Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

Honest, unfiltered, and in real-time: what women like you are talking about. Peanut group chats, support, and posts on Baby Feeding.

What’s the hardest stage?

I’m in the depths of the 4 month period - what’s the most difficult parenting age from your perspective? Comment your favourite stage please, I need some hope, a light at the end of the tunnel! 😂

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Is this normal?

My baby is 7 weeks old and he is having 4-6oz formula every 3 hours and is only having 1 bottle throughout the night?

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How many bottles?

Is anyone on just a bedtime bottle now? We're thinking of dropping the morning bottle and going straight for breakfast but I'm not sure how to go about it or if it's even the right thing to be doing!

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feeds

how much are you newborns eating? I don’t wanna feel like I’m over feeding my baby and I don’t want him to be hungry either.. my baby is 10 days old and he’s drinking almost 3oz but sometimes wants more like maybe an hour later and will drink another oz and be sleeping for at least 3 sometimes even 4 hours before an...

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Kendamil goat formula

Does anyone else use the kendamil infant goat formula for their babies? I had mine on this formula but they’re out of stock EVERYWHERE!!! I literally checked all walmarts and targets within a 30mile radius and you can’t get them on the app either. Are they discontinuing this? I see they still have the toddler goat f...

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Blending purées for weaning

I’ve got a nutri bullet which I thought I’d be using for blending vegetables and fruits however it says you cannot blend warm or hot ingredients as it can cause built up of pressure and explode. How am I meant to blend veg otherwise?

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Feeding in 24 hours

My almost 4 week old is feeding 7 times in 24 hours, 120 ml’s a time. He is sleeping about 3/4 hours in between feeds. Is this okay? I know the guidance is 8-12 times in 24 hours. He’s content, we feed him when he cues for it, it’s not like we’re withholding it from him. We always have bottles prepared him, I’m ex...

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Taking an hour to feed

My baby is 4 months in 2 and a bit weeks. The past week or so it takes me an hour to bottle feed him. Giving him 2 oz at a time (total of 6 for 1 feed) because he just starts to get fussy and starts crying or chewing the bottle. Any idea why?

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Expressing in prep for being away - teat advice

Hey ladies! Baby boy is just over 3 months, I'm about to start expressing as I have a hen do & wedding next month and then he is going to go to nursery around 5 months. What bottle / teat combinations have worked for others? I assume I should get something with slow flow but also want a teat that is best for EBF b...

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What age Can u start going on the park with ur babies

My baby is 6 months now just wondering when I can put her on the baby swings

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Advice needed on combi feeding

I was exclusively expressing my (c section) son until about 6 days ago when we mixed in some formula- reason being, I couldn’t keep up with his feeding increase and he was being sick a lot from the breast milk. With the breast milk, he wasn’t as settled and would spit up a lot. We were also given wrong advice at our...

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been given this to my little one

doctor told us to use this, i have a prep machine can i use? if not how do you guys do feeds as it says boil kettle and wait for 30 mins. can i do fridge method? any advice will be amazing

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Weight

Feeling a bit deflated as LB (11 weeks) has just been weighed and has gained but not a lot and is now in the 1st percentile. He’s EBF and always been small, seems happy and alert with lots of dirty and wet nappies but I can’t help but feel I’ve not done what’s best for him by breastfeeding. I know that there are lot...

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Bottle feeding breast milk

Calling all mummas to a 6 month old! If you EBF your baby but occasionally give them a bottle of your expressed milk, how many oz of milk are you milk are you giving them? My baby is 6 months next week and has always been EBF other than one 7oz bottle of formula before bed, but I have a huge supply of milk in the f...

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MAM bottles

I use MAM for my son & have found it produces quite a lot of bubbles when mixing. I’ve tried swirling bottle for a while instead of shaking and doesn’t seem to make much of a difference 😕 has anyone else got this problem & suggestions to prevent it happening?

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Aptamil anti reflux

Hi! Is anyones babies on aptamil anti reflux with the MAM bottles because I’m struggling to figure out what teat size to use

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What is your toddlers height?

My girl is 19 months and 77cm, both parents tall so worried she’s not growing properly.

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Advice please…

I have a 4 week old who we had to take to hospital yesterday due to congestion and gunky eyes. Whilst there, they asked how many ounces of milk we give him. This week I had increased his bottle from 3oz to 4oz as he was draining his 3oz bottles. He never finished the 4oz but occasionally drank more than 3oz. I had m...

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Feeding

My 3 month old is formula fed (kendamil first infant ) and has 4oz every 3/4 hours. He used to have 5oz but doctor said I was overfeeding.. what’s everyone else’s babies drinking at this stage?

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feeding

my baby is 3 weeks old and is taking 120ml, how much is your babies taking at this age?

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