Bottles Accessories
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"Falling Asleep with Bottle"
Asked by Y.T. from Washington DC
on September 11, 2007
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I have a question that makes me feel like a failed at this part as a parent. I have a 22 month old baby girl who will only drink milk out of her bottle! She is able to...
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- We had the same problem and I felt like a failure too! Keira is our first and she is turning 2 this week. It was hard to hear her cry so we gave in to everything for...
- I had the same exact issue with my 20-month old daughter. She would drink anything out of a sippy cup, but milk. I would hand her the milk in a sippy and she would t...
- Sorry I don't have any advice to really help you but I thought I would share this with you...when I was baby my mom said that once she took me off the bottle, I would ...
Getting Rid of the Bottle
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on February 27, 2007
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I have a 2 year old that still has her bottle at nap and bed time and sometimes in the car for long trips (an hour or more). she doesn't even suck on it half the time,...
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- Hi A., U are not the only one..i am in the same boat.U have got so many valuable suggestions ..and these are important for me too as i have a two year old and still o...
- A., I am kind of in the same boat. My Daughter is only 10 months but i am trying to start the process of breaking her so that by 12months, 14 months at the latest,...
- A. - When my son was coing off the bottle I felt the same way - we transitioned with the NUBY sippy cup - the sippy part has the feeling of a bottle nipple, but looks...
My Baby Won't Take a Bottle! Help
Asked by B.B. from Los Angeles
on April 7, 2008
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My daughter was introduced to a bottle at 3 weeks and was goven one about once per week.
A week ago she refused it all together!
I am starting work part time soon a...
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- Hi B. Don't worry! I have several girlfriends who had this problem, so I don't think it's unusual! A few of them found that using a nipple shield when feeding (th...
- hi B. b, were you the one giving her the bottle? perhaps it would be good to have someone else give the bottle instead of you. it is said that breastfed babies reall...
- B., Please don't use a nipple shield. It can affect the way your baby nurses and can cause your milk supply to drop. I would recommend, like the most recent post, t...
Baby Deciding to Reject Bottle
Asked by A.Y. from Los Angeles
on August 3, 2009
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I have a bit of a situation and I'm praying some mom's out there have dealt with something similar and can lend some support! My daughter is now 13 weeks old and I re...
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- I'm in England at the moment and noticed these bottles on the shelves -- haven't seen them in the States, but they have a flexible nipple that is supposed to mimic Mam...
- Don't feel bad about working. We all have to make sacrifices at some point. Just be grateful u are able to nurse. I just stopped nursing after 13 months and pumped ...
- Hi A., congratulations for what you have done, feeding your baby for as long as was possible the first period, and for seeking advice. You are stressing too much! Slo...
Getting Baby off the Bottle
Asked by G.M. from Tampa
on March 13, 2007
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I have been told over and over that my daughter should be cut off from the bottle at a year...Well maybe it is my fault, but I just couldn't say "Happy Birthday, no mo...
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- If it makes you feel any better, I waited until my daughter was 2. I, like you, wasn't sure what to do... I talked to the pediatrician and she told me to just have he...
- With my first daughter, who is now 5, my ped. told me he didn't care if she took it to college to sleep with as long as it only has water in it! My second daughter wh...
- My son just turned 14 months on the 12th...He likes drinking out of the cup during the day but at bedtime he likes his bottle...I really don't see anything wrong with ...
Bottle Cleaning Question
Asked by M.A. from Philadelphia
on June 4, 2009
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Hi Mama's! I use Dr Brown's Natural Flow bottles and have been soaking then in a hot water/soap solution in a basin (about 10 min) to clean them. My husband is skept...
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- You have got a lot of great advise but wanted to add one more thing. I washed with soap and water then at least once a week I would boil them in hot water nipples and ...
- I think the Dr. Brown's are bpa free so you should be ok doing it the way you were.
- you can use a capfull of clorox and a gallon of water, fill up your sink, let the bottles sit for about 5-10 minutes and then rinse off.
How Do You Take the Bottle Away?
Asked by J.H. from Sheboygan
on May 16, 2007
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My daughter is 26 months old and looks like she is 4. She still uses a bottle to relax for a nap and to go down at night. We are constantly being told by family that...
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- I think every parent has something they use as a comfort tool. We know it is easier to put the children down if they have a bottle, blankie, pacifier, etc. What I fo...
- I have twins who are now 6 years old (a boy and a girl). My son gave up his bottle very easy at about 16 months - at that point he was getting it just for bed and nap...
- With my daughter we switched to a nubby cup they are like a bottle. It was a easy switch for my daughter you can get them at target and wal-mart. I hope that you fin...
Baby Refuses Bottle
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on February 5, 2009
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I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to help my baby "like" the bottle. She is 4 months old and I've been trying since one month. Obviously she is exclusivel...
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- Hello M., I had the same problem with all of my children. (I am a mother of 5, trying for number 6.) The ONLY way I could get any of them to accept breast milk in ...
- If you really need to go out that bad, just go. She won't starve in an evening. If she's hungry enough and you're not there, she'll eat from the bottle. And if you com...
- If shes hungry dshe will take it just maybe not from you.
Breastfeeding to Bottle HELP!
Asked by V.L. from Los Angeles
on April 28, 2007
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We have been trying to transition my daughter to a bottle (for when I go back to work) and it's not working. I'm really worried about my return to work and am getting...
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- Try having someone else feed her the bottle, you can't be in the room, My daughter wouldn't take a bottle from me for qutie awhile, then eventyally she got used to it.
- V.! I can completely understand what you are experiencing. My son is now 3 years old, but when I went back to work he was 4 months old. Prior to me going to work,...
- I'm a mother of a 15 month old and I took her off the breast about 3 months ago. The keys to a successful transition (in my case) is don't give in and remain calm (eve...
Infant Refuses Bottle - HELP!
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on November 3, 2010
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I breastfeed exclusively. Since I will be returning to work soon, we have started offering our daughter a bottle once a day to get her used to it. (No formula--I pum...
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- D., I had this issue with my daughter also. Unfortunately, she was never a big fan of the bottle (she's now 16 mths), but she didn't starve once I went back to wor...
- My first born would not take the bottle. When I finally went back to work my mom spoon fed her breast milk while I was at work. This is probably not an option for ...
- You have some great advice from Ephie below. But I have one other suggestion try a different bottle. My son hated the Breastflow bottles. We switched to Born Free and ...
