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Baby Feeding Guide & Schedules

Whether you're formula feeding, breastfeeding or a combo of both, nourishing your baby is top of mind. Discover optimal feeding schedules—and amounts—for every week, along with expert-based advice to ensure your baby is well nourished from day one.

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Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

4-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Is your 1-month-old ready to start drinking from a bottle? Here's what to know.

October 17, 2021
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Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

3-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Feeding a baby is hard work, mama. Make sure you're taking care of yourself, too.

October 17, 2021
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One-Month-Old Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

2-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Remember—feeding a newborn is a learned skill, and you're both doing great.

October 17, 2021
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Two-Month-Old Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

8-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

Around 2 months, your baby may be ready to move into another size of clothes—which is always a bittersweet milestone.

October 17, 2021
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Two-Month-Old Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

7-week-old baby feeding schedule & amounts

You might start to find your 7-week-old's feeding schedule is becoming easier to manage and anticipate.

October 17, 2021
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Four to 12-Month-Old Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

12-month-old baby feeding schedule & expert advice

If you want to see proof of just how well you've done with feedings this year, mama, take a look at your baby. They aren't so little anymore!

October 26, 2021
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Four to 12-Month-Old Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

8-month-old baby feeding schedule & expert advice

No longer a novice with solid foods, your baby should have a pretty well-rounded meal plan these days.

October 17, 2021
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Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

6-month-old baby feeding schedule & expert advice

With solid foods now on the menu, feeding your baby is getting more exciting—and messy.

October 17, 2021
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News

Many daycares don’t allow breast milk after 1 year of age

There’s a disconnect between medical guidance around extended breastfeeding and many mothers’ lived experience.

May 30, 2024
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Real Feeding Stories from Real Mamas

Breastfeeding is a marathon—and women’s bodies pay the price

We love our babies more than anything, and sometimes we feel like we have to sacrifice ourselves in order to prove our devotion.

March 25, 2024
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Motherly Stories

To the mama with low milk supply: You are resilient and more than enough

It was only after I had made peace with no longer breastfeeding my son, that the right tools fell into my lap and the milk began to flow. After many months of striving, I could finally exhale.

March 5, 2024
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Real Feeding Stories from Real Mamas

Milk, tears and mastitis paranoia: Hazy adventures in early breastfeeding

I think you must be what Rumi was writing about—“the universe in ecstatic motion.”

February 10, 2024

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Baby Health

The FDA sets new lead limits in baby food—but is it enough to protect babies?

This new update aims to reduce lead exposure in young children.

January 10, 2025
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News

New report suggests that tongue-ties might be overdiagnosed, leading to unnecessary surgeries

Tongue-tie diagnoses have increased significantly over the past two decades.

August 5, 2024
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News

Study shows no significant nutritional differences in baby-led weaning vs. spoon-feeding

Babies consumed the same number of calories whether they fed themselves solids or were spoon-fed.

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Our Partners

Dr. Brown’s bottles are the go-to for this feeding expert and mom. Here’s why

Picking the right bottle can be a game-changer for your little one.

May 1, 2024
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Mental Health

It’s time to talk about post-weaning anxiety

More than 50% of mothers experience anxiety after weaning, a survey from Aeroflow Breastpumps shows.

September 8, 2023
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A step-by-step guide to combination feeding

Combination feeding gives your baby the benefits of breastmilk with a bit more flexibility.

August 24, 2023
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Women's Health

Scared of breastfeeding? An expert shares tips on overcoming common breastfeeding fears

Sometimes the pressure that we put on ourselves to succeed in our breastfeeding journey is heavy.

August 2, 2023
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Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

Is nipple confusion real?

A lactation consultant explains what’s really going on.

July 30, 2023
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How to help a colicky baby

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June 23, 2023
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Nutrition

7 breastfeeding nutrition myths we’d like to clear up

Can you (finally) drink coffee? What's the deal with lactation cookies? Here's the lowdown.

May 15, 2023
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Our Partners

7 best bottles for every stage of growth

Pediatricians approve, too!

February 1, 2023
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Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

5 tips to making safe, brain-boosting baby food at home

Worried about heavy metal exposure in baby food? A developmental neurobiologist and co-founder of Cerebelly shares how to reduce the risk while also boosting your baby's brain health.

January 20, 2023
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Baby Feeding Guides & Schedules

AAP recommends breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Here’s how to actually make that happen

Lactation consultants offer their best tips for reaching your extended breastfeeding goals.

November 9, 2022
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Women's Health

Ice for mastitis? New breastfeeding guidelines change everything we thought we knew

An updated clinical protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine offers new recommendations on dealing with everything from oversupply to plugged ducts—including common tactics that they say hurt more than help.

September 14, 2022
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Our Partners

No-Stress Feeding Resource Guide

Babies eat like it’s their job—but it doesn’t have to be hard work for either of you. These tools and resources will support you every step of the way.

September 7, 2022
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