Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

What’s everyone’s baby on my baby is 4 weeks on Saturday and draining 4oz and looking for more not even an hour later she is formula fed was born 5 pound 15 and now weights 7 pound 12, im worried about going to 5oz incase it’s over feeding her

My little girl is formula fed, and I’m wondering how long we continue to sterilise everything? She’s currently on 4 bottles and 2 meals a day, using her bowls and spoons which we put in the dishwasher. But how long do you continue to sterilise the bottles for?

I found it today in Asda baby event and apparently you spray in bottle or pour and shake it and it sterlizers it ?

so my LO is nearly 6 months, she might be sitting up unassisted by then but in case she doesn’t by that time am i not allowed to do BLW and only puree? sorry if it’s a stupid question

What does everyone else babies drink at 12 weeks old as I’m concerned my little boy is on Neocate and only 2-3 oz every 3 hours I’m scared he ain’t getting enough doctors said he should be having at least 24-28oz in 24 hour and he is taking 18-22oz He has cmpa As on his milk it says he should be having 5oz for his...

How many oz should we be giving our 12 month olds?

Is anyone else baby struggling to change teat size. I did stop breastfeeding last month and she’s now about to be 7 month and my LG is still one level one teat. I did buy the Philips glass bottle but only came with 3 teat. Do you think I should buy the 2 level first? Also she only ever drinks half and finishes the r...

My almost 9 weeks old is not eating as well as he used to. I had increased his milk (breast milk) to 4 ounces and he used to finish his bottles. Now he stops at 3 ounces and starts spitting out milk or cry if you try to feed him more! I just don’t understand why he would eat less now that he is older!

Hi all, a bit of a silly question... how do you make up your bottles on the go. I understand you get a vacuum flask, a tub to keep your premeasured formula and your bottles. Do you make pour the boiled water from the kettle straight away into the flask or wait the 30 mins? How do I know the water is hot enough to ...

Does anyone's babies take small ozs often. My little girl is nearly 14 weeks and only takes small ozs?

I breastfeed my baby who is nearly 7 months and due to slow weight gain she has a formula bottle at bedtime. This has been part of our routine from quite early on. She has a 7oz bottle at bedtime but seems hungry still and won’t settle for sleep, this has happened the last few nights so I also breastfeed before and ...

Has anyone used Aldi baby formula? How was it? Currently using Aptamil but seen Aldi do formula and it is nearly half the price of Aptamil so curious to try.

How much does you LO drink and how often? Also what teat size if you are bottle feeding ?

How long did it take for your little one to settle? And how old were they? My little boy is 2 years 3 months and he’s really struggling (and so am I) keep thinking about just giving up!

I’ve been breastfeeding my girl (first baby) for almost 6 months now. She has taken bottled breast milk no bother. But i’ve decided due to a number of factors to now switch to formula. However after trying her on formula on a few occasions she refuses. I feel like I’m at a loss :( Im wondering what other mamas are ...

Is anybody else's formula fed baby just not really Interested in feeding? Just in the last week my little boy has gone from feeding every 3 hours 7oz bottles to being fussy and sometimes having 3oz sometimes finishing the bottle. We're due to start weaning at the weekend when the high chair turns up so not sure if ...

Struggling to wrap my head around bottle prep. The formula box says to boil 1 litre kettle and leave for 30 mins then make bottle. Surely we don't have to boil 1 litre for 1 bottle and wait that long? Night feeds will be a nightmare Health visitor said not to use a prep machine and can't pre-make bottles to heat ...

Curious to hear what everyone’s routines are with babies?

I will still be giving formula until 12 months but he is quite a fussy baby so my logic is it’s going to take him awhile to get used to drinking it

How many oz is your baby eating at five months? My baby still feeds on demand but only drinks 4 oz per feed. Sometimes he’ll want more but it’s usually 4 oz every few hours, Is this a normal amount?