I feel like I'm losing my mind trying to keep track of exact measurements. How important is it to hit the exact weight per oz?

For Similac 360, 1 scoop is 8.6g per 2oz. But when measured on a scale, sometimes it's on the money, sometimes its way over weight and sometimes it's way less weight. It's never the same!

Similarly, the Baby Brezza does the same darn thing. It's off by the same +/- 1.5g, although that is a well known issue with the machine.

I don't love the Brezza's inconsistencies, but figured the scoop was actually correct. But the scoop is also wrong. Do I really need to measure everything perfect every day on a scale?? Ugh

My 8 week old has been on bubs goat milk since around week 2-3 ish. He spits up quite a bit and seems to have an issue being laid on his back for a nap, especially during the day. He basically will wake up after 10 minutes of being on his back during the day and when we pick him up, spits up right away if he hasn’t already. We burp him a ton and always get multiple burps out plus we hold him upright for 20 ish minutes after feeding. He’s not really fussy so I don’t think it’s reflux - dr calls him a “happy spitter” but I’m wondering if it’s the formula. Has anyone had this issue?

Also how do you guys recommend trying out a new formula? Do I just abruptly switch or should I mix the formula for a few days and slowly taper off? I’m so hesitant to switch to something that’s not goat milk (not because I think it’s the best but just because that’s what he’s been on and I’m afraid to mess with his tummy)

I have 2 cans of Bobbie organic that I could try if anyone has made that switch and it’s been successful lmk!

Having a difficult time finding the correct formula setting for Hipp dutch stage 1. Anyone know?

Hi! First time mom to a 3.5 month old baby boy. I exclusively pumped for him until around 9 weeks when I switched him over to Kendamil Classic. Had no issues switching over to EFF and it came with a lot of benefits- baby slept longer (finally all through the night this week!!), took the bottle better, less fussing, generally happier, etc. The only downfall is he went from pooping every day with breastmilk to once every 4-5 days on Kendamil! By day 4 or 5, he spits up after every feed and seems so uncomfortable. When he does poop, it’s usually a massive amount with a smooth peanut butter-like consistency. Then it’s another 4-5 days again before the next. I have reached out to his doctor who said to try apple juice, but also said that 4-5 days isn’t bad if the poop is soft. I can’t stand to see him uncomfortable though and I personally feel like 4-5 days is too long for him to go without pooping.

Now with the Kendamil shortage, I’m on my last cans and looking at making the switch to something more available. I tried the RTF Similac 360 that we had leftover from the hospital last night and he drank that super well, but then spit up a pretty good amount after. I’m not sure if it was due to the formula or because he was so full from not pooping. He has finally pooped this morning after almost 6 days of not going. He’s a very happy baby again!

Has anyone had this experience or anything similar? I’ve searched in this sub and read a lot about Kendamil generally being known for loose poops, and I’ve noticed it has a lower iron content than most other formulas. I’m just wondering if another ingredient could be messing him up and if he would benefit from a gentle or sensitive kind? It’s just so odd that he went every single day (sometimes multiple times a day!) on BM but is going so infrequently on this formula. Thanks in advance!

My baby pooped once again and just like the last time, it smelled chemically and it’s very loose. She’s been on Kendamil for about a week now and we just started adding probiotics drops two days ago. Is this a Kendamil thing (chemically smell and loose bm) or it’s a normal reaction to any formula? Just asking for any similar experiences

Baby is 13 weeks. EFF since birth. We first started with Philips Avent Natural Response glass bottles and teats, realised it was taking baby a ridiculous amount of time to get through a normal size bottle (about an hour). Sized up multiple teats with no luck. At around 4x weeks we moved to Dr Browns anti colic bottles (narrow neck, started with level 1 for a few weeks and moved to level 2 teat for 3m+ around 9 weeks) and these worked perfectly, but after hearing about a class action we decided to move away from them. Purchased Tommee Tippee anti colic bottles (medium flow teat for 3m+) which have been working great since 11ish weeks. I purchased one of the Pigeon soft touch bottles (wide neck, 3m+ teat) on the weekend to try a bottle without any of the anti colic parts, but baby again struggled with the speed of this bottle/teat.

Question is, is there something about the Philips Avent and Pigeon teats that make them slower?

Hello everyone, I’m a first-time mom, and I’ve been feeling overwhelmed due to several life challenges, including financial stress and the loss of my apartment. As a result, my milk supply has significantly decreased, and I’m concerned that my baby isn’t getting enough nourishment. Could anyone recommend a good formula, and offer advice on how I can increase my milk supply again?

I was unfortunately unable to breastfeed so similac sensitive ready to feed was started in NICU. We swapped to by heart after coming home from the hospital since kendamil wasn’t available. It caused my baby to ball up and cry with such bad gas. We finally were able to try kendamil but we started with the goat version because we were worried that since the organic is similar to by heart that we would have the same issues. She’s been on it a week and has terribly watery stools. Her poor bottom is broken and extremely red. Every single time we change her she has poop on her. The liquid poop got worse over the last couple days. Has anyone experienced this with Kendamil Goat? She’s 6 weeks old.

My 12week old has been plagued with oral ties (corrected), hospitalized with RSV, suspected catch down growth and a severe feeding aversion. She dropped from 90th percentile to 35th percentile… it would be an understatement to say that it has been some of our darkest days the past three months. We were initially breastfeeding and then switched to doing bottles through the day and breastfeeding at night but and then we began the Rowena Bennett bottle feeding aversion program 2 weeks ago where I stopped breastfeeding altogether. She now gets so excited to see the bottle and gobbles 2-3oz down within about 8minutes every 2-3hours (no more than 3oz). She drinks about 22-24oz a day and no more. I know a lot of babies her age are guzzling 30oz + but are there babies thriving on smaller volumes too? Do you think the more she gets to know the bottle the more she will intake? Sorry if I seem naive, I breastfed my first until 22months old and only gave my first bottle ever a few weeks ago so I am still learning so much.. thanks for your advice and kindness in advance.

Just like the title says, my 5 month old has been ebf since birth and since 4 months old only nursed to sleep. Now he’s at the point where he won’t finish any feed, just grazes all day and night, can’t sleep for longer than 45 minutes without the boob and I feel like I’m going to have a mental breakdown. I dread having to give him the breast but nothing else works. I know I have a problem bigger than feeding alone but would switching to formula help? My thinking is maybe he will start having complete feedings and be able to sleep better. Maybe I’m completely wrong but I’m so mentally exhausted I’m reaching for anything at this point. Any input and advice is greatly appreciated!

my LO usually eats 2.5-4oz every 3 or so hours. if she is asleep, we wake her to eat. she takes her last bottle around midnight then sleeps a solid 6 hours when she wakes & has another 4oz. after that is when shes on the every 3 hour schedule.

should we be waking her like we do? we only fill the bottles to 4oz, should we do more? if shes cueing for more or still acting hungry we give her more of course, we use the pitcher method for that reason. what do you guys do? she has been gaining weight, i feel like im experiencing the classic “is she getting enough?” anxiety.

thanks for any insight!!

Has anyone experienced a bad smell from Kendamil? We’ve been using it for the last 7 or so months. It’s been really hard for us to find here during this shortage so I’ve relied on mons donating cans / my friends helping me find it. I opened up a new can today that was donated by a mom. It was sealed and unopened. Not expired. I tried feeding my son tonight and he wouldn’t take his bottle. I thought he just didn’t want it so didn’t think anything of it and he woke up shortly after so I tried again. He took a couple sips and then refused it. I got a little wiff of it and I was like hmm something smells weird. I opened the bottle and smelt a very strong fishy smell. It smelt like fish water mixed with a ton of iron. I’ve never experienced this before with Kendamil. It usually smells almost like a vanilla shake to me. Anyways now I’m freaking out because he won’t drink it / I don’t even want to give it to him and all of our stores are sold out

My girl is all over the place with her eating but, ultimately, she’s always eaten like a bird.

She will sometimes take 2oz and other times she takes 4-5oz. She’s unpredictable and I’m not sure what causes it tbh. I will still wait around 3 hours before feeding her and she’s perfectly content with her previous 2oz snack of milk. It’s crazy!

She loves solids though. And can eat a whole 4oz jar of purées no problem. I’ve been offering her oatmeal, purées, and some finger foods about 3 times a day (after she has her milk of course).

She ranges anywhere between 20-25oz of formula each day. With the additional calories from solids, I suppose she’s getting what she needs. She’s petite but has some cute leg and arm rolls - she weighs around 16 pounds.

Anyone else with a light eater who grew just fine?

My boy is 6 months old. Has been on similac 360 total care with no problems. Rarely gassy , rarely spits up. I am considering switching to Kirkland formula because it is more affordable. How do I go about the switch?

Hello, my baby drinks the regular Kirkland brand formula. He's four months old. We are traveling this weekend via plane so I won't be able to prepare the formula as I normally do (I Usually boil water and mix in the formula when the water is hot). I was planning on just using bottled water to mix the formula, but wondering if that is OK? I read some thing on the back saying you should mix it with warm water that is about 100 degrees, but I'm afraid I won't have access to that.

My babe has been eating 3oz. We were gifted the Baby Brezza formula dispenser and the options are 2oz or 4oz. I select the 4oz and pour out the extra oz but my husband leaves it when he makes her bottle and sometimes she’ll eat 4oz. I will call her pediatrician Monday but is 4 oz at 2.5 weeks too much? I feel like it is

When I'm with my 5 mo baby, he will eat very predictably and consistently. He'll eat 4-7 oz every three hours.

When the grandmas are babysitting, he will only eat 1-2 oz with them and no more. I've tried to get them to do everything that I do, eliminating distractions/noise/talking and feeding him in the nursery. He's just not interested, no matter what they try. He'll then eat +++ once I'm back and alone with him.

Have others had this issue? Did anything help? It's super annoying cuz it totally throws off his schedule, and sometimes leads to more nighttime feeds, which I really don't want.

Will anyone else's baby not eat unless they are extremely tired? My son is 4 months and will refuse to eat unless he's in his sleep sack and tired. Because of this his feeding times usually lineup with his nap time. But I'll try to put him down for a nap and he won't sleep or take a bottle, just cries and won't really settle. And then after about 30 minutes of me trying to get him down and him being obviously over tired and hungry I'll offer the bottle again and he will take it and chug it and pass out. I'm not sure how to get him out of this habit. I've tried eat, play, sleep but he will not eat after he wakes up from a nap, even if it's been a while since he last ate. He will usually refuse until his next nap time. Sometimes I can get him to take like 1 or 2oz but not a full bottle. Any advice?

Hi! Has anyone had good experience switching from enfamil gentle ease to goat formula? I’m switching to Kabrita. LO is 10 weeks and is: Congested Squirms and pulls away from the bottle

I’m hoping goat milk being more gentle will be a good change for him but also scared to change his food.

Baby is on similac Alimentum due to having bloody mucousy stools with my breast milk. I’m struggling to understand at this point what looks mucousy, what’s considered to look like diarrhea and what is normal. Yesterday I went to the doctor and he pretty much said he doesn’t know. Said it looks mucousy but then proceeded to google pictures of what stools look like on alimentum formula. Can someone please give me their advice on what they think this is, and if it looks normal. It’s so hard to get proper health care where I am and it’s hard to get answers. I’m waiting for my LO to get seen by a specialist but they haven’t called yet. Also for context why I’m so concerned. The bloody stools got worse after the first day of transitioning to alimentum, then it went away (everything started to seem like it was getting better). Lo has now been on alimentum for almost 2 weeks and yesterday I saw a speck of blood again in his stools. So I’m trying to figure out if he is also allergic to this formula or if it’s something else. I’m so upset and feel like I can’t find answers. I don’t know if that speck of blood could have been from straining or what, that’s why I’m trying to understand if his poops look mucousy.

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My twins are 8 weeks old (5 adjusted) and they both sob throughout every single feeding. One of them has reflux (spitting up, reflux burps) and I don't think the other does, but they both scream every other minute with their formula (they're on Neosure) and I'm not sure what to do. We usually take it as an indication that they need to be burped but even after we've gotten some solid burps out they'll still cry. Our pediatrician gave us famotidine to try but after a month we're not seeing any real difference.

Our pediatrician doesn't want to switch them to a different formula yet since they're preemies and need to gain weight so we're still on Neosure for a little while. Anyone else deal with this with their babies?

LO is 51/2 months and combo fed (50% BM 50% formula).

I will be switching formulas soon and will also slowly transition LO to be mainly on formula by 8 months. To be specific, I’ll be moving LO from holle goat stage 1 to Little Oak goat stage 1.

Any recommendations on how to safely and more easily transition LO to a new formula to help her adjust more easily?

I’ve heard of mixing formulas but not sure how and at what pace to do so. Any help or tips related to this are greatly appreciated!! Thank you.

Just thought I’d share because I kept finding varying responses when I searched this question online. I went to Costco yesterday and they did accept the Similac check we had!

Rules:

1. The name on Similac check needs to match the name on the Costco membership card.
2. You have to go to an actual checkout line and not self checkout.

I’m new to this whole thing so hoping this info might help those who are also new and Costco shoppers lol

My baby is 3.5 months old. She was born 6.4 lbs (~20th percentile) and is now 11.4 lbs (9th percentile). She hasn't gained weight in a few weeks. She's averaging 500 ml a day - all BM fed through bottles. We think she has reflux (she arches her back but not too much spit up, no blood / mucus). She got started on pepcid a few days ago - that has seemed to help a bit with her pain / discomfort but not so much her feeding. And she's been getting more tired. She used to be able to do longer tummy times than she is now.

She may also have a stomach sensitivity (I did when I was a baby) and so we're going to try new formula, starting with Kendamil goat. For parents who've been in similar situations, what formula has worked for you?

I’m stumped because I DO NOT have a picky baby. He’s 9 weeks and so far he’s happily taken 3 types of RTF formula and 3 types of powder (in four different types of bottles lol): Pure Bliss, Enfamil (I stopped this cuz it gave him super foul gas and slowed his bowels), and Similac 360. He’s also taken 3 types of powder - Similac 360 Sensitive (ped office gave me samples so i used it), Sim Advanced, Sim Total Comfort. I have kept the RTF 360 Total as his main formula and will mix it with Advanced or Total Comfort to stretch the RTF. No issues

I decided to buy the powder of the regular 360 Total and that’s when he started drinking slower and not finishing bottles that are fully or 50% this formula. I’m surprised since he’s fine with the RTF version and other powders, including the powdered sensitive 360 - could I have possibly gotten a bad container (how often does that happen?). I’m talking he’d do a bottle in 10 minutes whereas now he’s taking 20+ and not even finishing. This seems like he doesn’t like the powder version right? It also has caused a lot more poop - not sure if it’s the powder or just doing full bottles of 360 (it used to be half before the powder)

Or do babies just do this occasionally to assert their dominance 😂