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What Is the Best Bottle for Breastfed Babies
Asked by M.H. from Seattle
on April 18, 2008
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I am currently pregnant with my second girl and am wondering what bottle works best for a breastfed baby. I plan to nurse mostly with some pumped milk bottle feeding h...
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- I too pumped at work and bottle feed my son. I did nurse him when I was home too. I found that a wider nupple helped be less confusing (depending how full your breast ...
- We use the Playtex Drop-ins with our breastfed son and he hasn't had any problems at all. We use the latex nipples because they are softer than the silicone ones and ...
- My daughter is also breastfed and we've been using playtex "ventair" bottles. We introduced those around 4-6 weeks and have had no problems. We use the "nam" pacifiers...
Recommendations or Favorite Brand for Auto Bottle Warmer
Asked by C.B. from San Francisco
on October 9, 2009
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Hi moms! I am looking for a really good auto bottle warmer. I've bought the munchkins deluxe bottle warmer. DOES NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN THOUGH I HAD IT PLUG IN FOR 30MI...
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- Has your one year old started drinking cold milk from a sippy cup? I think warm milk is great to help induce sleepiness, but not really necessary at this age for nutr...
- We also just put the bottle in a large cup of hot tap water and let it sit there for about 5 minutes or so. We learned this from the NICU when my twins were in there ...
- Hi C., We use the Phillips Avent and it has worked like a charm for over 18 months. Good luck!
Bottle Warmer for the Car
Asked by L.B. from San Francisco
on April 5, 2009
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Has anyone used one of these that they like? My son is 4 mos. old now, and we are getting out more and I'd like to have a portable bottle warmer for the car. However, ...
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- This may be a silly question, but will your son take a bottle that is not warmed up? I just remember spending weeks using a portable bottle warmer thing (like a beer ...
- Keep in mind 10 people will take the time to go online and complain about something for every 1 person that will take the time to compliment something. It's human nat...
- We tried the first year's bottle warmer. It takes 20 minutes to warm a 5 oz bottle. Also, when you have a car bottle warmer, You can't warm a bottle when you are ins...
Advice on Bottle Warmer
Asked by M. from Chicago
on August 14, 2007
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Looking for fast bottle warmer to warm refrigerated expressed breast milk. A travel size cooler/warmer combo would be great. I'm a very new mom (baby is 8 days old) ...
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- First Years bottle warmer for the car works great. A bit more expensive but worth it!
- In my opinion, bottle warmers are a waste of money. Just put the bottle in a bowl of warm water and swirl - for free! Also, you may not even need to warm the bottle ...
- Ok, I'll go against the grain and tell you that I love my Avent bottle wamer. Lots of temp control, never overheated, and you don't have to stand there replacing water...
Best Bottle for Baby Who Doesn't like Bottles!
Asked by L.C. from Duluth
on October 29, 2010
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HELP!
I exclusively breastfeed and my almost 7 week old son can not figure out how to drink from a bottle! We have been trying every day for about 3 weeks. The best...
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- Have you tried the nuk nipples/bottles yet? It is shaped like a mothers nipple so maybe he'll feel more comfortable with it.
- Breastflow by FirstYears! It is amazing. It was developed by lactation consultants and made specifically to mimic the flow and sucking-method an infant uses when breas...
- the Playtex (with the normal nipple) worked great for my picky one. I have for my daughter a new one I think it is called Tommee?? but it is really shaped like a boo...
Bottle Nipples?
Asked by S.B. from Janesville-Beloit
on January 30, 2007
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I am having a problem with the nipples for my son's bottles. He is six weeks old and I can't seem to find the right kind of nipple for his bottles. I have slow flow ni...
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- I had a preemie and found out just to buy the cheap old fashioned bottles that don't even come with a fancy nipples. I had tried fancy bottles and this kind and th...
- I used to poke extra holes as needed in the nipples for my daughter, it worked way better than trying to find an inbetween. Good luck!
- I wonder if you can polk your own second hole in the slow flow bottle?
Picking the Perfect Bottle
Asked by S.L. from Provo
on July 16, 2008
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I had twins in February. I have been breast feeding them this whole time. But with that comes the inability to go anywhere for over 2 hours. One of the boys will ta...
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- You might try the Breastflow bottle by First years - that was our "mircle bottle" with my 2nd when she would not take anythign else. The nipple is a double nipple and...
- I use the Playtex drop ins. They are very nice and have a variety of different nipples. If you buy the starter kit that is about $15 it comes with a few different ni...
- maybe try a soft mouthpieced sippy cup
Taking a Bottle
Asked by M.H. from Topeka
on June 11, 2008
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Ok ladies some advice is needed. I nurse my 2mo. old son. Our pediatrician said if we wanted to introduce a bottle to start at 3-4 weeks. So we started using a bottle ...
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- One of my girls refused bottles, pacifiers or anything other than me for a year! We tried all the little tricks I read below. Every different bottle, someone else feed...
- Let someone else give him the bottle he know's by now that you are the milk supplier and will refuse to take it from you he can smell your milk and want to feed off of...
- The same thing happened to me! I was really stressout because I was leaving town for two nights. What we had to do was keep trying everyday to get him back to accept...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.C. from Boston
on May 27, 2008
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I am currently trying to bottle feed my 6 month old daughter. I have been told when trying to feed her to not give in when she is crying, otherwise she will never lear...
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- I guess you could keep offering it to her daily have your husband try when he is available if that is who will be giving her the bottle while your away. If you are no...
- Hi S., I would think she's confused when it's you bottle-feeding her. Is there no one, a family or friend that can bottle-feed her? She knows you have milk in your ...
- S., can I make a suggestion? Maybe with a 6 month old - you could not bottle feed at all. If she's 6 months old, you should be introducing her to solids, or perhaps ...
Weaning off of the Bottle
Asked by P.J. from Dallas
on March 20, 2007
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Do any of you Mom's have suggestion on how to wean a 12 month old off a bottle. At his 12 month check up the dr said he wanted me to start weaning my son off of a bott...
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- I was kind of glad to see some of the responses. Everyone has a different view point on the bottle thing it's hard to know what is right and the right way to do it. ...
- I turned the night-time bottle time to book reading time--I gave my little girl a nice, warm bath, then snuggled up in a rocker for reading time. If that doesn't work...
- When my daughter was 13 months, I had her down to only her bedtime bottle. I switched the milk out for warm water and she quit taking it after a few days. At first, ...
