Baby Feeding

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Colief nighttime

Hi all, My girl is struggling and I think from what a read, Colief may help. Problem is Iv read fan absolute faff to prepare having to wait 30mins before giving the bottle. Do you need to give this at every feed even overnight? Any ideas? She hates cold formula from the fridge

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How many bottles do you have?

I only have 2 and it’s a bit of a pain keep washing them but considering if I should buy more or stop being lazy and wash them lol.

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Baby overeating ?

My baby is 3 1/2 months old. He typically eats 6 ounces of formula every 3-4 hours but sometimes he wants more in like an hour or two. He does spit up quite a bit if he has the back to back bottles. He doesn’t show any signs of pain or discomfort when he eats that much. He typically tends to “overeat” every night be...

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MAM teat 3

My little boy is 14 weeks now, we have moved from teat 0,1 and 2 very easily. We’ve been battling with teat 3 and X for about 3/4 weeks now and not really getting anywhere. They are both too fast for him yet a 2 is far too slow! Any advice? We’ve done paced feeding which doesn’t make much difference. I have read tha...

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Illness

Hi all! FTM worrier here!! Our 4.5 month old has had a cold since Wednesday and feeding has gone completely out the window 🫠 Formula fed - every bottle is a battle only managing to get 70-90mls down him in one sitting (normally drinks between 180-210mls every 3-4 hours). I am offering milk every two hours but he is…

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Help…

Hey! My little one is 9 weeks old now and I’ve been pumping since day one. At the moment, he drinks every two hours and has 120ml per feed. He weighs over 14lb so he drinks A LOT!😂 The last feeds - 8pm & 4:30am is with formula (180ml). I know that with formula, babies will tend to feed less but have more. Do I…

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7 week old on only 2oz still?!

I'm getting so stressed! No matter what we do, change teat size and brand, change formula, try Gaviscon etc my 7 week old will not drink more than 2oz sometimes 1oz! He's now 10lb 5oz at 7 weeks and seems to be putting on weight, but I see other babies drinking 4-6oz at this age. Is there anything that has helped fo...

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Kendamil new tins

Hi, my LO has been on Kendamil since birth and has been doing fine. Ever since the new tins and scoop has come out on the market (we have been using for a weeknow) I have noticed my lo is vomitting now and the powder does not mix properly which leaves lumps at the bottom of the bottle never experienced this with old...

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Formula

Hi all! First time mum who feels like an idiot for the past 8 days just looking for some maybe stupid advice! I have been breastfeeding since birth but have decided to use formula at the moment for various reasons! I think I may have given it to fast (currently has 60mls) and he has been sick loads. Seems settled no...

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Starting school

Is anyone else really unsure about their little one starting school next year? I just feel like he’s not ready at all, whenever I try to talk to my partner about it he just says that there’s still 9 months til he starts and he might be fine by then. I’ve seen that you can apply for them to start in reception at CSA ...

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Milk

My 8 month old will no longer have a bottle of milk! I'm lucky of he will take 3oz

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Air bubbles formula

Hi, Is this amount of air bubbles normal for formula? Thank you!!

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8mo dropped her milk..

So my 8mo has been a bit poorly the past week and she’s really dropped her milk intake she went from having 6oz bottles to now 4 at a push 4 times a day is this enough?? She drinks water & has 3 meals a day x

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Refusing milk

My little one the past few days has only been taking 8oz on a morning then 2 or 3 Oz throughout the day and maybe about 5oz at night. She's just refusing her milk but if we offer her solids she will eat that. I always offer milk first but refuses but is clearly hungry as she eats all the food we offer. She's usually...

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Does your Nov 2023 baby still have formula?

If so, how much?

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How much water is your 14 month old having?

How much milk and water does your 14 month old have roughly in a day?

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