formula feeders

Since birth he has been a fussy drinker. He wouldn’t latch and I have flat nipples. We tried shields, saw 2 lactation consultants, had his lip tie and tong tie released, but still ended up bottle feeding. Fine I’m cool with that. But the volumes he drinks have always been incredibly low. He...

I have a 2.5 week EFF baby who has started to really struggle with trapped wind in the past few days (both ends) and it’s really upsetting seeing him be uncomfortable. We are currently using cow and gate powder and a Tommy Tippee prep machine, which I know does make formula quite bubbly. The...

My baby just turned 3 months and was snacking the whole day on Philip avent anti colic nipple 2 (1m+), just couldnt follow the scheduled feeding - ate 2 oz every 1 or 2 hrs, max 3 oz at one go. I changed to nipple 3 (3m+), she gulped down 4 oz in 6 mins total. First 2 oz in 3 mins, Burp break...

Table is sorted by cheapest cost per fl oz of prepared formula on top Edit: Added US store brands. Those are cheaper than the imported stuff. Name Made in weight in oz weight in gram price how many grams for 1 fl oz (or 30ml) of prepared formula how many fl oz per order cost per fl oz cost...

Hi I just want to know if I’m crazy to travel to India which is my native with a 2.5 month old baby? I delivery baby on July 13 and had health issues. Very tired, vomiting diarrhea stiff neck back back I don’t know how my milk supply got very low. Exclusive Formula feeding my LO It’s killing me...

I'm very confused on the difference. Everywhere online it says stage 2 has more iron in it, which I understand is very similar to every other formula designed for babies 6-12months. But why do the ingredients vary so much? Why not just add extra iron? My baby is just 6 months so I could stick...

FTM with an EFF 3 week old, currently having about 20 oz per day, anywhere from 1-4 oz per feeding. I think he’s gaining weight okay, although we don’t have any pedi appointments between 1 week and 5 weeks to really check (beyond our semi-accurate measurements at home). The thing is, he takes...

My LO (14 weeks now) has been having silent reflux problems since he was about 10 weeks or so. He started struggling with his bottles, crying and pushing it away. Total intake fell to about half his usual per day. He was originally thriving on Enfamil Gentlease but since then we’ve changed...

My 1 week old is getting an average of 45 mL of formula every 3 hours. Yesterday the total was 295 mL or about 10 oz. All the sources I can find say 1-2 oz a feed every 3 hours, so this seems fine. However the only guidelines I can find say by the end of the first month he should have 3-4 oz...

We do quite a bit of traveling with our kiddo these days and lately have been using just an old reusable shopping bag and a cooler/lunch kit when we're out on the go for the day or overnight. I've been looking at a couple of bigger lunch kits/cooler bags and think they'd make a good way to get...

I’m a 20 y/o single mom to a 3 month old. Breastfeeding was going so well and I was so happy, as this is what I knew I wanted. Very long story short, delivery was terrible and left me with lots of issues. I had to start taking tramadol or I could not begin to take care of him like he needed. His...

I have been using Gentlease, but to offset the cost I found the generic gentle and have been mixing them (75%/25%)z. Baby doesn’t tolerate the generic more than that ratio so it’s all that I can do. I was wondering if they way I’m doing it is okay? I do it by: 1) filling bottle with water 2)...

You start with 4 oz of water and add 2 scoops (0.25 oz each, added 0.5 total) to create a 4.5 oz bottle. Baby leaves 2 oz in the bottle, did they have 2 oz or 2.5 oz? I assumed they had 2 oz but never thought about the extra 0.5 oz… how does everyone else calculate consumption?

My son is 7 weeks old and is on formula primarily (I pump a few ounces a day). And honestly… I’m so happy about it. It’s not what I had originally planned or thought would be the case, but I’m realizing how much better this is for us. I love how much my husband can help with feeding. I can go...

If anyone is looking for these bottles let me know! I will let go of them if you’re willing to pay for shipping. Need to make space. My baby didn’t take and we only used two. All have been steam sterilized including the nipples. I have pink, fuscia, peach, and turquoise bottles. All come with...

My daughter is 12 weeks old today and weighs about 11.5 lbs. It seems like, for the first month or so, she steadily increased her intake and then leveled off. She’s been at 3-4.5 oz per feed, ~25 oz/day, for like two months. I’m a bit worried bc we use the 4-5 oz bottles (I think 5 oz fits but...

EDIT: For those “who would never” please don’t just comment that I shouldn’t bed-share without offering an alternative solution to my problem. Please really read my experience and help me. Don’t you think if I could do anything else that I would? Bed sharing was my last resort and I feel awful...

I’m sure it has been answered here already but I’m kinda new to this dad stuff just had a newborn girl last week mom is doing good . breastfeeding didnt go well so we’re one the similar pro ready made formula step 1 ,I get 24 59ml bottles ( 1416ml ) liquid total. in a few months will switch to...

Hey folks, we just set up our Baby Brezza using Similac 360 Total Care Sensitive, and are getting some weird results in the formula ratio. The Baby Brezza tool says we should be using setting 6. The 360 Total Care Sensitive packaging says it should be 8.8 grams per scoop (for 2oz water). Is...

Where I’m located, each 2 ounce feed using RTF would cost roughly $1.20. For a baby that feeds 8 times a day, I’d be looking at about $9-$10/day. Some of my midwifery team suggests babies be on RTF for anywhere from 3 weeks to 12 weeks. That’s $310-$840 😵‍💫 My questions: Did y’all use RTF? If...