Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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Introducing Formula

My LO has become EXTREMELY fussy on the breast. He will not take it during the day, he screams and cries however during the night he is absolutely fine and will latch on and feed fine....(Is anyone else experiencing this?) I'm finding it hard to express to give him breast milk in a bottle during the day, so I'm lo...

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Teats

What size teat are our babies using??

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Sterilising bottles abroad

Hey! I am taking my 4.5 month old to Sardinia soon. I will use baby safe bottled water for his formula, but can I use their tap water for sterilising his bottles with Milton? Thanks xx

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Feeding

My little is coming up to 4 months this week but the last couple of times he’s not taking his full bottle like he used to he takes 6oz usually every 4 hours but he’s started not finishing it any ideas why this could be?

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Bottle feeding

Was really hoping to BF my little one but after 2 days my nipples are beyond touchable and have found out he has a tongue tie which is why we have struggled to latch properly! Anyway I have decided to formula feed whilst I recover as even pumping is beyond agony….does anyone pre-make a couple of bottles keep them ...

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Teat Sizes

My partner is EBF but also expressing into bottles so I can feed our baby boy too. However, for the past 2-3 weeks, he's not been latching on properly and being really fussy on both the boob and the bottle. He's 4 months old and a hungry boy too so we're worried incase he's not getting enough 😢 We're wondering if…

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Chickenpox

Hi All. My eldest (who is 3.5) has just starting to develop chickenpox, so we assume that my youngest (who is 8.5 months) will get it. Has anyone's little one had it yet and how did it go? I'm worried about the complications they are more likely to have (when they are less than 1).

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Mam bottles

Anyone know I can get the larger mam bottle without them costing loads my little one is wanting bigger bottle but cuz can’t find them without the bigger price and can’t find any one Vinted

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LG and her milk

My LG is 7.5 months and enjoying her food but she's drinking wayyy less milk than normal, usually she'd have the full 6 ounces but in the morning she will only drink 3 ounces so then I give her brekkie an hour or so later which she eats loads of Today she had 3oz, 3oz, 2oz, 5oz then 5/6oz before bed. Hardly any din...

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Hungry

My 2 week old baby is on formula. I give him whatever measurements it says on the box for his age. He doesnt always finish the bottle but 1.5/2 hours later, he’s crying cause he’s hungry and sucking on his fingers. Is this normal?

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How Many Bottles?

Switching from breast feeding to formula. How many bottles do you recommend I get?

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When does a baby turn into a toddler

I’m my opinion they are still babies until 2

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Feeding

My baby is 4 weeks old and just constantly seems hungry. He is formula fed and sometimes breast fed (to top up). I have tried hungry cow & gate formula but does not agree with his stomach so gone back to normal cow & gate. He has 4-5oz every 2-3 hours but I literally finish feeding him and within half hour he se...

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Weaning & Bottles

Hi, so my LG is 8months old tomorrow she has been being weaned from 5&1/2 months old. Recently she has started not having her bottle of formula at lunch which was already cut down from 8oz to 5oz. In the past couple of weeks she has been having 2oz of diluted fruit juice which the NHS say is appropriate to do so...

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Recommended snacks - 9 month old

My 9m 1w old has massively reduced the amount of milk she’s having during the day. Since transitioning from bf to formula she was initially having 7oz but the past week it’s more like 2oz (twice a day/after each nap) What snacks can I give to replace these two feeds? And would you suggest I just completely remove t...

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Bottles for bed time milk

Hey, my son is now 15 months old but I still give him a normal bottle for his bed time milk but I’m not sure if he is getting abit old for that. Does anyone else use any different bottles for example a training teat instead or an actual milk cup with a harder spout

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Ounces of milk

19 weeks Isabella is wondering babies round the same age how many ounces of milk are they having and also how many bottles per day? Thanks xxx

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How many oz of formula a day?

So my little girl was born on 4th Jan and is currently on 5oz 5/6 times a day. I think she’s ready to increase to 6 but not sure that’s too much for her still only being 10 weeks- she’s a the little milk guzzler. How many oz are your little ones having?

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Formula fed babies

Hi all, my baby is struggling to latch on to feed and it’s looking like I’ll need to rely on formula. I’ve been trying to express but that’s taking a toll on me mentally and my milk supply is reducing. I’m struggling with the fact I can’t feed my baby and am worried about his mental development when not sourcing nut...

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HV appt

Anyone had 10-12m review... I'm stressing out about it! Also what Oz is your baby on.. my boy still wants 4 bottles stressing about weaning him off for cows milk.

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