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Sterilising

My baby is now 8 months and I’m planning on transitioning onto formula. If I give formula through a sippy cup, do you still need to sterilise it? I was under the impression you do with bottles because the bacteria can get stuck in the teat but I was told it wasn’t needed for cups?

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7 week old refusing milk

Is anyone else’s 7 week old refusing the bottle? He seems happy in himself but is taking 1-2oz and doesn’t want anymore he’s gone from guzzling 5oz to not wanting it at all

M
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Feeding

My LG is 15 days old and I'm clueless on how much she should be feeding each day. During the day, she'll go 3-4 hours between feeds and take around 4oz each time. She's been over her birth weight since day 11, so I know she can go longer overnight. How much should she be taking a day? She was 3.55kg on day 11

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Formula

Is anyone else’s little one still having some formula feeds? I feel like I’m doing something wrong, he has cows milk during the day but formula when he wakes up and before bed

Incognito
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Increasing formula

My baby is 24days old he's on 4oz and is wanting more milk after 2 hours 😩 could this be normal ? Is he having a growth spurt?

C
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Formula feeds 5-6 weeks

How often does your little one have feeds and how much?? My little girl is 5-6 weeks and is on 5oz but draining the bottles.. shall we up to 6oz I’m conscious wether or not it’s to much for her age

L
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Cows milk

My sons now on cows milk, but at what age do you drop the morning bottle and for how long before you then drop the night bottle Like when should they fully be off cows milk

B
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Tips for going from 1-2 babies

I’m due baby no.2 November 13th. Anyone got any tips for the jump from 1-2? Especially the transition for my little girl💕

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formula help🩵

hey ladies my little boy who is 3 months has been having kendamill organic and absolutely loves it i tried him on normal kendamill as it can be a nightmare to get organic but he was sick bad so i put him back on organic and has been amazing. Im down to one tub and need to get more but no where has it. Anyone know an...

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Teat size for bottles

What teat size are everyone using for 4 month olds please? We use size 2 and I am wondering if it is time now to size up.

P
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Feedings

Has anyone decreased the amount of milk your baby is drinking in order to increase full meals yet? My son has started to just push food out of his mouth, even foods I know he likes. I have a feeling he isnt interested as much in meals anymore because of how much milk he is drinking. Typically he gets about a 5oz b...

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Combo fed babies

How much milk is your baby drinking? How often and how many weeks is the baby? Also if you are pumping instead of breastfeeding do you give the same amount of breast milk as formula?

Incognito
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Formula feeds

How much formula/ feeds per day does a 10 month old need?

Incognito
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Delay school start next year?

Hi do any of you consider to delay school start ? I feel like my girl might not be ready. She only just started nursery and is by far the youngest. She’s very shy and still struggles to settle in, still tears at drop off and some days she doesn’t settle at all. There are 3 kids who just turned 4 in her group already...

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11 months old taking less formula milk

My now 11 months old who usually inhales her formula is barely finishing her feeds. I'm at a loss why. She normally has 270 per feed x 3 feeds in 24 hours. But layely, she won't even finish half for the past 3 days. She is still eating solids though. Has anybody experienced this too at this stage? I am worried.

J
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Water intake

LO is 1 on Halloween so starting to transition to cows milk. However I’m concerned about his water intake. Will drink 3x6oz bottles, but literally only sips of water with meals - maybe 2oz a day. Will his thirst just naturally increase as milk drops 🤔 How much water is your LO drinking alongside their milk?

S
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Kendamil??

My nephew is formula fed, and the stores around him havent had his formula. He has a lot of belly issues. I didnt know if anyone has an extra can or know a store that sells a formula close to it. I breastfeed so Im not really sure what to look for. He only has enough for a day or two.

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2 monthers

How the crap are we dealing with the fact that our babies are 2 months old now….

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Formula fed babies

Hi ladies! Question, how often are your Formula fed babies eating? My son is 6months 2weeks, and is having a 6oz bottle every 4hrs on the dot 🥲 I mean fussing at 3:30 and screaming for bottle at 4hrs. Is it too much? I tried doing 6oz every 5hrs but he can’t seem to wait that long. I’m concerned about whether…

M
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My 12 week old little girl not feeding as much as she should?

My girl is 12 weeks old, she’s on Kendamil organic (normal Kendamil atm due to shortage) but she should in theory be drinking around 5oz a time now but we’re still stuck on 3-4, sometimes the occasional 5oz. I also log all her feeds and over a 24 hour period she drinks between 20-24oz which I don’t think is enough? ...

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