formula feeders

Until my Dr office opens sinceIK you all aren't medical professionals, I please need advice or help if anyone has any idea For my 8 month old Backstory of health for info: My 8 month old was due May 9 2023, she was born April 11 2023, 36 weeks on the dot. She was in NICU for a month for low...

Baby girl (11 weeks old) usually eats around 26-27 oz in a day maybe 28. This includes an early morning (1-2 am) feed. I’ve tried to get her to eat more in a single sitting but she only eats around 4 oz. If she for some reason goes longer between eating, she’ll eat 5, on a rare occasion, 6 oz...

So, disclaimer; I bought this FPA used, about 1 year old. I know the person did the regular cleanings and descaling. Regular cleanings won’t fix what I found on this. I decided to take it apart and try to clean it because I couldn’t in good conscience feed bottles to my baby with what I found...

He's been on the Costco Kirkland Signature ProCare formula since about day 4. All seemed great for about 3 weeks, but now he's having 8-10 bowel movements per day - a lot of them diarrhea or sharts (for lack of a better term). Should we wait it out longer, or try something new? I saw there's...

We boil filtered water (4month old)and then wait a few minutes to add formula powder (Similac pro advanced). I boiled 16 oz of water and added 8 scoops. As per the posts here, I should end with having 17.6 oz of prepared liquid (since 1 scoop adds around 0.2oz of volume to water) whereas I ended...

I found this at my local Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Similac-Baby-Formula-Powder-Imported-with-2-FL-HMO-850-g-29-9-oz-Can/1714059783 And I'm having a hard time figuring out what's different between it and the normal blue can of Similac. It's $8 cheaper but seems the same. Both are made...

My 9 month old is currently on solids and has dropped formula from 35 oz/day to 22-25 oz/day. Other than his first and last bottle of the day, it is an absolute struggle to get him to drink his bottle, especially in the afternoon. He much prefers his solids but I know formula will remain his...

I posted here about baby not taking his bottle. https://www.reddit.com/r/FormulaFeeders/s/o7wXigoC15 On a whim I decided to see if he would eat from syringe and tonight after stopping at 5 ounces from the bottle, he happily drank 2 ounces from syringe and when I tried to offer the bottle he...

My son is having extreme allergic reactions to dairy. It’s pretty new and scary and I’m navigating how to handle this. He is 9 months old and been breastfed but I’m ready to switch to formula but now don’t know what to buy given his extreme reaction to dairy during solids. Any other moms in...

Hi! FTM here. I have EFF my note 6.5 month old since she was two weeks old. We have always used Kirkland formula or whatever store brand of Similac. She was always a very consistent eater up until about 1.5 months ago. She was eating 6-8oz 4 times a day and sleeping 7-7. We started purees around...

My almost 6 month old used to have 8 oz/4times and now he’ll drink anywhere from 4 to 5 and then really fighting him to have one more ounce if I’m lucky. I tried changing nipple flows, bottles, and environment with less distractions . Is this growth spurt or something else?

Hi... For how long can we storr formula milk once made... E.g I made the bottle but my baby fell asleep without having it at all.. Can we refrigerate it like we do it for the breast milk..?

My EFF baby is 5 weeks old and has severe spit up/acid reflux, but is still gaining weight. She’s been eating about 4 oz every 4 hours during the day, and stretching that out at night to sleep around 6-7 hours straight before waking to feed. When I brought up the issue to my ped, she wants us...

Writing this for my wife, a non-redditor. Our first child/baby boy will be 7 weeks tomorrow. We've combo fed from nearly the beginning because of low supply and him being slow to put on weight. After continually dealing with clogged ducts and going on antibiotics for mastitis twice--and...

Hello everyone! I’m bawling my eyes out right now in a contact nap while I debate dropping breastfeeding and breastmilk altogether. I hope this is the right place for this post. I need help. Almost four months old now. LO dropped from 50th percentile in weight to 19th at six week checkup...

Hello! This is my first time posting, but I've been lurking throughout my pregnancy. I plan on EFF from the start, and my LO is due at the end of the month. I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for what sort of feeding routine I'll need once he's here. I'd like to use the pitcher method. When I...

What temperature water do you mix with your powdered formula? We just switched from RTF and the recommendations are all over the place. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends heating water to 158 degrees Fahrenheit (70°C), adding formula powder and cooling it...

Background: I was going to combo feed but my baby ravenous hunger, impatient nature, and me not producing enough made me switch to formula feed exclusively. She literally tore my nipple inside out when she latched on and refused to let go the first day. When we switch med to formula feeding we...

Just to preface an going to call her Dr tmmr morning but it is very late here currently. I'm just trying to see some other opinions on what could be happening 😞. My LO was on enfamil yellow regular can but started having issues with arching and irritability so Dr recommended gentleease, we were...

I have tried following all of the advice. Feed in an upright position, keep him upright for 30 mins, burp a couple times during feeding, etc. Sometimes during burping he spits up a little, no big deal. I try to avoid over feeding by giving him a pacifier in between bottles. However more times...