Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Feeding

Stupid question… do we have to sterilise all of the weaning stuff? Plates, utensils etc?

Hey all, Just want to know how much formula your 4 week old is taking? Mine is taking between 40-110 ml.. is that okay?

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I’m a bit worried because my 4 week and 2 day old (2.9kg) is having 90ml every 3 hours. Guideline says 150ml -5 feeds a day.

My son is on a size 1 teat at 18 weeks old, he is playing with the teat, unlatching often and never finishing his bottles but he chokes on a size 2 (we tried size 2 for a few weeks). Feeds are fussy and allover the place. Any advice on how I can get him to transition as I feel he's ready but then still struggles wi...

We’re combination feeding using ready to feed formula for convenience but now looking to switch to just formula soon so need to move to powder. Is the perfect prep/rapid cool worth getting? Or a waste of money? Willing to pay for something that will make my life easier. Never made formula bottles so not sure how m...

Any tips on how to get my baby to drink larger volumes less often. Current on 120ml every 2hrs (8am-9pm) mostly draining the bottle. Ideally like to get up to 150ml every 3 hours. Currently if I make 150ml he wouldn’t even take 120ml of it and stops at around 100ml which is a waste. On the odd occasion he does ta...

I’m currently planning for the postnatal period with a newborn and a toddler (my son will be 3.5yo by the time baby comes). I want us all to be as prepared as possible for that period as I really struggled mentally last time so I’d love to know… what really helped you during those first weeks with a newborn and todd...

Has anyone used the Lidl own formula? I see articles saying that most brands contain the same ingredients and this is half the price of other brands. Any reviews would be most appreciated! X

I formula feed and breastfeed. Only reason I formula feed is because I believe I don’t make enough for her. She would drink her formula without a problem, but this morning she’s refusing and just wants the boob. I can’t have her starving! Any suggestions?

Has anyone got any of the old style tubs for sale? Happy to pay full price but lo is constipated on the new tins. Thanks!

I have a 10mo old, and I’m currently 5mo pregnant : so my babies will have 14mo gap, so my 1st will still be a baby when my 2nd will arrive… How to prepare him? How was the transition ? Was your 1st ok ? I’m so worried that he will be feeling bad ☹️ I speak to him ofc, sometimes I put his hand on my belly and care...

My baby girl is breastfed, however I am thinking of expressing & giving her a mam bottle every now & again, what size teat would people suggest would be best? I’m thinking of size 1 or 2 as other sizes might be too fast flowing for her? Thanks

My little girl is 20 months old, she still has milk for bedtime etc. when did you all move to a beaker and take the bottle away? If so, which did you move to?

My LO (20 weeks on Tuesday) has only been taking about 2/3oz of his bottles. His night time ones he drinks the full bottle but day time is a struggle. When he’s drinking it’s like he’s chewing the teat, rubbing on gums. I’ve tried changing the teat size to a 3 but he couldn’t handle the flow & most of the milk ended...

Hi, My lo is on aptimal pepti 1 and I find her reflux is worse due to the consistency of the milk? Whats everyone thoughts on carobel? Does it cause other problems? I’m in two minds to try it? My little one is also on omeprazole. What size teats do people use when adding carobel?

Does anyone has any recommendations for bottle warmers? At the moment we’re just using a flask during the night but I want to make sure the bottle is at the right temp. We have mam bottles. Also may be a silly questions but we’ll be using formula, so do you put cold water and then the formula in to the bottle and th...

My baby is 9 weeks old and has started to really not like to feed. She would usually have 5oz in the morning 4oz throughout the day until bedtime, where she would have a 6 oz bottle. Since Tuesday, this has not been the case, though. She pretty much only wants 2oz per feed. Her night time one she wants a bit more, b...

Any advice on how to introduction a bottle to an exclusively breast fed baby ? My son is 13 weeks old and we worked really hard to establish breastfeeding in his first few weeks and once we had we stopped using a bottle (probably a mistake). I have to return to work in a few months so we are working on getting him b...