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Teat for Kendamil ready made bottles

Does anyone know what teats will fit onto the ready made bottles? I am supplying ready made bottles with my baby for the days he’s at nursery.

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Feeding schedule

Hi ladies How often and how much are you feeding your little ones please? I am bottle feeding. Thanks

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Feeding

How many OZ Is is your baby feeding at 9/10 weeks???

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How much is too much?!

My little boy is 2 weeks and 3 days and can drink 4/5 oz bottles of formula every 3/4 hours. Is this too much?!? I was giving 4 oz until I noticed he kept sucking to get more. So I’ve done 5 oz which he can happily take. I’ve noticed that he guzzles the milk too, idk if he’s getting too much milk at once or not en...

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Easiest way to sterilise bottles?

Looking at buying some equipment and have no idea what the easiest way to sterilise bottles is

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How many bottles should I buy?

I have bought a set which includes 4 x 150ml and 4 x 250ml is this enough?

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How much should baby drink

My girl is 8.5 months old and is only wanting 3 - 4 bottles a day 8/9 oz each time, is that enough? Is it OK if she only has 3? She's not drinking water just her formula at the moment (pediatricians advice)

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Mixing Whole Milk and Formula

I’d love to know if any of you have started transitioning your babies over to whole milk? Previous guidelines used to be if your baby has 7 oz formula usually for example, you’d do 1 oz whole milk and 6oz formula and gradually build it up - is this still the case? My little one turns 1 on May 23rd, and has had who...

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Help!? Flying tomorrow morning and just had a horrible feeling I can’t take pre made bottles ??

Does the rules for baby baby still apply to 100ml?? I have a good few pre mades and a flask I’m planning on filling, help a gal out I’m stressed xx

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Bottle sterilisation

How often are we meant to be sterilising bottles with breast milk? Is it after every feed or once a day for newborns Mine is about 6 weeks now

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Help introducing formula

Hey guys. I’m currently bf my 3 week old. If I was to introduce formula, should I do this the same time every day? Will my milk adjust? How do I naturally stop bf? Hope this makes sense? TIA X

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Feeding

My son is 12 days old and he seems to want to feed every hour rather than every 2-3 hrs. Anyone else experience this. I fed him again after the hour and he vomited most of it up so I think he was over fed. Is he just being greedy 😩

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Feeding

I am planning on combination feeding so was wandering what formula people are using for their newborns?x

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Any parent using similac alimentum formula

Hi Fellow Momaz 🌸 Any of you or know fellow parents using Similac Alimentum formula (ready to feed / powder) form.. Please share how do you manage to warm the milk (coming in canned form) on the go or when travelling outside (as once canned milk opened needs to refrigerate after 1st use to avoid getting wasted )

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Baby bottle teats

Hey girls, I’m 26 weeks pregnant and only now starting to think about buying baby bottles. I just wondered what flow teat do I need for a newborn?

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Cows milk

Looking into starting to transition my 11 month old baby to cows milk and I don’t really know where to start. Looking for all of the tips and advice. My baby drinks 4 bottles of formula per day right now 5oz x3 and then a 7oz at bedtime as well as three meals everyday. I’ve heard the easiest way to go is to start to...

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