Bottlefeeding

Baby can travel: Here are the best travel bottle warmers

Traveling with a baby is not for the faint of heart so anything that can make it easier needs a spotlight.

The best bottles for breastfed babies

If your breastfed baby is refusing the bottle, here's what you need to know.

When the doctor said my baby needed to gain weight, we supplemented with formula

I had my heart set on exclusively breastfeeding, but as I've now seen, I know it's not the only "right" way to feed your little one.

Ask Motherly: How do you help a breastfeeding baby take a bottle?

Motherly's co-founders offer game-changing, life-changing advice for nursing moms who want to introduce a bottle. (Because mama, we've been there).

Chrissy Teigen + 11 celebrity mamas normalizing formula 🙌

Because there's more than one way to feed a baby.

I had to fight to be heard when it came to feeding my baby at the hospital

And I would tell any new mother to do the same.

I refuse to feel guilty for bottle feeding my baby

Bottle feeding my baby allowed me to take care of my mental health.

There is no easy way to feed a baby

Why are all of our options so hard?

It’s okay if breastfeeding doesn’t work out, mama

All that matters is that baby gets fed. It doesn't matter how that happens.

There’s an antimicrobial compound in breast milk that could help formula-fed babies, too

A new study shows some fascinating results.

I learned that fed is best when I couldn’t breastfeed my son

I got to the point where I just said without emotion "tried it" whenever someone gave me advice to increase my supply.

Feeding my baby formula made me a better mama

I was breastfeeding my daughter, and it was going well, but I did not feel like other mothers who describe the whole thing as an incredible bonding experience.

I didn’t like breastfeeding so I didn’t do it

While I was being told that it was one of the most important bonding experiences I could have with my tiny child, it was also one of the largest sources of stress for me in those first few days. It caused me to feel nothing but frustration, anxiety and guilt over not being better at it or feeling like it was bonding me in any genuine way with my baby.

To the stranger who judged me for not breastfeeding my baby

I did not have any problems breastfeeding because I didn't even attempt it. And my daughter is healthy, fed and growing. That's all that matters.

My breastfeeding journey taught me that fed really is best

I'd been conditioned to think that since I was a woman, breastfeeding would be the most natural thing I've ever done. I forgot in all of this that all humans are different and that's part of the beauty of life.

I wanted to breastfeed but felt relief that formula was an option, too

Formula isn't the enemy and in fact, I'm thankful that we have had it as an option. It has allowed me to take a little pressure off myself.

Legit ways to get free baby items—from diapers to formula 🙌

Your doctor's office is one surprising resource.

The best breastfeeding advice I ever received? You don’t have to if you don’t want to

Let go of the guilt, and find a way to feed your baby that works for you and your family.

Why I chose to stop breastfeeding and give my baby formula instead

It's what worked for my family.

Nanobébé launches an incredible new feeding line for preserving breast milk nutrients

Mama can pump, store, warm and feed within a matter of minutes.