Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

Hi all, Probably a silly question but just wondered if anyone had any advice about milk for their toddler abroad? My 16 month old still likes a bottle of milk in the morning when he wakes up and just before bed. We are staying at an all inclusive hotel in Mallorca, I don’t think there will be a fridge in the room, m...

Guys I’ve stopped breastfeeding and now full time with formula. I’ve been mixing my daughters formula with sterilise water from b my the kettle but all over TikTok people are using the hotshot method. I’m so confused I don’t know what’s the easiest way to do that method when I’m out and about. I just keep hot water...

How long do milk storage bags say sterile ? I've got a lot of unused bags left from my first daughter ( 1.5 years old ) and wondered if I can use them for my next baby?

I need help and this may be silly questions but I’m new to this so sorry. I’ve been expressing for my baby since birth and he has been on only breastmilk. He has 120ml per feed and as I’ve learnt babies on breastmilk only don’t have too much more as breastmilk changes where with formula you need more as they grow. ...

My LB has always been bad about eating too much. He was eating 8 oz by three months every feeding, meaning every three hours basically. I took him to the doctor because he is NOT a chunky baby. He’s 30th percentile in weight, which I know a lot of people say percentiles don’t really matter, but for him to be eating ...

How are you all sterilising your pumps? I'm currently just using boiling water but on the instructions it says to avoid the parts touching the side of the pan your using to boil, how do I do that when they're constantly moving around and touching the sides..

I accidentally gave my 7 week old 3 hour old formula that he had a bit from before. It was 2am and I must of been half asleep! What do I do? 😭

My little one is 11 months old. I just stopped breast feeding. I started her on whole Mille as I didn’t think it would be worth the transition to formula and then again to whole milk. Also, she is a big girl! No worries or concerns about low weight or eating habits. How much whole milk are your kiddos getting? ...

What's everyone been doing with the old teats? Kept or thrown away? I don't know what to do with them. As i don't want to throw them 'just in case' but I dunno if i should get rid 🙃

Does anyone have any really good websites to help me see how much expressed milk my baby needs approx per feed? Thank you

My son is seven weeks tomorrow has this happened to anyone before he was taking 4 to 5 ounces of milk every two hours and now suddenly he is only taking 2 ounces is it just a phase he’s going through?

Can anyone help… can my rapid cool go in my hand luggage? Or does it need to go into my hold suitcase? Also I have a portable uv steriliser will this be okay in my hand luggage? Thanks in advance

My baby is one month and still having 4oz the tin says 5oz. Curious to know how many ounces everyone else’s March babies are having

How much milk are you giving your little one?

My baby turned 6 months recently and I am looking to introduce a formula bottle. She is currently exclusively breastfed. I did give her formula when she was a newborn till I established my supply but since about 2 months old she has been exclusively breastfed. So I am not sure how to go about introducing a bottle no...

New to the breast feeding crew and wondering how people go about combination feeding. I've never breast fed before so I'm unsure how I go about introducing formula aswell as breast. Any advice would be great 💗

What teat size is your 6 month old on My lo is starting to push bottle away after 3 oz

I’m trying to change my little one to formula ever so slightly as pumping is really starting to affect my mental health. Have been trying to do it gradually. By trying to replace one bottle but my little ones getting really bad gas since and I feel like her stomach is struggling. If I’ve ever not pumped enough she’...

For those of you who make bottles using hot shot method - do you wait for the kettle to cool a bit after boiling? I know most goes to nuby to cool (or just to cool without nuby) but I mean the shot you mix with formula. I heard that if you add hot boiling water to formula it might kill some nutrients. Not sure how t...

I know all babies are different but just wanted some advice on how much their newborn babies are drinking. My little boy is now 1 week old and seems to be finishing a full 90ml bottle, so I’ve just fed him there and given him 100ml and he seems happy enough and is now happy sleeping. Is this normal? Midwife says ...