Baby Feeding

Hi ladies! So our baby is 6 months. My mother in law and I bought 3 tins of formula. It was only when friends came round that I realised there was a 6 months onwards formula! Is our daughter still okay drinking it for now? Xx

I’m on WIC and they only provide similac for formula. We let her try both similac advance and similac total comfort. My partner likes the advance better but I notice that it leaves this gritty film on the bottle. Is that normal? Almost looks like teeny tiny rocks. The total comfort didn’t leave it like that. Anyone ...

I know I know my immediate answer is no way but I’m wondering if anyone has anymore insight. My child’s formula is expiring on the 21st and it’s my last 2 cans until the new month and I have no funds to buy more formula. My little one is 5 months. has anyone used expired formula or thinks it’s okay to still use ? I ...

I have some baby bottles that aren't allowed to be sterilized or boiled? Can I just wash the bottles with Dawn dish soap and hot water? Is that okay and to feed my son with the bottles without sterilizing or boiling but hot water and soap

He usually has 16oz in total (8oz in the morning + 8oz at night). Today he has had 8oz in morning 3oz at night. Is this okay? I know he can’t go above 16oz but not sure if he could go below 🫣 P.s he’s had a good amount of food/fruits today Thank you in advance xx

Hi all. My lo usually drinks about 650 - 720ml of formula in 5 feeds throughout the day. Today she has had 610ml in 4 feeds. She usually sleeps through the night and isnt interested in dream feeds. Should she be ok with this amount today

Been breastfeeding for 7 months with the odd expressing when needed to, I'm trying to move over to formula before I return to work in 12 weeks, wanted to give myself enough time for the baby to get used to it before nursery. Baby will not take the bottle or formula , I've opted to express a bottle daily now to get ...

I know times have changed with formula I have been doing some research on a formula just in case if I need it. How do yll feel about Kendmil it wasn’t a brand around when I had my boys. So far it is like my strongest contested

Those of you who use MAM bottles and gaviscon, what size teat are you using?

Hey mamas, im concerned when to switch teat size. My LO is 8 weeks old and currently on tommee tippie size 1 teat. I’m combi feeding so not sure when to switch to bigger teat. Any cues to look for? I have no idea

How do you use this steriliser?? I've put the 80mls in put the anti colic bottles onto the racks and valves, teats, lids etc and pressed play, how do I then dry them if I need them straight away or quickly?? Also how do you store the bottles afterwards to prevent them from getting bacteria/dirt all over them? I h...

We’re 8 days in and we had some latching issues due to me using nipple shields for a few days, so I don’t want this to happen again but would like to be able to express and give one bottle a day eventually… when did everyone else do this and can it cause issues just with one bottle a day?

My daughter turns one at the end of the month and I've noticed people are talking about giving cows milk in sippy cups instead of bottles to get them off the bottle. Is this a thing that's recommended to do?? I don't want to pressure myself or my child so quickly as going onto cows milk will be one thing but then g...

My baby boy takes 6 ounces & that’s three scoops of formula. Right now, I don’t have enough formula. I only have enough for two scoops. My baby girl takes a different formula than him, is it OK to mix the formulas? Is it okay too use two scoops of his regular formula & one scoop of the other formula? He only takes a...

We have been on neocate for 5 weeks and started using carobel with this 3 weeks ago, which made a big difference. After trial and error we got the correct teat and carobel amount (tt size 2 and just under 1 scoop per 120ml), however I have noticed this last week lo is drinking less again and realised that the teats ...

Anyways else’s baby got constipated after switching from formula to whole milk? Any tips ???