Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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Formula

How much formula and bottles are you all packing to take to hospital? If formula feeding

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MAM bottles

Are there any major differences to these 2 bottles? My girls are nearly 7 months old would it affect them if I didn't get the anti-colic ones? Need to get the bigger size bottles and saw these to be alot cheaper that's why I'm considering them

L
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Below 1%?

My daughter is 2m and was just put on 24cal milk bc shes barely 8lbs does anyone else have a baby on high cal formula?

V
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Teethers

How do you wash/sterilise and how often

Incognito
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Number of bottles daily now vary since intro solids

My little girl was six months on the 5th of March and we started weaning her on this date. She normally has five bottles of 210 mL a day but has seemed to have dropped a bottle during the day. The time of the bottle she drops varies. Has anyone else’s bub done this?

G
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Teat dilemma

Does anyone know what bottle I could go for as my LO seems to be in between teat sizes in MAM bottles. Size 2 is too slow and he's losing interest and not finishing his bottles, while size 3 makes him swallow too much air so he's gassy later on. I was wondering if there's any bottle I could go for now that would kin...

Incognito
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How many bottles a day

Hi Please can I ask - How many bottles your LO is on a day and how many Oz? Thank you

Incognito
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WIC enfamil

Anyone on the WIC program? My child is refusing the enfamil infant formula , does WIC offer substitutes?

Incognito
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Fail to transit to cow’s milk

Anyone else baby doesn’t like cow’s milk and still on formula? Mine is 14 months old

N
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Holiday sterilising

Hi all can any one recommend something to use to sterilised bottles when going away as travelling to Egypt soon. Any tips would be much appreciated.

S
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Washing baby bottles

I usually use my mom cozy bottle washer/sterilizer but I ran out of tablets and they won’t be here till tomorrow. Is it okay to wash these bottles in the dishwasher? Is dishwashing soap safe to use on baby bottles? Or should I hand wash every single one. 😰😩🤞🏼

M
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Tea drinkers 🫖

When you have a cup of tea are you leaving the tea bag in while you drink or taking it out after you’ve added hot water and mixed

T
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Formula consumer reports

Has anyone read the consumer reports about lead in formula? I use similac 360 but I’m going to switch since it has lead in it. How is it even legal to sell this stuff

P
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Feeding schedule

Hey moms! What does your feeding schedule look like if you’re weaning your babies off of formula/breast milk? Are the still drinking milk multiple times a day? At night only?

j
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Kendamil goat milk

Has anyone ran into a shortage of kendamil goat milk infant and had to switch formula? If so which are you switching to or did you try regular infant kendamil?

G
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Milk

Just made up a bottle of formula and my baby has fallen asleep. He hasn’t drank from it do I throw it away or can I keep it?

M
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Bottle feeding

I was breastfeeding, but I have decided to go to bottle. My son has been breastfed for nearly 3 weeks now I am giving him 3 ounces in each bottle. Sometimes he will keep the milk down and sometimes he will be sick on it and bring a fair amount back up. Has this happened to anyone else? And do you have any advice? Co...

C
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Flask

What flasks are people using that keeps water hot for a long period of time?

Incognito
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How many oz 12 week old?

My little girl is finishing all of her bottles, feeding every 2 hours I'm making 7oz, should I do more?

C
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Which Formula do you use

What brand is everyone using?

Incognito
4

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