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Trying to wean my LO off milk bottle

Need help. My Lao currently has milk in his MAM bottle in the morning and at night. I am trying to switch bottles to cups or something similar, any recommendations? Also, I am trying to wean him off the morning milk but he gets up in the morning and the first thing he says is 'milk'. How do I cut it off?

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Flasks for night feeds

Can anyone recommend a flask that keeps water above 70 degrees for night feeds?

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Breast milk to formula transition

Hello- I need help! My 6 month old daughter had the last of my breast milk today and we switched her over to formula, I don’t think it’s going well 😩 She was only having 130ml BM in a bottle at a time and most of the time she would drink it half way through and then have more later when she felt like it as I have…

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Refusing Feeds - 4.5 Months

So the last two days little miss has been pushing her milk away and screaming, yet she will eat her hand or chew on anything in sight. She recently moved up to 700-750ml on average per day but has taken 540ml today. Would usually have a milk about 7/7:30 and go to bed but instead she has completely refused the bot...

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Reducing milk

Hi everyone Little one is 12 months old in two weeks. The last week he’s really dropped his milk, from 3x 8oz bottles a day down to 3-4 bottles of 2-3oz. He has oat milk in cereal and cooking. Is this massive reduction normal? Should I be worried about calcium intake? Thanks

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Combi feeding schedule

Looking for advice from breastfeeding/bottle feeding (formula&breast milk) mamas please. What is your typical schedule like? Do you breastfeed throughout the day then bottle feed at night or vice versa or is it breastfeed followed by a bottle of formula? Also how much oz/mls is given in a bottle?

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Nipple shield’s & collection cups

I’m currently using nipple shields to save my breastfeeding journey and collection cups because I get so much let down. I got a second set of shields today so I have more in rotation between cleaning and sterilising. When reading the cleaning instructions today it states to clean after each use however sterilise on...

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Milk

Hi ladies just looking for some advice my 6 week old boy is on 6 ounces every 3 hours but often on his feeds his being sick and struggling to bring up wind! He is my third baby so feel like I should know more but feels like years since I’ve had a newborn 😅!! Any advice welcome ❤️

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Baby struggling

Hello my baby is 9 weeks old. We use comfort formula and colief drops in every bottle but she screams with wind and when she trumps she cries even louder as if it’s hurting her Does anyone have any suggestions what to do? Could it possible she needs prescription milk ? I do all the techniques of bicycle legs. ...

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How many bottles does your 10 month old have?

My little boy will be 10 months old next week. He eats 3 meals a day - is quite a good eater. He’s never really been great with his milk (he’s a 9th centile baby and has followed his line lovely) Previously he’s been having 3 8oz bottles a day - 7am, 3pm and 7pm. The last couple of days he has refused his 3pm bo...

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My little girl is 12 months, 2 weeks old. She is not taking to milk anymore at all. Is there any other alternatives to try with her please. Tried putting her back on formula to, and on cows milk, she just doesn’t want it anymore. She’s a proper foody! Thank you! Xx

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Not gaining weight

Is anyone else's baby not gaining weight? Archer is 3 weeks old today and he's losing weight! I'm expressing and he's having 2.5oz to 3oz every 3 hours or so. He's not a sicky baby, he's having plenty of wet and dirty nappies, he isn't spitting the milk out so I'm not sure why he isn't gaining weight! He was 7lbs 1...

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Teat size

What size teat is your 9 month old using?

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Thickened formula

Random question but if I'm trying to log how much formula my little one is having in a feed, how would I do so. For example she is on anti reflux powder which has thickener in it. So I would make a 3oz bottle but in the bottle because of the thickener it would read as 4oz roughly .. so if I'm logging do I say it's...

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Daycare

Hey everyone, my baby boy starts daycare tomorrow. I’ve been saying I want him to go due to him being super attached to me and want him to play with other babies. But now I’m getting nervous. He’s 6.5 months. How was the transition for your baby going to daycare ? What age did they start? & How long did it take them...

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What is the best way to make purées?

I’ve tried making some purées myself, I steamed the veg for 45 minutes then used a normal standard blender to try and make it into a purée but the blender seemed rubbish.. I’m not sure if there just want enough food in the blender… What is the best way to do it? Is there a good blender you’d recommend or a way to...

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Advice on milk supply please

I’ve been combi feeding my newborn but I don’t think the mixture is agreeing with her. She will do loose stools mid bottle feeds. I last breastfed yesterday lunchtime. If I dropped the formula now would my body have enough to feed her?

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Build blocks

Can your baby build blocks if so how many?

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Ideas??

How do I get my 1 year old off formula

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4.5 month old bottle fed

Hi, our 19 week old has been doing this for a little while now. He was still on number 1 teats as he couldn’t handle number 2 when he started. Then we changed to number 2 recently and thought it might have solved the problem but it hasn’t. When he’s drinking, he seems to blow bubbles back into the teat which he’s t...

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