Baby Feeding

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How long do your bottle feeds take?

Ive heard theyre meant to take 20 mins, if longer than that then its time to move up a teat size? Wondering does that 20 mins include burping time or purely drinking time 🧐

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Teat size

What size teats are your little ones using? And how old? I feel my LG might need size 3 already? (MAM)

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Don't think I can do this much longer

I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 3 week old and she's waking up every hour / 45 mins in the night for a feed. I'm absolutely shattered and seriously considering introducing formula because I worry that she's just not getting enough (lots of full nappies though). My question is .. is there anywhere to go for advice a...

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Bottle feeding aversion

Give me all the tips and solutions. I’m just following the lead with her and advice the doctor has only told me. I personally haven’t been able to eat properly with her not feeding how she should.

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Kinder

My daughter turns 3 in March next year, so we are on the fence about starting her in 3yo Kinder next year or the following. What is everyone else’s experience/what are you planning to do if you are in the same boat? Academically I would say she is well ahead for her age, I just worry socially and emotionally she may...

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Flasks with thermostat

Please can you recommend best flasks to use for making up formula on the go? Any flasks that have temperature display on the lid too? Thank you 🙏

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Help! First time mom & my LO only wants whole milk 🫠

How do I go about giving her less milk when she SCREAMS for it?! She will refuse to eat & throw temper tantrums until she gets it. I know she’s drinking too much & that’s why she’s not eating a lot. She has been teething but I’m just so lost rn & need help. I feel like I’m failing her every time I give in but ...

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Refusing milk

Hi! My baby is 6 and a half months and we starting weaning when he was 4 and a half months. His routine is breakfast food in the morning and finish off his formula, at lunch he has food with a pudding of puree, then a half 3 bottle and a bedtime bottle. Since yesterday he refused his half 3 bottle and now today he ...

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How to prep nutrranigen

Hi everyone, Can someone give me some advice on how to prep bottles for nutramigen? We've been advised to stay away from prep machines. Do you allow the water to cool in the kettle or do you pour it in the bottles to cool and then add formula ? Also has anyone made a few for the day in advance ? We are an on the...

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Formula

Baby was previously EBF, now transitioning to formula. I've used Aptamil ready made formula until a few weeks ago. Then decided to switch to Kendamil. I still think Aptamil ready made bottles are handiest for travel. But I've also bought the breakfast pouch from Kendamil.. I feel like with Aptamil baby used to poo...

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Bottle and formula weaning

I’m so confused on how to wean from formula. I have been introducing a straw sippy cup and he seems fine with that but in terms of lessening the amount of formula he drinks I am very confused. Right now my baby is almost 1 and still drinks like 28 oz of formula a day (and is still eating a lot of finger foods for al...

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How much baby should drink

Not sure if I am stressing for no reason but my baby boy doesn’t drink as much as we were advised by health visitor. Boy is 11 weeks and 5.3kg. Nothing is wrong, he is a happy growing baby. Went to weight him, and health visitor advised as now he should be having just under 800ml a day of milk (we are formula fed). ...

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Formula fed

Hey! How old are your babies and how many oz of milk do they take in 24 hours? My 7 week old is showing he is ready for 6oz feeds but is fed 6 times a day this seems a lot of milk

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Weaning help

I’m a couple of weeks off starting weaning yet and I’m thinking of starting just on purées Couple of questions I need help on How many times a day would you do purées to start? How do you know when to give an extra meal time? Do they drink the same amount of formula? When do you move from purée to thicker to finger...

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Switching from bottles or night wean?

Title. We’re looking into switching from bottles to more of a “sippy cup” transition cup for night time feeds. Our little one still wants milk in the middle of the night, even though he’s eating solids during the day and we’re supplementing with formula. He’s off the charts for percentiles, so at this point I think ...

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Grey specs in baby formula?

I try to breastfeed, but had to start preparing formula since I wasn’t producing enough. I buy Baby’s Only organic formula. I notice sometimes I find tiny grey dots or specs, especially after adding the water. What is that?

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