Strategies for feeding 8+ ounces of formula?

missfire

We have Dr Brown's bottles (a ton of them), and I hate to buy different bottles. But, DS2 wants at least 8 ounces of formula for a feeding now, as in, the 8 ounces of water plus the formula, and it's too much for the bottles to hold without leaking everywhere. DD eats a lot slower and stops as soon as I take the bottle away, so stopping in the middle of a feeding to get him more formula is a PITA.

What did you do when your LOs got to this point? I don't remember my DS1 having this issue, but he was still smaller at 6 months, and was filling in with solid foods by the time he got hungrier. 

OrangeSmoke

How much formula is he eating in a day?  How does he do with solids?  My first inclination is to say increase his solids.

That being said, if he's not drinking too much formula and is eating great.  I would suggest trying out Avent bottles on him.  They make super big ones (up to 11oz).

ddub09

I make the formula in a pitcher. Our Dr. Brown's bottles hold about 8.5 oz, but I make it first and them pour it into the bottle. 

blondek8

ddub09:

I make the formula in a pitcher. Our Dr. Brown's bottles hold about 8.5 oz, but I make it first and them pour it into the bottle. 

This. However, 95% of the time we use liquid concentrate. Powder is a pain in the A$s.

amanda31H

I mixed mine in a Dr. Brown pitcher also, but the biggest bottle my girls ever had was 8 oz.  I would pour 8 oz of prepared formula into the Dr. Brown bottle.

Wondering also if you need to add more solids....

missfire

He won't eat solids yet, but I keep trying! He eats at least 48 ounces a day, depending on if he takes one or two night feedings. And he wants more!