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4 month old small feeds

Hello, my little girl used to drink large feeds since she was 4 weeks old. In the last two weeks she only seems to drink 2oz at a time. She is now 4 months and only her last feed is a big one. Anyone else the same or know why?

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Breast Feeding while in special care

My daughter (2days) is in special care for jaundice and I cannot keep up with my supply and have had to substitute in formula which I originally said didn’t bother me but now I’m absolutely beside myself that she won’t take boob (wants her bottle) and it’s not helping my supply come in being away from her. We can’t ...

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Moving away from bottles

Currently using MAM bottles, want to transition for the benefit of oral health. Any recommendations on cups? Thank you in advance ❤️

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Help

I've accidentally given my baby formula that's been left out overnight what he didn't finish last night. Will he be okay? Has anyone got any experience from doing this?

Incognito
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Changing from kendamil

I’m combi feeding my little girl and thinking of swapping her formula as she is so sicky and gets awful trapped wind. She only gets about 10-20% of milk intake from formula so not sure if this is the cause or not but worth a try as I’ve heard kendamil can be very rich for them. Has anyone else made this switch and f...

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Moving up teat size

Hi, I was just wondering what the signs are that you should move up a teat? My LB is only 7 weeks but is weighing 14lb 😂and drinks 180ml of kendamil every 3 hours with a size 1 teat. (He does love his milk 😭) Using MAM bottles.

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4 week old doing two hourly feeds.

She has 4ml of bottle every two hours. Sometimes I hit the jack pot and she goes three hours which just feel so much easier and doesn’t come round as quick. How often does your little ones feed?

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Can anyone explain hot shot method to me please?

Normally I mix everything in my Nuby and we’re good to go. However, tomorrow is my 40th birthday party and it will be our first time away from home as a family for the night. Obviously, I don’t want to drag my prep machine to the hotel so I need help with figuring out the hot shot method so I can alternate between 2...

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Sterilising bottles abroad

Going away this weekend, baby is breastfed but want to pump and give a few bottles. What’s the best way to sterilise in a hotel? Also any must haves?? I’m completely lost and going to end up packing everything for her!

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How to measure how much baby is eating?

Idk if this is a silly question or I’m just overthinking but how do you measure how much a baby is eating when BF? I read so many posts like “baby ate 3oz” etc etc but how do you measure that if you’re not using bottle??

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Duvet and pillow!

Please be kind i know everyone is different and they’re called “guide lines” for a reason.. But At what age did you introduce duvet and pillow? Are there signs to know when theyre ready?! Help…

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Any advice moms?

Hi, My 6 month old doesn’t want to eat much formula and every time I feed him he would have like 30 ml (he has hike 90ml sometimes too) and then refuse having anymore. I went to the gp and the doctor said to change the formula, from aptamil to Kendamil. He’s still not eating as much as he should be eating for his ...

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5 week old formula

My almost 5 week old baby can eat SO much. She is doing 4 oz and sometimes not even making it 2.5 hours before she’s hungry again! Is bumping up to 5oz too much? There’s so many rules online I’m not sure what’s ok😵‍💫

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Formula

Does anyone elses baby finish 2 oz but still hungry then you feed them another 2 (he doesnt spit up after) so u think okay next bottle i’ll make 4 oz then he doesnt finish the 4 oz and only drinks 2 oz 😭 how do I know when to up the formula then? He’s almost 4wks old

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Confused about making up formula

I’m reading a lot on having to use boiling water at a certain temp to kill off bacteria in water but on the cow and gate tin it specifies to let boiled water cool for 30 mins so essentially if I use the nuby rapid cool will that suffice as ‘cooled down boiled water?’

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6 month ventures

My twins just turned 6 months last week and I’m curious where everyone is at! What’s new? What to expect? Milestones? Sleep regression? Growth spurt? What’s happenin ?? 🤗

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Formula at 12 months

I really need some advice. My little one has just turned a year old a week ago and for the past month or so he keeps waking up during the night for a bottle, I have tried everything to settle him and nothing works except a bottle of half formula half cows milk. I’m stuck on what to do, I ideally want him off the bot...

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My little one is eating me out of house and home

I'm praying it's just a growth spurt but omg this can't continue! My girl is having 3 meals a day plus snacks. This gal can eat!!! But on top of that she's still having over 30oz's per day. 2 days in the last week she's had 40oz!! People keep recommending giving her a bottle of water at night after her last one if...

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Night feed

My little girl is 13 months old and STILL wants night feeds!? I try rocking her and giving water and the bottle as a last resort but she has an 8oz bottle when she goes to bed which is 3oz baby milk and the rest cows milk but throughout the night will go through 2/3 3oz bottles of baby milk!!! Please someone help,...

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Reducing milk feeds

When/how did you reduce LO’s milk feeds? We had the 10-12 month review this week and the HV said by 12 months he should be on 2 feeds a day. He’s combi fed and currently has 5-9 feeds per day, fed on demand mostly although does have mealtimes when we offer solids and water most days. I just can’t see how we’re mea...

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