Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

Honest, unfiltered, and in real-time: what women like you are talking about. Peanut group chats, support, and posts on Baby Feeding.

Formula feeding / top up feeds

My little boy is a very hungry boy and at the moment we always offer 5oz feeds. Today at 4 he finished 5oz in about 20 mins and now he’s had a 3oz feed 2hrs30 later. Usually we like to try and wait min 3 hrs but ideally 4 if he allows it. Of course if he’s hungry we feed him but trying to gauge if he’s actually hung...

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Combi feeding before weaning

Advice needed please My girl is 5 months and EBF. I reluctantly want to start combi feeding... Mainly so when I do KIT days in June it won't be such a shock to the system. And so I can find a formula that works for her before we start weaning. Any advice? Also what formula has worked for others transitioning from ...

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Travel steriliser

EDIT: we use Suavinex bottles Hey mamas 😀 Do you have any recommendations for portable steriliser when travelling? (Ideally steam steriliser) I will be soon travelling with my LO who is 4 months and formula fed, therefore looking for advice because I don’t want to carry the big steam steriliser with me. Thanks in…

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Baby formula have you decided what you will use?

I used kendamil last time but know there's an issue with getting it sometimes. Considering others. What have you chosen and why?

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How can husband help with feeding?

I am EBF for seven weeks and probably getting 3 to 5 hours of sleep every 24 hours. My body is exhausted. I have some pumped (haakaa) milk in the freezer, and I’m too tired to figure out how to use my spectra pump. I’m too tired to figure out how to combo feed with formula, too. I’m open to both. My husband is wi...

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Supplementing

Hello mamas ! I recently had to get my gallbladder removed & due to me being In the hospital for a few days . My supply did drop for a few days . I am supplementing. I just want to know if anyone has any rules when it comes to supplementing , like is there a certain schedule or the amount of times a day you give the...

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Am I insane? Stressing over formula feeding

Right this is going to sound insane to a lot of people but my girl is 19 weeks and is sleeping 12 hours 6pm-6am without a feed as she stated refusing her 11pm dream feed last week to the point of Getting upset about it so stopped and she’s just slept through ever since. At 6am, she wakes up happy (hungry yes but not...

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Baby wasting formula

My 2 week old never finishes 3oz is it normal to never have empty bottles after a feed I’m a first time mum and learning so not quite sure

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Does anyone else combi feed with bottles?

My LO has tongue tie at birth so went down the pumping and formula route as he was a big baby. He's now 10 weeks. I get confused about how much I should be feeding him with this mixed feeding and find myself wasting a lot of breast milk which can be quite frustrating. He seems to want to eat breast milk every 2 hour...

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Guys I need help. My daughter is born on the 21/12/2021. I want to know when will she start reception.

I had someone tell me she is starting this year, but I am really confused. When should I start looking at potential schools for her?

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Routine

Hello :) anyone mind sharing what their daily schedule/routine seems to be currently with their January baby? And if formula fed- how much are they drinking and how often etc? Just trying to see if my LO is around the same? Thanks all :)

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Bottles - first time mum

Okay how many bottles do I actually need to buy to survive the 0-3 month stage please? Ideally I do x1 wash per day - but I have no clue how many bottles I need roughly to make that happen - any help would be appreciated!

Incognito
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Drinking less milk at 4 months

Hey mammas, my 4 month old has started drinking a lot less milk throughout the day. He used to drink 180ml every 3 hours and now he’s only drinking around 120ml sometimes less… is this normal? And could it lead to more night time feedings? (That’s actually my fear😅)

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Wanting a bottle after solids

Does anyone else's baby not seem full unless they've had milk? She seems to be eating most of the food especially at breakfast, dinner is more hit and miss but she's still wanting a bottle an hour after breakfast and almost straight away after dinner. She has reduced the amount generally from around 8oz to 6, but I ...

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Baby wants more than formula recommended amount

Hey, my LO is 2 weeks old and showing signs that she’s still hungry after feeding but she’s already at the max recommended amount for a 4 week old according to the aptamil box…? Do I keep feeding her if she wants it? Or not go over the max amount on the box 🤔

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Formula amounts at 2/3weeks

Just looking at some responses on how much formula baby is getting - are mums going by when the baby is rooting or what the box says ? We’re already at the max suggestion on the aptamil box for her age but sometimes she wants more ? And I don’t know whether she should or not.. looking at some responses saying 4 oz ...

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Reducing bottles

When reducing down to 3 bottles what time are you giving your bottles ?

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Has anyone got the momcozy bottle warmer?

Is it anygood?

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feeding

My 11 week old baby (who was 4 weeks premature) is around 11lb which the health visitor says is on track considering prem but she only takes 4oz every 4/5 hours ish. She probably takes in about 600ml a day with encouragement. Do we think this is ok?

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Formula wastage

Is there any way to take formula out and about which I have already made up? For context.. my LO is on a prescription formula which isn’t always in stock meaning we are super careful with wasting any as it can be like gold dust!! He is now taking more ml per feed, but there is always a bit spare so currently we h...

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