sudden formula feeding for newborn

[nox]

Oh no I hope that's not the case Rach75! I now have heaps of the Avent bottles! Arrrghhh!

They are only one hole... I will see if the Infant's Friend does anything for us to relieve the fussing first -- let's hope so!

[FabFiona]

Not to give you more bad news, but I found teh same with the avent. It can take a few goes to see which teats are right. I had a few girlfriends lend me different bottles and we also found that hte tommee tippee closer to nature ones were best. He is still on the newborn teat (1 I think) at three months.

About the water... I think that was a thing in our mothers generation to give water. The nurse that ran my mothers group said something very sensible which was basically if they are thirsty enough to have water they are thirsty enough for breastmilk / formula. The water in the formula will keep your bubba perfectly hydrated. Just keep an eye on enough wet nappies and you'll be fine.

You can add Infants Friend straight to the bottle or give it straight out of the dropper.

[FabFiona]

oh, re: close baby carrier.

Go onto YouTube and do a search for "close baby carrier". There is a 7 minute ish instructional video that will tell you everything you need to know. I find on hot days I put a small towel on me first before I put on the sling and that keeps him (and me!) not as hot.

[Emma1979]

i have also had problems with the avent teats, although used them for my first baby, we now also use the tommee tippee closer to nature ones...

interesting about moving to 4 hourly feeds in order to increase the amount drunk, and increase naps... i have a cat napper, but he feeds pretty much 2-3 hourly during the day, drinks about 90ml to 120ml at most, but sometimes can be as little as 60ml on rare occassions.... at night however i do get a good run, and often get a good 5 or more hour block, on occassions 8! he is unsettled during the day and not sleeping much.... i wonder if i should try to stretch out his feeds during the day to see if he takes more, and then naps for longer? i sort of think i shouldn't mess with anything since the nights are so good. he is 2 months old by the way.... what does anyone think? i seem to get 2 half hour naps in during the day, then late afternoon can get maybe an hour or two nap in his vibrating chair, then he goes to sleep about 9pm.