Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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Feel terrible!

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? 😭

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Switching to whole milk

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? ...

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Teats

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 🙃

E
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How much expressed milk per day/stage?

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

S
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Feeding

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?

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Nuby Rapid cool and steriliser

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

M
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Formula ounces

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

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Milk

How much milk are you giving your little one?

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Introducing a formula bottle

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...

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Combination feeding

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 💗

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Mam teat size

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

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Breast milk to formula

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’...

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Hot shot/ Nuby

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...

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How much ML should my one week old be drinking?

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 ...

L
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Milk intake

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

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Whole milk

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

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Recommendations?? Stopping bf 🥛

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

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Too advanced lol

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

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Formula mommas

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 😟

M
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Combi feeding advice

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...

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