Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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Cows milk

Are we weaning gradually or going straight to cows milk from birthday onwards? I have no idea what to do, he’s been having it in his breakfast and I’ve used it to cook since 6 months but the boy loves his formula and is on 3 bottles a day 😊 any tips from Mum’s who have already done it? Thanks x

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Please don't judge for a stupid question

How do I feed little and often? I've been advised to do this until my GP can be bothered to see me as little one is projectile vomiting after feeds due to severe congestion caused by an allergy 3 GPs have refused to acknowledge (I'm dealing with this). Anyway, how do I do little and often? She usually has 210ml ev...

Incognito
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Newborn must-haves

This is my second child but I have a 5 year age gap. What are the new and greatest must-haves for newborns?

J
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Frequency of feeds

Hi all, My little girl (9 weeks old) is taking around 6oz 4 times a day (roughly a bottle every 4 hours) just wondered how often others feed their little ones and how many oz they have? I have very much just followed her lead with feeding and still feeding on demand but just wondering if I should start trying to fee...

C
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How many oz per feed

I've noticed alot of posts saying their littles are having 7/8oz bottles, my little has 5oz bottle and has 5 a day aswell as 2 meals.. she can't manage any bigger amount in her bottles, should I be making then bigger and offering more? I can't remember what my other 2 kids had as it was a long time ago (15 & 10 years)

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Breakfast

I know food is for fun but anyone doing breakfast before milk? Just my little girl has her milk first doesn’t finish her bottle and will cry until she has breakfast. It’s the only time of the day she is like this wasn’t sure whether to drop this bottle or give her a bottle after. She has 4/5 bottles a day about 9oz ...

R
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Increasing feeding

How do you know when to increase the feeding quantity on my 11week baby who has 90ml every 2.5/3 hours

Incognito
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Night feeds

Moving from EBF to combi feeding - how many formula bottles does everyone give their newborn in the night? My 4 week old wakes every 1 1/2 hours.

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Feeds

How many oz are your 5 week baby drinking a day? So far my baby has had 19 oz and we have one more feed left which will total us 22-23 just feeling like it’s not enough

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How quickly do these babies grow!?

I took a 40 mins nap while my partner was watching her. When I came back, she looked so much bigger to me. She suddenly took up the entire playmat. Could she have grown in that time?

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Hello any mom had formula for my baby she ran out of formula Or know where I can go get some her

Need help

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Formula to milk

Ladies so I took my son off formula … I’m giving him milk at night and morning and give him more food … But lately he hasn’t been wanting to eat . Is that normal… I’m struggling here :(

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Vital baby uv steriliser

Is anyone able to help? I’ve got the vital baby UV steriliser and am trying to get bottles and dummies clean and sterilised before baby comes Tuesday (C section booked although I’m not convinced they won’t be here by the morning the rate contractions are going!) I’m getting myself really confused and stressed regar...

Incognito
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Switching from purely formula to combi feeding

To cut along story short, I had a terrible time after giving birth and struggle with breast feeding. In the middle of one particularly bad night, I decided to make the switch to formula. I now feel like this was perhaps the wrong decision, made in the heat of the moment and really want to include some breast feeding...

Incognito
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Bottles discoloured

Our baby bottles have turned a bit so lovely change of orange after a run through the dishwasher. 😭 Does anybody have any tips / hacks on if / how the discolouration can be removed? Thanks! 🤞🏻

Incognito
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Formula

Baby girl has just turned 4 weeks and on 5 ounces every 3-4 hours. Is this too much?! I’m worried I’m over feeding her 😩She poos after every feed also

Incognito
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Sterilising bottles

Do you always take the teat out of the screw top to wash then sterilise?

Incognito
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Parenting guides

Hi all. Hubbie and I were talking this evening and realised we've been really focused on preparing for babies arrival but have zero knowledge on development stages 🫣 Can anyone recommend some books /insta accounts on actually keeping your child alive, development stages please. Thank you!!!

Incognito
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Combi feeding

Is anyone else combi feeding? If so How often and how much does everyone’s little one feed? My little girl is 16 weeks and has two formula feeds of 180ml a day and between 5-6 feeds from the boob that can last 10-30mins we seem to have had this feeding routine for a while now and I’m not sure if I need to increase h...

Incognito
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Bottles

What bottles everyone using I am fed up of the tomee tippee ones leaking

S
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