Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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 ...

How many ounces does your 6 months old/ almost 6 months old take a day?

Any tips on how to transition on to whole milk from formula? Baby is 1 in 2 weeks

Baby doesn’t like whole milk spits out Looking for shakes/ milk options to get his weight up Is Pediasure good for 13 m don’t want him on a lot of sugar He’s 22 pounds my pediatrician was not helpful just said maybe try different milks

Anyone else’s bottle fed baby try and hold the bottle to feed themselves now 😭😂

Hey, How much are your 4/5 week olds drinking and how long are they going between feeds? My little boy seems to be all over the place with feeding at the moment 😟

Is anyone looking to/has previous combi fed with formula? I EBF my first for 5 months and had to switch to formula after a horrible bout of mastitis and returning to work. It took an age for her to get used to a bottle after refusing and I really want this baby to be happy with bottle and breast - I loved breastfeed...

My baby is 5 and a half weeks old, formula fed (Kendamil Comfort) and is taking 5oz really frequently, on average every 2 hours but it can be as little as one hour between feeds. Overnight we’re getting more of a stretch at times, the best being 5 hours last night. He’s satisfied after the 5oz and falls asleep or is...

Needing new formula what do you recommend?

Cow and gate made him gassy and he’s throwing up so much of both Kendmil and kendamil Organic He’s being investigated for Pyloric Stenosis, has anyone with this found a good formula to help?

Does anyone use this? As I've got some number 1 and 2 tins available for anyone that needs them. The dietician has decided to try a different formula.

So I express breast milk to give to my little one in a bottle. She is just over 4 weeks old, how do I know how much to give her? I cannot find any guidelines anywhere only for formula. Do I give her the recommended formula amount or is it like breast feeding where I just feed her what she wants? TIA

How is everyone ensuring that their baby is getting enough milk without forcing it? My LB who’s 10 months old has all of a sudden lost interest in his day time bottles. I know they say that a baby should be consuming 21oz until they’re 1, but some days I struggle to even get 15oz in him. He doesn’t wake up in the ni...

Moms Do your prefer Glass or plastic mam bottle ?

My baby is 6 weeks old and I'm not sure if she's eating enough? I can see that on the formula tub it says that for her weight and age she should be eating around 5oz (150ml) but she doesn't most of the times? Sometimes she'll eat 120ml and sometimes 60ml and almost always falls asleep while feeding. I'm worried she'...