Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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Pre made bottles

Silly question how did you warm pre made bottles up in the hospital? X

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Straw cups!

What are your favorite straw cups that don’t leak and are machine wash safe?

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feeds

how much is everyone’s lo’s drinking, my little boy is a month old and has 5oz sometimes 6oz every 3-4 hours. is this normal for his age? i feel like he’s drinking a lot more than he should and don’t want to over feed him. Also when did everyone move there baby’s up a teat size? i’m using tommee tippee bottles and i...

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Those who have been on holiday with a 16-19 month old! What did you do for milk?.

We are going to the dominican on Thursday, and it's occurred to me that I don't have a plan for my sons milk during his 1 or 2 nightly wake ups! I don't think my room has a microwave or fridge for semi skimmed milk.. do i go back to formula?

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Milk intolerance

Help please! My 5 week old is so uncomfortable during the night she’s screaming after a bottle won’t settle, bringing her knees up and arching her back. She constantly wants to feed more she seems hungry 1-2 hours after a bottle. She’s also come out in a rash the past few weeks and she only poo’s around every 3 days...

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Sterilising

Hi, when are you going to stop sterilising bottles?

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Not drinking all bottles

Anyone else’s LO going through a stage where they’re not drinking their bottles, turning away from them, being frustrated when trying to feed them? And only having like 3/4 bottles a day but not the full amount they were once taking? :/

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Tommed tippee UV steriliser

Just giving our new steriliser a trial run with some bits we will need. For sterilise and dry there are two time options (35mins and 60mins) Everyone seems to use the Auto 60minute option - im just wondering why not the 35minute option? If anyone can share….

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Bottle Feeding Issue

Hi, My son is 19 weeks old and over the past few days he has suddenly started being fussy with bottle feeding. He has always been a great feeder but it’s becoming more of a struggle. For a few weeks he has been having 8oz feeds and finishing the bottle however he is now leaving 3-4oz in the bottle, taking ages to ...

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Why do you formula feed?

Looking for some pros and cons here. This is not a debate and not a place to make people feel uncomfortable. I don't want to put anyone down for their choice, I'm just asking for assistance in my knowledge from people's real life experiences! ❤️

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Weaning off bottle

Has anyone else weaned their little one of a bottle to a cup? My little one will drink out of a sippy cup / bottle fine the day! He’s also got a tum tum cup at the moment. He has a bottle at night time of milk and want to wean him off the bottle as he’s been ebf for a year. Hes just refusing with cups as he’s used t...

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Changing formula

Guys I need advice on changing formula, currently on kendamil and baby is thriving on it but obviously they are having a country wide shortage, I've got one full tub here and I can't get it anywhere atm so worried I'll run out... My mum bought a tub of aptamil by mistake so just wondering if it's worth changing his ...

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Teat Sizes

I was just wondering when everyone changed the teat size? My daughter is 7 weeks old and currently still on teat 1 but I’m not quite sure when/if we’re meant to change that!

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Carobel vs. Anti-reflux formula

Hi everyone! I've been using anti-reflux aptamil for a few days now and it is working but making the bottles is SUCH a faff. If I was to switch back to normal formula made in a prep machine and add carobel, is it basically exactly the same as the anti-reflux formula, just without the same headache preparing it? ...

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Sterlising bottle

Planning on taking a ready made milk incase my milk doesn’t come in immediately.. but do I sterilise the bottle it’s going to be in like just before I leave for hospital or will they do it for me? What if I don’t have him for over 24 hours?

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Please help :)

My NB is almost 3 weeks old. Since he’s been born he was put on formula as he has a big appetite, then I decided once my milk came in to combi feed. I had no way of doing it just chop and changed the milks, I’ve been staying at my partners for a few days and since being away from home I’ve really fallen out of the r...

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Formula amount

How much are your 5 week olds drinking? Mine is on 4oz every 3 hours but he’s starting to show signs of hungover at 2.5 hours so wondering whether to increase the amount to 5oz or if this is too much for him? He was 8lb 11 at birth but now weighing 11lb so he’s already a chunk!

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Formula prep

I have always made my bottles when my girl is due her feed, never prepared in advance but now when I’m out and about alone it’s getting difficult to make bottles and keep her settled alone especially when she decides she’s hungry a lil time before her time and I’m in a shop ect. Today im going out for around a hour/...

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When do you stop feeding a baby who might be over eating due to cluster feeding?

Baby is 2.5 weeks old. He is exclusively breast fed. When I pump, measuring about 3.5 to 5 Oz in the bottle. Some times he drink all and sometimes he leaves a little. The real challenge is at night. He want to be breast fed for hours upon hours. I don't want to over feed him. After 2 hours I'll remove the breast and...

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Ready made

Can you buy ready made formula for cmpa ? Before having to go dairy free if we was going out for the day and I knew it would be hard to make bottles I would just buy the ready made bottles to take out or make up the bottles and put them in a cool bag wirh loads of ice blocks but after looking it doesn't seem you can...

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