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Bottle Feeding
Asked by M.M. from Omaha
on November 24, 2009
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I'm getting ready to go back to work after 6 weeks of maturnity leave! But I'm extremely worried! My daughter wants nothing to do with the bottle! We have done some te...
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- My son takes the Adiri bottles (look like a boob really) but the company just went bankrupt the end of October. You can still find these bottles on Ebay or babies R u...
- babies often go on "strike" when there is a transition. the good news is; she will eventually take to the bottle, whether she does it reluctantly or not. the bad n...
- Have you tried the NUK brand of bottles/nipples? they're designed to be very similar to the breast and our daughter took them a lot easier than normal bottles.
Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.N. from Detroit
on December 14, 2008
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My 7 month old daughter will not take a bottle! I am forced to return to work for financial reason however weening my daughter from the breast isn't going over very w...
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- Hi S., First, I HAVE to say something in response to the one responder who said at this point baby should be getting most nutrients from something other than milk. ...
- contact your local La Leche League group....you can find it by going to www.llli.org and searching for a group by going to the top left corner of the page. Good luc...
- My daughter was off & on with bottles and sippy cups too. She had taken bottles at daycare between 6-8 months, then she refused them. We kept trying. It took about a w...
Seeking Bottle
Asked by A.L. from Atlanta
on October 7, 2006
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I have recently gone back to work. I am still breastfeeding and pumping at work. My daughter is having a little problem taking the bottle. She does take it, but it tak...
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- I would use a bottle that says promotes breast feeding. She might be having nipple confusion. Playtex has bottles that are made to promote breast feeding. If you wo...
- Try the Avent Natural shape bottle
- I used the Avent bottle. It seemed the most like the breast and the that my guy liked the best. They have 4 different nipples for different ages so make sure you check...
Bottle Playing
Asked by M.S. from Bakersfield
on April 9, 2009
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My 1 year old thinks its funny to watch his milk drip out of his bottle onto everything, he does it all the time. How can I make this behavior go away.
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- Both my boys did this & thought it was great fun. We referred to it as painting cuz they'd always move the nipple aroudn like a paint brush. As others have said, you...
- I'd put water in the bottle and let him carry on with his science experience. Who knows what he's learning from it, but the experience of being fascinated by something...
- Children give us cues as to what it is they need. If for a l yr old the bottle has become a toy instead of a means of nurishment then he most likely "telling" you he i...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by K.B. from Charlotte
on April 3, 2010
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For various reasons, I am having to pump and bottle feed my 8 week old little boy. I generally breastfeed him once within a 24 hour period and choose to do it overnig...
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- Hi K., I breastfed my twin boys. One of them was totally comfortable on the breast, the other was not AFTER he got a taste for the bottle. He wanted it right now, he d...
- K., try a pediatric gastroenterologist. If you have no luck with this, I really think that your baby would be best served by dropping the breastfeeding session since ...
- Are you able to "bait and switch"? Sometimes when my daughter would get very upset, she would refuse the bottle - so I would put her on the breast briefly (maybe for...
Best / Most Natural Bottle Nipple
Asked by R.G. from Los Angeles
on April 5, 2011
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I'm tryn to find the nearst to the real nipple there is for my baby. She is not a huge fan of the bottle but sometimes I need to take a shower without havn to wait for...
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- My daughter was difficult to say the least, and after several attempts we found NUK. She loves them and her Daycare has had great success with them. Although, you ma...
- The "MAM" brand bottles/nipples. Amazon has it. It is not in stores, commonly My breastfed Son, LOVED this bottle. I did too. It is commonly used in Europe. It i...
- I used breastflow bottles when my son was a newborn. They are made to resemble the mothers breast.
Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.F. from Chicago
on January 12, 2008
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Okay, so i have a question for all of you out there, here it is... I have a 4 month old baby who is ebf. I went back to work full-time in november. My daycare provid...
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- S.: I see this a lot in my practice and have done a number of consults for this. The first step is understanding why she won't take the bottle. There are als...
- It's not uncommon for babies to "reverse cycle" when their mother is away. Your baby prefers the breast so she just waits. When a baby sleeps through the night they ...
- Dear S., Hope the info helps a little...I am the mother of four grown children and the Grandma of three... I've been caring for the three since they were born and...
Weening from Bottle
Asked by J.F. from Lubbock
on November 5, 2006
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I used the baby wise method (sleep, eat, wake time) with my son. It worked great for us when he was little but we have somewhat gotten away from it as he aged. Howev...
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- You can get a weening bottle from like Walmart, Target stores like that. They come with 2 types of nipples and a spout. you start with the nipple then gradually move u...
- I would give him a little more time with the bottle, until 12 or 13 mos, it gets easier when they are more ready. And then take away one bottle feeding a week or so. ...
- hello we weened our daughter by introducing a sippy cup. we got the nuby ones from walmart. they have a soft top. we would give her one just during the day and the...
Introducing a Bottle
Asked by M.K. from Detroit
on August 30, 2008
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Hi Everyone -
My daughter is a 9 week old breastfed baby. She nurses well and is gaining weight very well!! My question is, does anyone have any suggestions for i...
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- I'd try several different types of nipples. The ones my daughter liked the best were the NUK rubber (not silicone) nipples. Another thing is trying to mimic brea...
- Do it now.. dont wait... My kids were breastfed but got at least one bottle a week from dad or nanny or someone.. If you wait too long she will not take abottle...
- If the reason you'd like to introduce a bottle is to go out with you son, you probably can schedule that around breastfeeding, right? I would say hold off on the ...
How to Ween from a Bottle
Asked by E.S. from Cleveland
on February 15, 2009
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My daughter is almost 18months old and she still wants her "baba". Now I am due any day with our second child so I don't want to take her bottle away just quite yet wi...
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- THey make these sippies that have a completely silicon top, like a bottle nipple. We started to substitute these for bottles and it went over very well. They sell th...
- I think that one thing all mothers need to remember is that if you take a pacifier/bottle/crib away from a child at the right age, there is NO transition or "weening" ...
- One thing that you could try, (it worked with my son) is that I hid all the bottles. Then when he asked for one, I took him to the cabinet where I kept the bottles and...
