Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

I really don’t know what to do anymore as I’ve tried EVERYTHING. My daughter is nearly 4 months old and has always been a very fussy baby especially when feeding, she’s bottle fed and she is so fussy on the bottle, turning away, screaming in pain and having very runny poos. We’ve been through everything to help ...

I’ve breastfed for over two years consecutively, my little boy is 2 in April and I’ve fed him all through pregnancy and now feeding both my newborn and toddler and I am struggling, my newborn has cmpa so I’ve had to cut out dairy and finding it really difficult. I’m trying to get my newborn into formula however, I h...

My LB has been diagnosed by a private pediatric nutritionist for having CMPA. He had a severe flare up of eczema after starting formula at about 4 weeks and suffers awfully from congestion. He has been prescribed nutramigen and we have completed the 4 week trial, confirming tolerance by giving small amounts of origi...

I'm starting bottle feeding, only once a day so far and it's going well luckily but I'm now wondering if people still recommend nuby rapid cool at this age? Just thinking how best to make bottles on the go?

My just turned 1 year old loves love loves his milk still and I’m trying to figure out which bottles would be best to use now he’s got his teeth coming through. Obvs I can’t use teats but that’s the only option atm so need to know some good bottles to use for bedtime milk please.

How are we keeping newborns safe with a toddler running riot? Im due soon and thinking about the Moses basket, my toddlers nap time and things like that. And I’ll be doing it alone too

Hi everyone, my little boy is 13 weeks, how do i know when i need to change teet size? Many thanks

My baby is 24 weeks, I stopped night feeds, she’s formula fed and was having 6-7oz 5x a day. However now, she is leaving 2 oz and we struggle to get her to feed. She doesn’t show signs of hunger, I have to take her out of the room on her own with no distractions and she ben then she sometimes just keeps the milk in ...

I've been breast feeding and pumping for almost 6 months I was an over supplier but now my baby is eating more and I don't always have enough pumped milk for him while I'm at work. I'm going to start doing formula and milk. Did anyone's babies react bad to starting on formula this late in the game? And also why do I...

Wondering if anyone has any advice, we are day 10 baby is not gained any weight but rather stayed the same weight as day 5, he also seems to not always take his bottle well sometimes he only takes 1oz and goes back to sleep, then takes 3oz or 2oz he never regularly feeds same amount. We are using mam bottles tried n...

What’s your guises typical routine with your 4 month old? I feel like we’re just all over the place!

What are you planning on doing with your LO? I’m just curious

Hiya, I’m having baby next week at Southmead Hospital and am looking to do bottle feeding and am bringing own bottles and formula, would the hospital provide the water for these also how can I sterilise and clean the bottles during my stay please? Also how many bottles shall I take I am having a planned C-section at...

Help! My LO has got bronchitis and has pretty much refused to drink his milk, we went to a&e and they gave us throat spray and said unless he gets drastically worse then go back in as he is drinking just above half of what his milk intake should be but my problem is when trying to give his bottle he just screams unt...

Hi, my 10-month-old has recently started to eat a lot more solids and at the same time is often refusing formula, she is still taking some formula but his drastically cut back on how often she will take it and will instead crawl to the high chair, reach up and fuss until she's put in the high chair and given solids....

My son is 8 months old EBF and hates the bottle. I pump my milk and he still does not like the bottle. Any tips and tricks? I really want him to start using bottles so I can be away from him for more than 30 mins .

Are you using a prep machine or kettle/flask?

Has anyone had any luck with getting their EBF baby to take a bottle after they've refused for ages? My baby is 5 months and I've been trying to get her to take a bottle for the past couple of months now. Sometimes every couple of days and other times with a bigger gap in between. I pumped a lot when she was a newbo...

Sleep deprivation has well & truly kicked in and I think I’ve just fed my nearly 5 week old daughter 3 scoops of aptimil formula to 60ml water (where I’d usually do 90ml as it’s typically 30ml per scoop) She’s typically on 120ml with 4 scoops, but was still hungry after, so thought I’d do a smaller bottle (60ml - ...

If you accidentally gave 30ml of formula that had been out for 4ish hours is it the end of the world? This was this morning - baby seems like normal self