Baby Feeding Questions... Answered

Regardless of breastfeeding, bottle feeding or starting with solid foods, feeding your baby may sometimes be difficult or make you worried.

By browsing the questions and answers below, you'll find out what's normal and not as well as get many tips on how to make the feeding of your baby easier.

You can also check out our baby food tips section here.

For a lot of information on breastfeeding, click here.

You can ask questions or offer your help by posting comments at each question below, but if you don't find your answer, you'll have to use the form at this page to submit your question.

Hope you'll find the help you need!

Baby Feeding Questions Asked - And Answered

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Baby In Pain While Feeding  I have a 7 week old baby and every time he feeds he is in pain. It takes forever to get him to burp
and his stomach you can hear gurgling. His poo is ...

Too Much Milk Or Nipple Confusion?  My newborn is about to be 3 weeks old. I have exclusively breastfed but I introduced the bottle to her about a week ago, she took it fine and when I breastfed ...

4 Month Old Baby Stopped Eating And Drinking  I have a 4 month old baby, she was a very good eater, she use to drink 3-4oz every 2-3 hours but out of no where she has lost her interest in drinking ...

1 Week Old Baby Not Waking Up For Feeding  I have a 1 week old baby & last night he didn't wake up at all for a bottle I had to wake him up myself, is this normal?

Also, when he opened his ...

Feeding Position For Semi-Solid Foods  Is it okay to feed my 7 month baby in half-lying position as she takes semisolid food?

What Formula For Gassy Infant Spitting Up  My child is 2mths old and we have had spitting up problems since he was born. I have changed his formula from gentle ease to prosobee because he was spitting ...

5.5 Mth Baby Having Milk Strike!  Hi.. My baby has always been a fussy drinker since she was barely a month old but it's getting worst!

For the past 1 week she completely rejects all ...

11 Month Baby Does Not Eat And Underweight  My 11 month old daughter is under weight, she do not want to eat, drink milk. Usually she drink water and breastfeed. If we try to feed, she is crying....

Feeding Issues With My 8 Month Old 
My daughter who is nearly 8.5 months old has always been a very difficult eater. She refused to breastfeed to the point that she lost too much weight ...

Too Much Feeding At Night  My 3 1/2 month old used to feed every 3 hrs during the day and would only wake once in the night for a feed.

Now she's only hungry every 4 hrs during ...

9 Month Old Feeding Schedule  Can someone share their feeding schedule for a 8.5-9 month old that is not sleeping through the night 90% of the time?

Sudden Baby Scream During a Bottle Feed  Hello,

My baby is 3.5 months old. She has been breast and bottle fed, although she is not a fan of the breast.

For the past 2 days I have been ...

My 10 Month Baby Isnt Eating And Lost Weight!  Hi.

My 10 and a half month old baby boy was very wheezy over the weekend and as he was diagnosed with broncoleitus around 4 months ago we re tried ...

Juice YES or NO To Newborn  She is always hungry, can I give her some juice? She's only 6 weeks, not on breast milk we have her on good start (soy).

5.5 Month Old Girl Wont Eat  My 5.5 month old refuses to eat, I'm only getting about 15-20 oz into her every day this week. She shows the normal signs of hunger, but will only finish ...

Trouble Feeding My 4 Mth Old Some Solids  I have started introducing my 4mth old baby to some cereal in the morning and a little purity baby food in the afternoons. But she screams blue murder ...

My Family and Breastfeeding  My whole family is very admant about me breastfeeding, and so is baby's daddy, and I DO breastfeed, but I don't produce enough milk and am forced to ...

Baby Weight Loss  Sir,

I have a Baby girl that was 4kg at Birth and after 6 weeks, she was 5.5kg. Surprisingly, I took her to the clinic yesterday for her scheduled ...

Formula Allergy?  Peds just changed my 3 week old from milk based formula to Isomil due to constipation, spit-up,gas, and screaming.

After one week on the formula, he ...

4 Month Old Started Solids And Has Been Rejecting My Breast When Awake  My baby boy is completed four months and my doctor has asked me to start him on solids and since then he would only take my breast when in sleep and would ...

4 Mo Old With 3 Mo old Cough And Painful Screaming!! 


Our son has had a cough for about 3 mos now.

At first the docs thought it was pneumonia then they thought atelectisis, and now they think ...

10 Month Baby Lost His Appetite   My 10 month baby lost his appetite about 2 weeks ago after his vaccination. Most the time he rejects my breast, by the way he is constipated exactly after ...

Toddler With Milk Problems 


My daughter is almost 15 months old. She has been off of formula for a few months. I have switched her to 2% milk, and she seemed ok for ...

How Often Should My Ten Month Old Be Eating And What?  I have a 10 month old and I am worried I am not feeding her enough. She is 16 lbs 14 oz and 28 inches long, and was 8 lbs 10.3 oz and 21 inches at birth....

My Baby Won't Eat Anymore  My 10 month old was doing fine and now all of a suddenly she doesn't want to eat. She'll cry while we feed her. Why?

Is It Ok To Mix Formulas  I give my baby Similac but the day care gives him Good Start. Is this ok or will it hurt my baby's tummy?

My 4 Months Old Won't Take Enough Milk  My 5 months old Son M won't accept breast milk and he does not take enough daily formula milk intake. I don't know what to do. I have started him on solid,...

Baby Not Having As Much Feed As Usual  My little girl was born 6 weeks early. She is now 6 weeks old.

She was drinking a 5 ounce bottle maybe sometimes just leaving a little in the bottom,...

Breast Milk Or Formula  Is breastfeeding or baby formula better for my baby?

Can 9 Month Old Baby Drink Milo? 

My son is 9 month old, and he refusing to eat solid foods, but if you give milo in between the feed he shows interest eating.

Is it advisable ...

My 4 Week old eating problem  My four weeks old is having problems with eating. When I first start out he is fine, but after the first burping (which he squrims when he needs it) he ...

My baby Is Refusing The Bottle 


My son has been breastfed from the 1st day that he was taken off of being NPO. He spent 10 days in the NICU and it was so hard to get him ...

My 21 Month Old Daughter Barely Eats Anything!  I have a 21 month old daughter who barely eats anything- ever. She will take a couple of bites of something then refuse to touch anything else or eat ...

My 6 Month Old Baby Refuses Both Bottle And Solid And Only Wants Nursing  



I have a 6 month old baby boy and this is my first baby. My baby has been on breastfeeding since the 3rd day along with my expressed milk ...

Indian Meal Ideas  Need some ideas for 13month old baby Indian meals.

All He Does Is Eat! 


My son will a month old on Sept. 25, and every since we left the hospital, it's like he can't get enough to eat.

I breast and bottle feed....

My Baby Won't Eat  For the past 12 hours my 4 week old baby has not really wanted to eat. She usually has a good appetite so what could be wrong. Should I go to the hospital?...

Feeding My 6mo. Old - New Mommy 


My baby's doctor just started him on solids. I was told by the doctor to start him on cereal (rice) then introduce him to a new food every 7 ...

Feeding My 7 Months Old  My seven month old refuses solids completely.

Breastfeed And Formula  I breastfed my baby for the 1st month. Now I give him both breast milk and formula, but now he seems constipated and not pooping, what's the problem?





The ...

8 Days Old And Always Hungry  I am currently breastfeedding...45 minutes on one side and he doesn't seem to get enough.

I have pumped and I get almost 4oz of milk...shouldn't this ...

Baby Feeding Problem - Not Eating  My 8 weeks old son refuses to eat. He is hungry and cries, but when I tried to feed him he looks like vomiting.

I do bottle and breastfeeding,...

1 Year Old Refuses Milk  My daughter turned 1 about a week ago.We took her off of formula because she barely wants to drink it anyways, but shes lactose so she can only drink a ...

Turns Red While Taking Bottle  A 4 week old takes her bottle, but with some distress and seeming discomfort. She turns red while suckling.

The nipples have been checked for being ...

Butter To Baby  Should a 6 month old girl eat butter?
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Breastfeeding All The Time  My 12 week baby is always hungry. All the time she'll feed for 30 mins to 1 hour sometimes longer 4 to 6 times a day.

What can I do?
Should I give ...

Baby Strains and Kicks And Stops Eating Off And On From Bottle  A few times during the day while feeding my 4 mt old, she is very restless, kicking, grunts, and strains. She stops sucking off and on. Other bottles ...

Milk Sensitivity?  My baby is 8 weeks old. At 5 weeks he was hospitalized with a low grade fever and diarrhea.

After the diarrhea cleared up a few days later he seemed ...

Eating Problem for 21 Month Old  My 21 month old daughter was always fussy about eating, but still in tits and bits I used to make her drink Milk and other nutritious things.

Fr the ...

Not Getting Full on Baby Formula  Is it bad to give a one month old baby carrots mixed with baby formula so he can get full because he is not getting full on just formula only he eats almost ...

How To Stop This Breastfeeding?  My son is about to be 1yr old in 9days. I'm tired of this breastfeeding thing. I am an advocate for breastfeeding but now it's taking a toll on me physically ...

My Six Month Old Baby Girl Wont Eat Or Drink Formula  I have a six months old Daughter who cries whenever I attempt to feed her. We tried the spoon and that has not worked. She only willingly accepts water,...

7 Month Old Won't Wean  How can I get my 7 month old to wean off breast feeding? She refuses to take a bottle from me whether it is formula or breast milk. She will eat a bottle ...

8 Month Old Won't Nurse Or Drink Formula   A week ago my 8 month old refused to nurse and continues to refuse. He will not drink formula. Not from a bottle, a sippy cup, or a cup. I can get a ...

Baby Drinking Too Much Water  My baby is 8 month old. He is on solid food for 2 meals and 3 feeds of 180ml milk per day. He is enjoying the solid food but as for milk, out of the ...

Baby Cereal  My doctor is telling me that when my baby boy has reached 4 months old that she would like us to introduce baby cereal to his diet. He is now 10 weeks ...

Baby Wants To Eat All The Time  My 7 week old wants the bottle in her mouth all the time regardless of how full she is.

If it was up to her she would keep drinking and drinking even ...

Baby Won't Eat For Anyone Else  My 11 month old will not eat at daycare or from any caregiver if I am not there! He will take a bottle sometimes but will not eat babyfood or adult food....

Help With 6 Month Old Who Is Now Refusing Lunch  I started my baby on baby rice at 4 months. Then went onto pureed vegetables such as carrots, sweet potato, parsnip and courgettes. But now he is 6 months ...

Eating Habits While Teething  My 8 month old is teething. He just got his first tooth. I have noticed lately his eating habits have slowed down very much. He will always take a bottle ...

Baby Throwing Up After Drinking the Bottle  The baby is drinking about 3 oz/feeding. She throws up and gasps, like she can't breathe well. She also coughs and chokes. What's wrong with her? She's ...

Breastfeeding while Teething  My 10 month old daughter who is teething is refusing to drink breast milk. What do I do?






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It's quite ...

3 Month Old Refusing Breast On and Off For Over a Week  My 3 month old baby girl is refusing to nurse (breast feed) on and off for over a week. She brings up the little bit she does take.
She may nurse for ...

Too Much Liquid In His Diet?  My baby just turned a month old yesterday. For the last week or so I have noticed that his stools are really runny.

Could he be getting too much liquid?...

My Baby is 10 Months Old and Doesn't Eat Properly  I come to you for some real life, real mom tips and help. My girl's Dr. says she is fine but some how I still feel there is something I can and must do....

Baby Cereal  Can you give a one month old baby cereal?



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Hi!

I would really not recommend giving baby cereal to a 1 ...

Feeding Schedule for 10 Month Old  Can I have an example of feeding schedule for 10 months old baby?





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Sure thing! The below schedule still ...

4 Month Old Onto Bottle Feeds  Can a 4 month old baby be given formula milk in a tippy cup? I am trying to wean my 4 month old off the breast as I am back to work in 2 months.



Baby ...

Baby Wants Feeding Bottle at Night  My 15 months baby wants to have milk from feeding bottle. Tried sippy cup and others but waste. Please provide tips to make her forget feeding bottle ...

My 5 Months Old Won't Eat  My daughter is 5 months old and she hasn't eaten much today, but she seems really happy and playful. She may be teething or have a growth spurt, could ...

1 Year Old Still Breastfeeds  My baby is one year old and she is still drinking my breast milk. I need to complete my education and I want to start working again. It is really hard ...

Feeding Problem  My son is 18 months old and feeding him is a very tough job. He does not eat by himself and it takes both my wife and me to hold him and feed him by force....

Weaning On To Solids And The Bottle  I'm a concerned mother with a 5 and a half month old baby. I have started to wean my son on to solids, at the beginning of this week. I chose to do this ...

Baby Eating Enough?  My 9 week old is breastfed but takes a bottle with pumped milk 1x during the night -but only 2 oz from the bottle. She is gaining about 1/2 oz. per day....

Baby Bats At My Hand When Spoon Feeding  I have been spoon feeding my baby since he was around 2 months old. He is now 8 mos and for the last month, he has been batting at my hand when I feed ...

I Am Worried Please Help, 3 Days Old Baby  My 3 day old daughter will only feed for 5 min at a time. She is never hungry it is hard to even get her to do the 5 min! Also she won't cry; she never ...

My Baby Doesnt Drink As Much  My daughter is 4 months old. Last week she started with sloppy nappies that had mucas in them, but not all the time, but more frequent than usual. Her ...

My Three Month Baby Cut His Milk All Of A Sudden  My three month old baby stopped drinking milk from his first vaccination. 2 days back he got second one.

The problem is that he drinks 10 milliliter ...

From Breastmilk to Formula  So I have finally got my little man to take the bottle after 6 months of successful and easy breastfeeding, and thought that he would never wean of me,...

Breastfed Baby and Bottle Feeding  Any advice on how to get a exclusively breast fed baby on to bottle have tried several times on the last three months and even spent £19 on an adiri bottle ...

My Baby Spits Out Formula But Will Drink Juice  When my 6 month old drinks formula he spits it out before he swallows, but he'll drink juice. Any thoughts?



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Breastfeeding Latch On  I have a 5 day old little girl who can't seem to latch on, and when she does she lets go, starts to cry and won't do it again. So I end up pumping and ...

10 Month Old Baby Always Hungry!  My 10 month old daughter is ALWAYS hungry. I introduced her to solid foods (cereal) at 5 months. She has always been a good eater. Now we are attempting ...

Is It Ok To Give Water To My 3 Month Old?  My three month old wants to suck on a bottle about every hour. I know he is not hungry so I was wondering if he can have a small amount of water?



Baby ...

Throwing Food  My almost 13 month old throws food on the floor at every meal. We've tried verbal corrections and squeezing his hand while we say "no" but nothing seems ...

Baby Won't Take Milk  My 11 months old baby is drinking only 5-6 oz of formula milk a day. Most of the time he's refusing it. But he eats well of solid foods. I am worry that ...

Feeding Problem 
My son is 4 month old and he never takes interest in feeding. He is on bottle feed. He is always constipated from formula. He drinks only 4oz after 4-...

Stubborn Baby Won't Take Bottle  I'm a new mom and a now back to work mom. My 9 week old daughter goes to my sister-in-laws house for daycare.

It's only her first week, but she's not ...

Solid Foods  My son is 7 months old and I have been feeding him Gerber stage 2 baby food. I have only been sticking to the single fruits and vegetables (carrots, peas,...

Baby Cereal to Two Week Old  Is it ok to give a two week old baby cereal?







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Hi Lisa!

I really would recommend you not to give ...

Formula Fed 6 Month Old Baby Will Not Eat  My 6 month old baby boy will only take about an ounce of formula every few hours and over the last 2 days I have managed to get him to take a 6 ounce ...

My Six Month Baby Never Drinks Milk  My six month baby never drink milk. He refuse to drink milk even when he sleeps. He is putting his thumb into his mouth when he is hungry; when given milk ...

Six Months Old Baby and Formula  My six months old son already started solid food. He drink less than 20 oz formula milk per day. Is it ok?

Suji




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Picky Child  My 10 months old child is refusing to eat and even to drink milk sometimes, it makes me worry. Please advice.




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Formula Intake  How much formula milk should a 10 months old baby need in a day?

I have a 10 months old baby who's refusing to drink milk but when I'm giving him food ...

Bottle-Feeding with Toddlers  During bottle-feeding with the toddlers, how can I make them stay in one place? Please give me tips about it....






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Milo for Baby  Can my 14th month old baby drink milo?





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Hi!

A short answer is yes - a 14 month old baby (without any particular ...

Feeding My Baby  My baby is three months old. We have been giving her cereal for about three weeks in the bottle and she has been taking it fine. Now all of a sudden she ...

Baby Eats A lot  My baby is 5 weeks old and he never gets full, he is forever crying for his bottle. Is there something more solid or something else that I can give him?...

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