Hi. My 6 mo ds has been ebf but due to regular mastitis and a bunch of other problems I won't bore you with I've decided to switch to formula feeding. I haven't a clue what I'm doing so help needed please! Here are my questions
As he is 6 months do I still need to sterilise cups? I am washing them in dishwasher. Is that enough or should I sterilise after?
I am using cups to feed him as he doesn't seem to be able to work a bottle. However he doesn't take the milk as a 'feed' in one go. Instead he'll take a small drink every few minutes like an adult would. I know I have to discard any milk left in the cup after 2 hours. In this time he isn't drinking the 7 oz the packet says a baby his age needs. He usually has about 5 oz. How much milk in total should he drink in a day? Should I be constantly offering milk if he is taking 2 hours to drink 5 oz? I feel like that would take over our lives a bit.
Also I am also doing blw at the same time as this transferring to formula business. Problem is when do I offer food? They say 1 hour after a feed but when is that if he is just grazing on the milk?
Sorry for the long post. Hoping for some wise mn advice!