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How do you feed your baby? How do you know how much formula / water to put in?

FTM and I see videos like (measurements not accurate) but something like 5 scoops of forumula and leave 40ml boiled water in the bottle put the rest in the nuby? Like HOW do we know all of this… panic station over here

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Bottle of kendamil throw up

I left my LO (1 month and a half) with my husband while I went out tonight - I was gone for 4 hours. I left him almost 4 oz of milk to feed her during that time. He ended up feeding her all of that + an extra bottle of Kendamil organic infant formula cause he thought she was still hungry. A few hours later she ended...

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Formula Fed Milestone Cards

After struggling with the guilt and shame of choosing to formula feed after my breastfeeding journey didn’t work out, I wanted to create something for the mums who felt the same that helped take that feeling away. I got some sets printed and have launched them on Etsy so wanted to share these here for any mum who f...

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Kendamill

My baby was born on the 30th April, so not quite 6 months. We normally use Kendamill stage 1 but I can't get it anywhere at the moment but I can get stage 2. Do you think it's better to start stage 2 of the same brand we use or try stage 1 of a different brand?

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Milk in morning

What kind of cups do you use for the LO warm milk in the morning? I still give my LO a bottle as this is the only way he has enough milk for the day. If its a 360 cup he barely touches it.

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Formula Fed .

Is anyones 9 weeks old baby still wanting a feed every 2 hours ( formula fed ) 🧟 .

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Transitioning to milk

My baby's over a year now so I know it's time to make the switch. The problem is I have 2 1/2 big tubs of formula still. Do I have her finish it before the transition or just give it away and have her start milk now?

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UV or Steam sterilisers ?

Hi, I am looking at buying a bottle steriliser but there’s so many to choose from. I’m edging towards UV but just wondering if anyone has experience with either and your thoughts on which one is best? Thank you

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8oz???

My little one is 17 weeks old and is currently on 7oz bottles every 4ish hours. She is sleeping through the night so looses out on 2 bottles per day. She is having 4x 7oz bottles each day but we are finding she isn’t always lasting 4 hours in between feeds but 8oz seems a lot for a 4 month old. Has anyone else rea...

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Sterilising bottles abroad

Hoping to go on holiday abroad for the first time in next couple of months. Atm we use a UV steriliser...how does everyone steriliser bottles when on holiday? And any other holiday tips welcome!

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Feeling helpless

My son turns 1 in 2 weeks and has always loved his bottle before bed and in the morning. This is the third day he has refused his bottles. I have tried putting the formula into his normal water drinking cup, into a new cup and even tried him on cows milk but he will just not have it all. He is now waking up in the n...

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Does this unicorn 🦄 exist?? Formula with ❌Cows Milk ❌ Lactose ❌Gluten ❌Soy?

Has anyone found it? Baby has CMPA, so you know the Kendamil Goat he’s on still wreaks havoc. GASSY and in pain, constantly. Mylicon doesn’t even work anymore. HELP!!!

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Breast milk to formula

How have you transitioned from breast to formula? He’s got aptimal pepti I think it’s called, I’ve been feeding myself but it’s reached a point that it’s unfair to him due to my fast let down. He’s just screaming during feeds and it’s taking an hour plus to get him to feed and be full it’s just a vicious cycle of hi...

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Need second opinion

My son is almost 11 months old and is refusing his formula and bottles. He drinks water but not as much as he should some days. He sometimes goes through spurts, but it normally only lasts a day. It's been 2 days now of him only drinking 3 oz every 5 hours no matter how hard I try, and it normally takes an hour to g...

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Night feeds!

We are combination feeding, when it comes to formula any advice on the best quick and convenient way during the night? Looking at the rapid cool but how long does the water stay hot enough to prep a bottle? Any help would be appreciated. 😊

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giving normal animal milk?

so my baby is currently on formula but we are very eager to get him off this ASAP (5months old). has anyone given animal milk (not formula) to babies under 12m? surely normal full fat goat milk would be better than ultraprocessed and full of rapeseed oil? he has stomach issues and struggles with his poo so we want h...

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Mixed babies

When did your mixed babies (black and white) develop their full melanin/hair texture/curl pattern?

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Metanium

Hi, has anyone seen yellow metanium in store anywhere recently? I can't seem to find it anywhere and I'm wondering if it's been taken off the shelves x

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Bottles

My 20 month lg takes a bottle of milk to bed and has a bottle of juice for throughout the night. They ALWAYS leak in her bed and I’m constantly having to wash her bedding because it’s wet and gets smelly. Are there any good bottles she can use at bedtime that are still teats as they are soothing, yet don’t leak??

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Last can of formula 🥲

My baby turns one on Monday and we just opened the last can of formula. Bittersweet moment. But I’m hoping to get a break from formula before my next one comes in January! Does anyone’s baby still wake up in the middle of the night? He used to sleep through but the past 3 weeks have been hell! Sometimes he wakes up...

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