Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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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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Formula to milk

My daughter is 11 months old and I only give her a bottle at night. She eats solids and water throughout the day. How do I transition from formula to milk do I mix some and slowly do more milk then formula? I’m not really sure when to start that.

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Whole milk

Please I need recommendations on the best whole milk options for my one year old. She’s really constipated since she started taking whole milk. I complained to the pediatrician but they said to continue and keep her hydrated. I really don’t want to keep her constipated constantly. She cry’s really bad when she’s bac...

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Does anyone use Phillip Advent natural flow bottles?

I use these bottles with my son and he’s two months old and using the size 1 nipples… idk if I should be worried but by now he should be using size 3 right? But even the 2 is too fast for him… I think. He doesn’t choke using them per se but it does end up all over his neck and face. He drinks pretty slowly with the ...

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Bottles

First time mama how many bottles will be need to be enough? I plan to mainly bottle feed ! Thank you .

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Bottle sterilization

How long do you sterilize bottles for? Reading normally is up until 12 months old, so just wondering is that for how long everyone does it?

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Milk for a 14month old

My baby has cows milk morning & night, my parents seem to think I should still be giving her formula as it’s full of goodness & that’s why she’s not sleeping to late someone please advise me as I feel cows milk is enough.

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Bottles

How many bottles is your baby on? My little girl is only on 3 bottles in 24h, not started weaning or anything yet. 9am, 1:30pm and 7pm Al 8/9oz bottles so she’s having between 24-27oz but I can’t help but feel like she should be on more 😂

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Milk feeds

No judgement, just curious to see the figures! What milk is your baby receiving?

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