Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

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Sterilising

My LG is 7 and half months I was just wondering do people still sterilise the bottles?

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Broken steriliser

My steriliser has just decided to not want to work any more and I can’t get another one until Saturday. What’s the safest way to sterilise them before I run out of bottles and loose my mind 🙃😂

Incognito
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Formula feed totals 13 weeks old

Hi everyone Would you be able to share how much milk per day your little one is having / was having at 13 weeks? My little one seems to have been on their current amount for quite a while, so just curious!

Incognito
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Harvesting Collustrum

Hey Ladies, I hope you are well and hanging in there. Im currently trying to harvest Collustrum but i have pierced nipples. I havent had the piercings in for over 2 years but they never really healed and therfore i get some leakage out tje piercing holes. Ive tried harvesting by hand today and it just leaks down th...

Incognito
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Teat size

How olds your baby and what teat size are they? I’m wondering if my baby needs to move up a size as suddenly become wriggly and fussy on the bottle from half way through. I’m just worried test 2 will drown him 🥺

Incognito
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Good water to mix with formula

Hello, My child's godmother purchased this water for me to use in making her bottles, but after I started using it, my baby became more gassy and irritated. Does anyone else use this water and have similar issues?

C
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Free formula

I have 2 cans of formula free pickup Bronx New York if anyone needs

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Bottle Sterilizer

Until what age do we use the bottle sterilizer? My baby is already 6 months?

S
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Constant feeding

I have a nearly 9 week old & feel like he’s feeding constantly. He’s bottle fed taking around 4-5oz per feed but after an hour or 2 he’s hungry again!! Is anyone dealing with this too??

Incognito
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Free Nutramigen Burton on Trent

Hi guys my little one has been moved onto SMA Alfamino because her milk allergy is severe. I tried to return 6 tins of unopened Nutramigen to the pharmacy and they said they can’t take it back and to put it in the bin! I really don’t want this milk to go to waste because I know how hard it is to get hold of (especia...

L
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8 week Baby BF, and ready made formula, starting actual powder formula...

Hi Girls, is there anyone who's in the same situation as me, so my 8 week old up til now has been fed a mix of breastfed, express BM in bottle and Ready made milk... I have started making up formula and want to slowly do more formula than BF, has anyone done this and notice baby is more windy and bringing up milk. T...

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Water for sterilisation in Spain

Hi there, I’m going to Tenerife soon, if anyone has been before do you know if it’s ok to boil tap water and then use it to sterilise bottles?

J
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Evaporated milk

My son will be 18 months soon and he’s currently breast feeding I’m an no longer producing anything and he refuses milk or anything related to dairy, a nutritionist recommended giving him evaporated milk. Has anyone given their kid that or is it even good for him ?

J
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Slow weight gain help!

Our baby boy is 2 weeks old today and isn’t back to birth weight yet. He dropped 6% of his birth weight then slowly started putting it on again (about 15-17g per day) since then although the Child Health Nurse has suggested triple feeding and topping up with formula to get back to his birth weight. I’m worried if ...

A
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Stop newborn snacking

My LO takes around 30ml of formula every 2/2.5 hours. How can I make him take s better fuller feed every 3.5/4 instead as he has lots of wind and takes a while to settle

Incognito
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Formula top up

Im breastfeeding but looking to introduce a bottle of formula in the evening before bed. Whats the best way to do this? Do I breastfeed then offer a couple of ounces ? Or just give like a 5oz bottle? Baby is 10 weeks

Incognito
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Help! New to combi-feeding

I have started giving baby some formula today as though he breast feeds really well, it can go on for the entire day and night, and this week my sanity has really been tested. He’s also losing weight despite how much he feeds so we are now under paeds. My question is….. at 18 days old, but first day of formula, how ...

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Rapid Cool

Looking to buy a Rapid Cool... But confused on how to use it lol. If my boy takes 5 oz how do you measure that directly using the rapid cool.

Incognito
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Toddler stage

Anyone else finding it difficult with their toddler at this stage? I'm feeling burnt out tired and having bad mood swings. I love my girl so much but it's really tough with her at the moment.

Incognito
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App to monitor milestones?

Can anyone recommend an app to help me keep updated on what key milestones my baby boy should meet and when please? I can see me losing track of his weeks of age and missing what he should be doing!

K
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