Breastfeeding & Work: Playtex
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Breastfeeding, Can't Pump, Going Back to Work
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on December 20, 2007
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My son will be just over 9 months when I go back to work next month. I exclusively breast fed until he was 6 months and then began introducing solids. He is great wi...
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- S., 1. To help with milk production: there are several very expensive products that can help increase milk production, but I found the cheapest and tastiest way i...
- hi Sara, Im a nutritional counselor and nutrition educator. Yes fenugreek can work , but more important is you being very relaxed when pumping. I suggest putting on mu...
- hi S.- i had same problem with pump n style, then tried hospital grade medela (available to rent at alta bates). it made all the difference (can now pump 6 oz in 10 m...
Breastfeeding Mother to Go Back to Work
Asked by S.S. from Chicago
on April 30, 2009
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I will have to go back to work in 7 weeks and plan to start pumping in order to introduce the bottle. Do I really have to buy all new bottles and nipples or can I use...
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- I would buy new nipples...I know I always used latex nipples rather than silicone and I know they deteriorate with time anyway. I don't know what kind of bottles you ...
- A dear friend let me know about this site, as eventhough I am not a mom, I am a Mr. Mom, so all the help and advice for child rearing would be welcome. When my wife w...
- I would get new nipples but I don't see any reason to get new bottles unless you don't like the old ones... The nipples tend to wear out and the flow gets faster, whi...
Playtex Double Electric Breast Pump
Asked by A.K. from Sioux City
on May 3, 2008
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I am a first time mom shopping for a breast pump. I am using the platex drop in system bottles and am intersted in using the playtex pump that goes with that system. I...
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- I love the Playtex pump. (I wasn't sure about buying it initially, either, as it is fairly new and I had read the reviews, too.) I am using it with my 6th child, who...
- Hi A., I'm a first time mom as well and I use the platex drop in bottles, which I love! But I use the Medela Pump in Style Advanced, which is a double electric pum...
- i highly recommend the medela pump in style. it is expensive, but if you check with your insurance company you could get it! my insurance company (blue cross blue shie...
Going Back to Work - Pumping Question
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on February 22, 2010
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I am going back to work in two weeks. (Sad!) Currently I feed my daughter 6 times a day - once first thing in the morning around 6, then again around midmorning, noo...
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- I also had to pump at work. I pumped about 4 times during the day. You may want to pump extra some days in case you aren't able to pump as often the next day. That's g...
- Why not keep nursing and work from home. www.bizness4you.com I decided to do that and home-school my children. They grow to fast to miss out on one moment of time. T...
- I think part of it depends on how long your work day is and how much you pump at each sitting versus how much she eats. If she'll need to be fed those 3 feedings (mid...
Breastfeeding Mom Going Back to Work, and 4 Month Old Won't Take a Bottle!!
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on March 29, 2008
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I am going back to work in a week and my 4 month old son won't take a bottle!! I have tried Dr. Brown's, advent, and playtex vent-aire. He used to when he was smaller,...
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- Do you or your spouse try to feed him? My daughter did better at first with someone else giving her a bottle because she expected me to nurse her. she also did better...
- Years ago when my daughter didn't like her bottle, our pediatrician suggested dipping the nipple in a little bit of corn syrup...had to do it frequently, but eventuall...
- Well, he already knows what he likes, good for him! I have a home day care and it usually falls to me when the new baby refuses the bottle. Your day care provider will...
Breast Milk Storage and Adiri Bottles When I Go Back to Work
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on March 27, 2008
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I'm almost 7 months pregnant, and I am planning to breastfeed. When I go back to work after the baby is born, I plan to pump during the day so he can take breastmilk ...
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- If your baby will be using all your pumped milk at daycare, you can just pump into the bottles that he will drink from. But if you have a good supply of milk and want...
- Hi L.! I did not breastfeed thanks to pre-eclampsia causing me to be too big..yes it is possible, don't let them say otherwise, and my second child just was not int...
- I had the Medela In Style and most standard size bottles will fit onto the pump. My baby wouldn't nurse at the breast, so I pumped 100% of the time for seven months. ...
Breastfeeding/pumping - Going Back to Work - Need Advice
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on July 16, 2010
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I nursed my first for 6 months. With this baby, I will only be home 6 weeks and will have to return to work. I am determined to continue pumping for at least 4 addit...
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- You can definitely do it. I highly recommend Medela's pump in style if they still make it. I used it for 11 months pumping at least 6 times/day with my son. It ...
- The advice you have gotten is great. I have 2 things to add. You'll need to buy bra liners to help with the leaking. Pump and store as much as possible right n...
- I used a medela pump and it works great and is very quiet. They are pricey but worth it. I went back to work between 3-4 months after my kids were born. I pumped tw...
Back to Work - Two Baby Questions Feeding and Sleeping
Asked by R.C. from Raleigh
on May 18, 2009
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I am Mom to a 20 month old and a 3 month old. I am now back to work. My husband is taking vacation to be at home with the baby for 3 weeks and we are having some major...
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- Hi R., My son is 14 weeks weeks old and I went back to work last week, he did the same thing, my Mother-in-law found that if she held him tight like you do when you a...
- I can't help with the nursing but we swaddled my little boy pretty tightly too. When he got too big for it we swaddled him from the armpits down and let him have his a...
- For your sleep issue- I had a colicky baby and he was swaddled in a light cotton swaddle blanket until he was 4 mos old. Then, we put him in sleep sack which you can ...
My Baby 3 Month Old Won't Take a Bottle and I Have to Go Back to Work
Asked by E.O. from Sacramento
on February 1, 2008
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I have been breastfeeding only for the past 3 months and I have to go back to work on the 5th of Feb. but my son won't take a bottle, even though it is my breastmilk, ...
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- hello E.. You've been given some great advice here & I hope something works out for you soon. My son never took a bottle. He went from breast to Rubbermaid juice b...
- Just wanted to clarify...Is this the first time you have offered a bottle. Sometimes if they are not introduced to a bottle between 3-6 weeks of age they can have diff...
- I had the same issue with my son. I went back to work when he was 8 weeks old. At 7 weeks he was not taking a bottle and I was very worried. Despite what all the bo...
Playtex Ventaire Baby Bottles
Asked by V.N. from Milwaukee
on October 20, 2006
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I am breast feeding my daughter and i got a couple sets of PLAYTEX VENTAIRE BABY BOTTLES and was wondering if i could pump my breast milk into those bottles. if anyon...
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- You may want to pump into storage bags at first, that way you don't have to waste so much because she probably won't drink as much as you pump at first! I use the ger...
- I use the Ventaire bottles and my son loves them. You can pump into them assuming they fit on your pump. The wide ones might not. I wouldn't recommend warming your ...
- Congrats new mommie and you are doing good getting connected with other moms and asking questions. I always pumped into bottles but look out for the breast feed only m...
