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Weaning on to cows milk

My son is 1 this week. He still has 4 bottles as ive been told he needs 21oz till he turns 1.
How did everyone wean the babies on to cows milk. I did it with my daughter but cant remember how we did it full time x

Cows milk

How much cows milk are your little ones having? Before we switched he was 3x 8oz bottles plus 3 meals and always been a good eater. When we switched, he started to drink less maybe 3x 5oz bottles but recently started drinking more so we’re now doing like 5-6oz. Should I be giving him more if he’s draining them? He’s also waking early and I’m wondering if he’s not as full on cows milk 😩

Help

My LO every feed. Drs don’t seem to think it’s a problem the whole Muslim cloth gets soaked so much I’m using towels now. I’ve tried size O teats he gets really frustrated and still spills it out :(

Colicky baby

My baby is turning 3 weeks old tomorrow and recently he’s started crying ALOT after feeds and struggles to go to sleep. He’s combo feeding now after struggling the first week to get him to latch, he’s now primarily breastfed but occasionally he’ll need to get an oz or two of formula to get him full and happy. He has no rashes on his body that would indicate a milk allergy but honestly my first did not deal with colic so I have no idea how to navigate this and it’s affecting my mental health bc I feel so helpless on how to help him and him struggling is keeping me away from my toddler and I feel horrible that I can’t be as present as I want with her. I’m really lucky to have my village and they help with her but I just feel like I’m failing them both. Please drop your colic tips pleaseeeee!!

11 month old gone off formula

My 11 month old baby has completely gone off her formula and hardly takes a bottle now no matter what time of day or what mood she’s in. Should I be switching to cows milk early?

Changing formula

My little girl isn’t agreeing with Aptamil anymore.
Options are kendamil, cow & gate or hipp. Which milk is best please 🥹

Steamer steriliser recommendations

Can anyone recommend a decent steriliser which also dries (but doesn’t cost the earth!). I had the momcozy one that steams and dries but it leaks from the bottom and apparently this is a common fault 🤦🏻‍♀️

Also want one that fits a decent number of bottles in it as well use Mam bottles so have lots of parts!

Thank you :)

Water bottles

What water bottles are you using now? Still using a Tum Tum but I feel she’s outgrowing it!

Formula

I’ve changed my baby from aptamil to kendamil. He was constantly screaming and seemed unsettled. I’ve tried colic drops and he’s on gaviscon. But I’m hoping maybe this is the right change now. Anyone else do this change? Any stories?

Baby formula

Hi all,
What baby formula does people use / what is best? I am torn between HIP organic and Kendamil… I want to try and breast feed but obviously need a back up if doesn’t go to plan.

Milk refusal

Is anyone else's little one suddenly refusing milk?
He was on 3 7oz bottles during the day and then waking twice a night and having a 4oz bottle each time. This past week/10days more often than not he's leaving at least 3oz in his day time bottles.
Yesterday he only drank 12oz during the day and only wanted 1 bottle in the night!
He hasn't had a bottle since 10pm, and he's only drank 2oz this morning although I'm still trying. He does have a cold which I think is playing a part, and is teething but he's never outright refused milk to this extent before. My first never refused his milk, so I'm unsure what to do. Is anyone else experiencing the same?

5 weeks old

My 5 weeks old baby wants milk 100ml every hour. He has reflux but we don’t want to start Gaviscon as can cause constipation. We were told that that’s too much milk but he refuses to even sleep. We try every technique to soothe him so he don’t ask for more milk but he acts like he’s starving, will cry incessantly and will have hunger cues like rooting and putting his hand in his mouth.

Combi feeding advice

Has anyone gone from EBF to combi feeding? Currently do one bottle of EBM per night and they one half formula half breast milk mixed in the day. The other times she still feeds on me. Ideally I want to feed all day via bottle and all night with breast. She’s 7 weeks and takes a bottle well, how long should I leave it before adding another bottle to her daily routine?

Weaning for cows milk?

My baby will be 1 in April. She has two bottles a day, one in the morning and one before bed at nighttime. How do I wean her onto cows milk and do I do the same ounces of cows milk for her bottles? Do i need to drop a bottle ?

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!

Am I wrong?

I’m EBF but recently I feel like I’m not getting enough for my baby. I feed him allll the time it’s literally every 30 minutes. And he still cries and is fussy after a feed. I started mixing formula with breast milk at night just so we can both get more sleep. Today I was rushing and super busy and has zero time to breast feed or pump milk. I mixed him a formula bottle for the drive while I pumped since I didn’t want him crying. My husband started getting angry and yelling at me saying he shouldn’t have formula since I produce milk. He said never give it to him again I don’t care if he’s crying you can pump and feed him. It made me feel horrible because a fed baby is a happy baby and I didn’t see anything wrong with it if he’s still 99% breast fed and only gets formula RARELY. This is the first time it was given by itself as not mixed and he made it a huge deal. Am I wrong for giving it to him that way? Or feeling upset?

Seen the GP and changed formula

I’ve just taken my daughter to see the doctor, honestly he was lovely and very thorough. I told him the symptoms and he wants to trial for CMPA - he’s given us Aptamil Pepti for 2/4 weeks. If this doesn’t help ease her discomfort we have a few other options. I’m curious on people’s thoughts on this? Was it better for you baby? I’m actually gutted as I have recently bought Kendamil Goat and only used it twice and it was £21! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

Newborn and a toddler

Hey

So I just gave birth nearly three weeks ago now and I have a 18M old. Is anyone in or around the same boat? If so how do you structure the day with them both I get so overwhelmed! as my toddler is very active and used to being out and about parks etc. and also night times? I will be solo nighting and thinking how am I going to structure this 😵‍💫

Formula feeding

My 10 months old won't really drink the formula I give to her, she is more interested in food or water. What do I do. I have been trying to give her at least 24oz a day but she just not having it. But when it comes to food. I do put formula in her food too.