r/FormulaFeeders • • 10h ago

Advice / Question 💡 My baby will be 4 months and weighs 19 pounds

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98 percentile baby. He was born 9 and 8oz. 22 inches long.
Drs say hes a healthy boy. But i fear he might be a little too chunky or overweight per say. He is formula fed (kendamil) drinks about 20-24 oz a day.


r/FormulaFeeders • • 14h ago

Advice / Question 💡 When and how to wean off formula?

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My baby is about 10 months old, can’t sit, and just started growing teeth, so the transition to solids has been slow. Solids are just purées right now. Tried giving small pieces of actual solid food, but she does not chew and has only 2 barely visible stubs of teeth to work with. How do I stop cold turkey with formula in just 2 months?


r/FormulaFeeders • • 21h ago

Advice / Question 💡 5.5-month-old suddenly cut formula intake by half. Worried about dehydration, but doctor just said "demand feed." Help?

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My 5.5-month-old daughter is exclusively formula-fed. Up until two days ago, she consistently drank 90 ml every 2 hours. Suddenly, she refuses to take more than 60 ml at a time.

If I strictly follow her cues and "demand feed" like our pediatrician suggested, she will end up drinking only about 200–300 ml in a whole 24-hour period. I am incredibly anxious that she is going to get dehydrated.

She doesn't seem to be crying in pain during feeds; she just flat-out stops or turns away after 60 ml.

Has anyone experienced a sudden drop like this around the 5–6 month mark?


r/FormulaFeeders • • 11h ago

Advice / Question 💡 Adding in formula

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r/FormulaFeeders • • 2h ago

Advice / Question 💡 What is everyone doing with the formula tins?

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I have made one into a drum which baby loves, another one is storage for all the formula spoons which I hope will come in handy for sand pot or water play, and the other million are just accumulating under baby’s cot.


r/FormulaFeeders • • 15h ago

Advice / Question 💡 Is my baby eating enough

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My 15 week old only eats 3-4 oz on average per feed and we’re lucky if he’ll eat 5 oz. He seems so content all the time but I can’t help but worry that he’s not eating enough! He averages between 22-24 oz a day. He was born small and is still small, but my first child was eating way more volume at this point. We haven’t had an appt since 8 weeks so I’m not sure if his growth is normal


r/FormulaFeeders • • 19h ago

Formula Recommendations / Alternatives 🌱 Any formula recommendations for rejecting Bobbie

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My 6 month old baby has been breastfeed up to now and has taken occassional pumped bottles well. I'm trying to get her to take formula and have been mixing in 1-2 oz of Bobbie with her bottle over the past couple weeks. Last week we first did 1/3 Bobbie and 2/3 BM and she was fussy about it but took it. The next day tried 1/2 BM and 1/2 Bobbie and she flat out rejected it. It seems like the taste/smell to me.

I'm wondering if its the Bobbie and if there's one that babies like more that we should try. Any recs?


r/FormulaFeeders • • 13h ago

Rant / Vent 🫠 Bottle help!

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I’m at my wits end with dr browns leaking! My baby drinks Enfamil ar and dr brown level 2 nipple and recently they all leak. Does anyone have a bottle rec I could try that doesn’t leak?! And works with Enfamil ar? I’ll try anything.


r/FormulaFeeders • • 7h ago

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r/FormulaFeeders • • 8h ago

Advice / Question 💡 How many oz does your 6 month old drink?

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Hi!! 🩷 FTM, my LO is 6 months and we’ve now moved to 100% formula after an insane bout of mastitis. We’ve been giving her Kendamil; she’s used to it as we introduced a bottle here and there pretty often since she turned 3 months old. I wanted to make sure we had a formula for when I weaned. Ever since going 100% formula the other day our LO has been eating wayyy less in terms of ounces. Is this normal? (For context we did a very slow wean, so she’s gradually had 1 bottle, then 2, then 3. When my mastitis hit she did have to jump to 100%).

Typically with bm and combo feeding we’d see her hit 26-30 oz. Now with formula we’re struggling to even hit 24. I really don’t think she dislikes the formula but I’m wondering if the volume is just a lot for her as it may be thicker / more filling than breastmilk? But lately feeds have become a struggle and I wonder if I just need to stop worrying because she’ll be fine on 20-24 oz of formula as opposed to 26+?

For context we have started solids but purées only and LO hasn’t been super interested most days. I often get her to take a frozen feeder stuffed with something a few times a week but that’s it.

Thanks in advance!