml does your baby eat?

My little girl is 9 weeks and feeds 6 times per day 150ml each feed, weight is 5.6kg. I feel like I should give her more but as she has a lot of reflux I’m scared I would make this even worst. Just curious to know how much your baby eats per day/ each feed?

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Weaning

My baby is 5 months so I am looking to start weaning her soon. Does anyone have any tips? I was looking to buy how to wean your baby book by Charlotte, has anyone else followed this book?😊 also any recommendations on a high chair will be great thanks

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Kendamil and prep machine

I’m using kendamil, and I’ve seen that 1 scoop = 30ml of water, obviously the prep machine makes bottles in ozs and not ml, just wondering what does everyone do when making a bottle with kendamil

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Feeding

My girl is 4 months on 16th, she’s draining 8 oz bottles every 3 hours and could easily go over 8oz every 2 n half hours, but she just seems so hungry all the time, I know it’s not advised to wean before 6 months but I honestly feel like milk just isn’t doing it for her, thinking about using the 4+ month purées in b...

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16-18oz

Is 16-18oz enough formula? I have tried changing my babies bottles from 4-3 and for the past 2 days she’s been having 5oz in the morning, 5oz in the afternoon and a 7oz bedtime bottle🤷🏼‍♀️

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