Bottle feeding

Baby feeding less than usual: causes, what to try and when to worry

Why a baby might feed less for a day or two, how to check they're still getting enough, what to try, and which signs need a doctor today or urgent help.

8 min read · Infant

Baby feeding schedule by age: how much and how often (0–2 years)

How often babies feed, typical formula amounts, when solids and meals build up, and what milk looks like after 12 months — with example days by age.

14 min read · Newborn

GrowthDevelopment

Baby growth spurts: signs, ages and what the evidence says

What growth spurts are, the ages often quoted and how strong that evidence is, the signs, and how to tell a spurt from illness, a sleep change or low supply.

Baby hunger cues: early, active and late signs, and fullness

How to read your baby's early, active and late hunger signs, spot when they're full, and feed responsively from the breast or bottle.

BottleBehavior

Baby refusing the bottle: causes, what to try and when to worry

Why babies refuse bottles, practical things to try (who offers, position, teat, temperature, timing), alternatives to a bottle and the signs that need urgent help.

7 min read · Infant

BottleHealth

Bottle feeding basics: equipment, sterilising and safe feeds

What you need to bottle feed, how to clean and sterilise bottles, how to give a calm feed, warming, safety rules and when to move to a cup.

SolidsWeaning

Bottle to cup: when to introduce a cup and stop bottles

When to start an open or free-flow cup, when health services suggest moving off bottles, a step-by-step plan for dropping bottles, and why it matters for teeth.

8 min read · Infant

BottleBreastfeeding

Combination feeding: how to mix breast and bottle and protect supply

How to combine breastfeeding with formula or expressed milk, protect your supply, choose which feeds to swap and introduce a bottle.

SleepBreastfeeding

Dream feed: what it is, how to do it safely and when to stop

What a dream feed is, what the limited evidence says, how to give one safely by breast or bottle, when it helps or doesn't, and when to stop.

8 min read · Infant

Feeding a 1–3 month old: how much, how often and what changes

How often and how much babies feed from 1 to 3 months, bottle amounts by weight, fussy evenings, night stretches, vitamin D and going back to work.

16 min read · Infant

Feeding a 4–6 month old: milk, night feeds and solids readiness

How much milk babies need from 4 to 6 months, distracted feeds, night feeds after the 4-month change, readiness for solids, iron, water and first cups.

16 min read · Infant

SolidsBreastfeeding

Feeding a 7–9 month old: meals, milk, lumps and an example day

Meals and milk feeds for 7–9 month olds, lumpy and finger foods, iron, allergens, drinks, gagging, an example day and when to get help.

13 min read · Infant

Feeding a newborn: how often, how much and signs of enough

How often and how much newborns feed in the first 4 weeks, by breast, bottle or both, with nappy and weight checks, an example day and when to get help.

17 min read · Newborn

BottleGrowth

How much formula does my baby need? Amounts by age and weight

Typical formula amounts per feed and per day by age and weight, how intake builds in the first week, signs of enough or too much, and when to get help.

BottleBreastfeeding

How to burp a baby: 3 positions, when to burp, and wind pain

Three burping positions step by step, when and how often to burp breastfed and bottle-fed babies, what to do if nothing comes up, and easing wind.

BottleHealth

How to prepare baby formula safely: steps, water and storage

Step-by-step formula preparation with the water rules for Australia, the UK, the US and WHO, plus storage times, night feeds and travel.

10 min read · Newborn

SleepSoothing

Is it OK to feed or rock your baby to sleep?

Why feeding, rocking and holding babies to sleep is normal, what sleep associations really mean, how to do it safely and gentle ways to change it if you want to.

10 min read · Newborn

BottleWeaning

Moving to cow's milk at 12 months: how much, which milk and how

When cow's milk can become a main drink, how much toddlers need, full-fat versus reduced-fat, plant milks, allergy, and how to switch from formula.

9 min read · Infant

SleepBreastfeeding

Night weaning: gentle step-by-step plans for breast and bottle

Step-by-step ways to cut night feeds gradually — shortening feeds, stretching the gap, partner resettling — plus what to expect and when to pause.

9 min read · Infant

BottleBreastfeeding

Paced bottle feeding: step-by-step guide for parents and carers

How to pace a bottle feed so your baby controls the flow and the amount, with steps, teat flow, fullness signs and common mistakes.

Responsive vs scheduled feeding: which is right for your baby?

What on-demand and scheduled feeding mean, what WHO, NHS, Unicef UK, ABA and AAP advise, why strict early schedules are risky and how routines emerge.

HealthBreastfeeding

Vitamin D drops for babies: who needs them, by country

Which babies are advised vitamin D drops in Australia, the UK and the US, how formula changes the advice, giving drops safely, and where iron fits in.