Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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How much water do you give your babies?

We started giving out little one sips of water at mealtimes around 6 months and she now drinks at least an ounce, sometimes 2-3 oz, with meals, but we're not sure if we should be swapping this out for cows milk? What's everyone else giving their little ones with meals? She also gets 2-3 bottles of formula a day, whi...

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Kendamil organic debate

Want to feed my baby Kendamil organic but they don’t come in ready to feed bottles. What to do…. Make bottles up in hospital? Or change to non organic and get ready to feed

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Nuby rapid cool

How are you using the nuby rapid cool? I’ve seen multiple methods and not sure which is better

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How do you get baby to take formula after breastfeeding for 11 months?

Long story short, I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding and have been on a diet of no dairy and eggs since he’s allergic. It has affected my mental health. I want to transition my son to formula, we have tried two different formulas. No luck, he does take a bottle so that’s not the issue. Any advice?

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Tips on going from 1 to 2 kids. What did no one tell you?

Please give me all the advice. Having a toddler and being pregnant is not it but I can’t even imagine what the newborn phase will be like 😭

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How much milk are your babies currently drinking?

We’ve dropped milk with a bang! My boy was clinging onto his 4 bottles a day, having 7oz in each…. Then we’ve had a month of nine stop flu/ teething/ sickness… and his eating habbits have done a 180. He’s now having about 4oz first thing in the morning and before bed. Then maybe taking 3-4oz in the middle of the day...

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Mixing both

Can i mix formula and breast milk together

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Worrying about dividing my time fairly between my toddler and my newborn when they arrive.

I currently have a 15 month old and I’m due a baby in June. I’m a single parent and I’m so worried about how I’m supposed to split my time equally so neither feel pushed out and it’s such a big thing to happen for my 15 month old. Any suggestions on how to ease the transition?

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Formula mamas for post birth…

Bottles and formula Or Ready to feed????

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Funny with feeds!

Ever since my son turned 4 weeks he’s been really funny with his feeds. He’s formula fed and can easily smash off 5oz at his night time feeds but throughout the day he doesn’t finish his bottles. When it gets to 5pm he seems to want milk at sporadic times, ravishes the bottle teat, drinks a bit but then cries and...

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Help

So I’ve read that toddlers can only have 350-400ml of cows milk a day, however if my daughter needs more than that a day, what else can I give her? I dont want to give her formula but not sure what other alternatives I can give. I got really sick this week and was bed bound to the point I couldn’t pump so unfortun...

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Sterilising bottles

Anyone else still sterilising their babies bottles just out of habit? (Nearly 15m old)

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How do you sanitise new born milk bottles?

Have you got any products you use specifically? I’m not sure how to wash baby bottles and I don’t want to use liquid and a brush!!!

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Sickness

Help! My Little boy has been sick this afternoon. He has refused dinner. What do I do about his bedtime milk? Shall I offer it or leave it?

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What’s your biggest challenge with your little one?

If you have a child aged 0-5 years, I would love to know what your biggest challenges are/have been?

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How to figure out how old your baby is

How do you guys work out how old your baby is? For example, my daughter was born on the 5th November which makes her 12 weeks and 4 days or would you do it on the 5th of every month? Which would make her 2 months and 3 weeks?

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Hungry boy

My boy has 180mls every 3 hours and he would have more- he’s very frustrated and after more milk all the time 😬 he’s 11 weeks!

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Change in your partner?

When you had your little boy did it seem like your partner changed? We had a baby boy in 2023. But it seems like ever since really we found out I was pregnant then found out we were having a boy then when he was born. His temper has gotten worse and his fuse had gotten shorter.. I just want to know if anyone has ha...

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Formula abroad

Hello - my partner and I are due to go to Australia in March/April and our baby will be 5 months old. I was wondering if anyone had any experience/knew anyone who has experience of purchasing formula over there? We use Aptamil and have located the powder at chemist warehouse - but we often use the “on the go” ready...

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Formula fed amounts

How much mls is your babies having and how often, during the day? Thanks

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