Feeding
Breast, formula and combination feeding all arrive at the same place
The three routes have different practicalities and the same destination, which is a fed baby and functioning adults. Most of the…
Feeding
Milk, weaning and the practicalities around both.
13 articles · updated August 11, 2026 · page 1 of 2
Feeding
Cluster feeding at nine in the evening, seen from the sofa
Long stretches of near-continuous evening feeding are common in the early weeks and almost nobody describes them in advance. They look alarming and are usually ordinary.
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What a feed actually costs in time, and why the arithmetic surprises people
Nobody counts the hours before the baby arrives. Multiplying a single feed by the number in a day explains most of why the first…
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Bottles, teats and the sterilising routine that becomes automatic
Bottle feeding involves a small equipment ecosystem and a repeated cleaning cycle. Almost all of the difficulty is in the first…
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Night feeds without waking the entire household
A night feed handled well takes fifteen minutes and leaves two people asleep. Handled badly it takes an hour and wakes everyone…
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Winding is mostly position and patience, not technique
Every relative has a method and each is offered as the definitive one. What actually varies between babies is how much winding they…
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Feeding in public: the practical version rather than the political one
Most of the writing on this subject is about rights and attitudes. The thing parents actually need is where to sit, what to wear…
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Expressing is a separate skill with its own kit and its own learning curve
Expressing milk is not a shortcut to feeding, and it is not the same activity. It has its own equipment, its own timings and its…
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Growth spurts get blamed for a great many difficult feeding weeks
The phrase is used to explain any week where a baby feeds more than usual. It is a reasonable shorthand and a much shakier…
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The first spoonfuls are practice, not nutrition
Early solid food is a skill-learning exercise rather than a meal. Almost every frustration in the first month of weaning comes from…
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Baby-led weaning and purées are not opposing camps
The two approaches are presented as a choice with a right answer, and most families end up doing some of both. The differences are…
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Allergen advice has changed more than once, so check the current version
Guidance on introducing common allergens has been revised substantially, which means confident advice from a relative may be a…