Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

I'm packing my hospital bag and want to take a dummy just incase. If I sterilise is now and put it in a dummy case will this stay sterile up until I need to use it? I'm due in 3 weeks.

Up until about a month ago she was having up to 4 bottles a day. But food has really taken over (she’s a food monster, loves her food!) and drinks water well with no issues. But it’s hard to always fit the third bottle in in the day unless I cut down her food times / food in take. Or add a bottle and sleep feed her...

Someone mentioned to me apparently we should be changing their bottle after 6 months as they can degrade or plastic particles or something or other. We have been using the 240ml MAM bottles for about or just over 6 months now. (The ones you wash and then self sterilise them in microwave). Should I be buying new bo...

Suggestions please… I am looking for an app/website/book that gives you info on baby development by age. I’m not necessarily looking for a tracking app as I am worried I would get too bothered if he didn’t do something on time, but just somewhere that says ‘in month 2 babies should do x, here’s how you can help d...

Hi mums! Would like your help. I am currently using tommee tippee bottles and UV steriliser. I have decided I want to try Dr Browns Glass bottles due to the smell that I couldn’t get rid off and discolouration on the plastic ones. Would it be okay for glass bottles to be in UV steriliser? Many thanks and you ar...

Is anyone breastfeeding and giving formula as well while LOs having solids? When do you breastfeed and when do you give formula and how many ml formula do you give??? Will the formula affect his solid intake? I’ve been EBF for a couple months now but I want to wean off breastfeeding so would like to introduce form...

Hi, so basically I need a price. I can’t buy the regular Kenal anywhere. I can’t find it so I’ve had to go to goats milk but baby is refusing to drink it as soon as I put it in her mouth she pulls away. It must be quite different in taste. Not sure what to do but as there’s a shortage I’m thinking about switching br...

A bottle with 2% milk was left out for who knows how long, like over a week at least. We just found it and when I went to wash it I found black mould between the nipple and the screw ring. Is it safe to use again if it's thoroughly cleaned? Or should I just toss it, bottle and all? If it can be saved, what's the b...

My significant others grandma said that I'm lazy for giving my son formula. I gI've him formula and breast milk. I try to give him strictly breastmilk during the day and formula at night because it's easier to make him a bottle. But I'm not producing alot to give him strictly breast milk during the day so I have to ...

Since starting 3 meals a day my little man has just gone off his milk. He’s having 4oz in the morning, 4 mixed in his breakfast, and barely 3oz totalled in 3 different attempts of feeding for the rest of the day including bedtime. I don’t know if I should contact the health visitor, I’m not sure what to do. He used ...

How many times and how much a day is your little one having of milk now? TIA

How many bottles are you giving baby in the night? My little boy has been ill over the past few weeks with one thing after another. Over the past week he has lost his appetite and is only having 2/3 bottles in the day and is completely off solid foods. He is having his last bottle at around 11/12pm (not his normal...

Hi! How much cows milk (or alternate milk) is ok to give in a day at 12 months?

Has anyone’s little one been moved from Nutramigen LGG to Aptamil pepti 1 and seen an improvement of symptoms?

Our daughter has suspected CMPA and I am yet to receive a referral / appt to a dietician about the milk ladder and I probably won’t get seen until she is near 1 😩 Has anyone any useful resources they’ve used to help me please? X

Since birth my boy was taking up to 70ml and he's now backing 4 - 6oz each feed and he's only 10 days old 😂. Was born 7lb 1oz and is now 7lb 9oz. He has expressed breastmilk during the day and a formula feed at night or when out and about.

Please how many ml of breast milk or formula does your little one take per feed at 3 months I exclusively pump and feed per bottle

My baby is formula fed, and weighed 9lbs 5oz at birth (gas and air only 🫠😂) so has always been eating more than what is ‘average’, but I just wondered what other big babies are eating at this stage? He is 6 days old, and currently on 90ml every 4 hours, but I’m pretty sure he wants more? Any help would be…

Can someone please give me a ‘dummy’s guide to the rapid cool’ If I want to make a 7oz bottle doing the hotshot method?

What sort of timings are you all using for milk feeds and meal times? I seem to end up waiting quite some time after first bottle before giving breakfast as she'll have 8 or 9oz first thing! Not sure whether to reduce the bottle amount and bring breakfast earlier? What are you all doing?