Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

Has anyone successful combi fed after having to introduce formula early? My baby was dropping weight when we were exclusively breastfeeding so we were advised to introduce formula top ups after breastfeeding just before she was 2 weeks old. It has worked well and she has gained weight since which is a huge relief an...

My little girl is 5 weeks old and up until yesterday was having 4oz every 3 hours. Today she has completely thrown me off. She wanted another bottle after 2 hours so for the next feed I gave her 5oz thinking that if she wanted another bottle sooner then maybe 4oz isn’t enough now as she’s growing. She finished the 5...

Hi all I’ve been looking into baby sterilisers and bottles. There is so much choice. I go to Essex a lot to see my family so was going to purchase the tommee tippee sterliser for at home and use the microwave bottles for when I’m away at weekends, does anyone have any good recommendations as I’m guessing I will nee...

My daughter is 6 months old and I’m still sterilizing her bottles. When I google how long I’m supposed to, I get mixed results. How long am I supposed to sterilize them?

My daughter turned 11 months yesterday but since yesterday she’s still hungry after 7 oz so i offered 8 oz she’s also on solids is 8 oz too much every 4h ? Should i stick to 7 oz every 4 h instead ?

I feel like the issues are never ending, you feel like you fix one problem but then have to face another! My little boy is finally on SMA alfamino for suspected CMPA after trying other CMPA formula, normal formula, anti reflux formula, omeprazole, gaviscon, carobel.. you name it.. we’ve tried it. I have seen an imp...

My baby is feeding really randomly at the moment, he was on 5oz pretty consistently but now having 2/3/4 sometimes even 1oz. He won't have a bedtime bottle and goes to bed with only having 2oz at 5.30 ish. (Bedtime is at 8pm). Is this normal? Do they fluctuate? Anyone have any ideas how I can get him feeding a bit...

My little one is 7 months on Thursday and is still using size 2. Has anyone changed to 3/4 fast flow yet?

I usually give my little one breakfast first thing as he wakes up but he's always very upset and crying as I'm feeding him thinking whether I should give him the bottle first then breakfast a bit later on? What does everyone else do?

Hi all, my girl has been prescribed Carobel for her milk. However the instructions are so 💩. My girl has 4oz feeds so does anyone know how much I put in a bottle. Again the instructions are not clear 🙃

My baby girl is now 13 weeks old, weighs about 10.5 lbs, and has been consistently growing on the 4-5% curve. Her pediatrician is not too worried (she was born tiny at only 5lbs!), but she really only wants to drink 18 ounces of formula a day. She sleeps from 9pm-6am every night, naps well during the day, and will...

Hey guys my LO just turned 1. She still needs a full bottle of milk during the day and at nite before she goes to bed. She refuses to water and only take sips here and there so I give milk to at least give her fluids as she will definitely drink it. However now she has turned 1 she needs to come off formula milk. My...

I’m feeding my son fresh cows milk from his Tommy Tippee bottle - it took him 17mins to have 7oz as opposed to his usual 6/7minutes on formula … What am I doing wrong

How many bottles is your lo having? Are they still on formula or cows milk? How many oz? Me and my partner are in a debate, he’s trying to tell me to give our lo 1 7/8oz bottle for the night - I agree But he’s trying to say not to give him his morning bottle 7oz at all - I don’t agree.. The days he goes to nurse...

I’m making my baby a 5oz bottle and after adding formula it ends up going to 6oz line.. so would I consider it a 5oz or 6oz bottle …

My 6mo has been prescribed this for CMPA and on the back it says to prep using fresh boiled water cooled to room temp. I'm guessing this is so you don't kill the live bacteria. My question is, can I prep bottles for the day by boiling fresh water in the morning, filling 6 bottles with the water and leaving them on t...

First time mum here and I’m struggling to make sense of this steriliser! The instructions say to steam in just warm water but why does everyone seem to be telling me to use Milton fluid?? Do I need the Milton or not with a steam steriliser? 😭😭

There's so much conflicting info so just wanted some advice. After 6 months my breastfeeding journey is coming to an end due to CMPA/ezcema and baby having to go onto an allergen free formula. Just wondered how people prep bottles with the "hot shot" method? This is how I was planning as baby won't drink them cold...

Can you freeze pureed avocado?

My almost 3 week old little boy is formula fed and appears to be feeding little and often which is fine.. but recently he's clearing 4oz bottles and then an hour later crying for more. Is this normal?