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How much formula?

Question to the mums of exclusively formula fed babes. My little boy is 7 weeks old and drinks between 32-40oz formula a day. Is this too much? It's seems a lot to me. I exclusively BF my first baby so this is all very new. He doesn't vomit it up. Does between 2-5 average poos a day. He has periods of fussiness b...

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Changing from MAM bottles to a different brand

Hi guys, I am at the point where I am tired of washing the multiple parts to MAM bottles, even though I have no other issue with them. But I just want something simpler now, can anybody recommend bottles I might be able to transfer my child on to? I’m not sure of a different teat shape will but her off and was wonde...

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How much is your baby eating ?

Wondering 🤔 those who are only formula feeding how much is your baby eating and how often? How much did they eat at 5 weeks?

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Feeding and oz

12 week old baby how many Oz should they be having over a 24 hour period? I don’t think my LO is getting enough :(

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Feeding time

Is anyone else’s 5month old isn’t eating much milk in the day time ? Out of 5/6 ounces he manages about 2 sometimes 4 . It’s worrying me now , he isn’t showing many signs of hunger whenever I go to offer him more he doesn’t take it just spits its out and pushes bottle away

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Struggling

How do you mommas out there with 2 or more kids do it?? Im struggling here with my 3 year old and my newborn. I forgot how bad the newborn stage is but also new to toddler with newborn stage. Can’t seem to be able to even have a decent meal😫😫

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Refusing milk

Anyone else’s 11 week old all of the sudden not drinking much? At best he’s drinking 3oz all day today.

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Oz of milk

My 13 week old is having 5 oz milk roughly every 3 hours. But sleeping from 10-5. So roughly 30oz a day is this ok for 3 months?? Or too little?

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Combi feeding

I’ve EBF for the past 6 months, I have expressed at times so my partner could do the odd bottle but I hate expressing - I expressed to allow me a break but it’s the added mental load of pumping, storing, sterilising bottles etc so we haven’t done it much, Does anyone casually combi feed? I was thinking to introduc...

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Young parents

When are you considering having baby #2?? I want to start rn! 🥲🥹

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Hi y’all!! I have a baby breeza machine. I give my 2 month baby 4 oz and 45-1 hr he’s wanting more. Do you think the machine isn’t disposing the right amount of formula? I feel he shouldn’t be that hungry that soon.

Baby Breeza help!!!

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Freezing Purees.

I have been freezing purees in ice cube trays which is good but now he’s eating more does anyone know any reasons why I can’t freeze in used glass jars? Like the heinz and hip jars?

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Formula to cows milk

Hello, my daughter turned 1 last week and at our recent health visitor appointment the lady told us to start weaning her onto cows milk, we asked how and she said to just give her a couple oz a day of just milk from a bottle however my daughter is refusing to drink the cows milk. Does anyone have any other advice or...

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Advice please 🙏😢

Has anyone’s little one been on antibiotics yet? My LB is on antibiotics for tonsillitis, the bottle says 4 times a day, 6 hours apart 2 hour after food and at least 1 hour before I’m finding it impossible to fit in meals bottles and meds!! he will throw up just taking the medication as it tastes so bad so I have ...

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Development leap

Which development leap did you find the hardest?

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Formula fed babies

How much are your one month olds drinking and how often? Please settle my brain there’s so much mixed info. Mine is having. Between 120-150 every 2 1/2 - 3 hours. She is content and doesn’t vomit it and will spit it out if she’s finished. But everywhere says that they should only take like 90ml! Why is it so confusi...

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Formula feeding. Worried

My little boy is 7 weeks old and the past 12 hours and yesterday afternoon around 3ish he has only been having 1.5/2 ounces. He went to sleep at around 10:30 11 ish from drinking 3 ounces then Through the night he woke up at 4 and had 1.5 oz and went down at 5. Woke at 7:30 gave him a bottle and he only has an oz th...

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Bottles

How many bottles per 24 hours is your babies having?

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Teat size

Hi I'm just looking to see if anyone is in a similar situation little one is nearly 14 months and still on size 2 teats you can see they tire her but she's happy taking it but she will refuse to take a size 3 teat I have tried so so so many times and she will only take an ounce mabey 2 at a push then gives up as it'...

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Stainless steel tumbler for 2 year old?

What type of water bottle do you use with your 2 year olds? I'm worried it'll get dropped too often

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