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Recommendation on Bottles
Asked by J.C. from Boston
on September 29, 2008
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I have been using the Playtex drop ins for my daughter. I've recently weened her and am bottle feeding exlusively and find that the Playtex bottles are a pain and not ...
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- Here's a link to a previous discussion on BPA free bottles: http://www.mamasource.com/request/3380157384532951041 Good luck, J.
- I used others too. My cousin is a nurse and a mother of 2 and grandmother of 2. She said to use Dr. Browns. They now make BPA free bottles and they cut downs my son's ...
- Dr. Brown's are awesome but yes WAY too many parts to clean. After about a month you'd regret them & wished you bought something else. But they are wonderful have the...
Best Bottles
Asked by J. from New York
on November 10, 2008
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I used the Johnson & Johnson bottles (munchkin) with my first two. It was the tilted kind. What is a good bottle to use now? I'm guessing this child will be gassy a...
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- i can't say enough great stuff abou Dr. Browns. My two older children uesd playtex nursers andd my third was little when she ws born and she had trouble with the big ...
- The best bottles are the drop-ins. they are the bottles where you drop in the plastic liners. They are the best bottles.
- I am a huge fan of the Born Free bottles. While they are a little annoying at first, because they have that vent, you get used to washing the two extra parts quickly....
Mom's Opinions on Bottles/sippie Cups
Asked by K.T. from Cleveland
on April 29, 2008
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There has been a lot in the news about bottles with the chemical BPA. Do you know what brands of bottles and sippie cups do not contain this chemical? I read 95% of wh...
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- Check out http://zrecs.blogspot.com/ They have a lot of information on various products, including a free text messaging service that helps you identify which products...
- I have heard that WalMart is selling all BPA free stuff. At Target they also had labels around their bottles that said if they were BPA free or not. I heard on the n...
- I believe it is the clear bottle and sippy cups with the recycle number 7 on the bottom (the number inside of the triangle so when recycling they know how to sort them...
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...
My 11Wk Old WON'T Take a BOTTLE! HELP!
Asked by S.P. from Seattle
on October 28, 2009
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We have been trying to introduce the bottle to my daughter & she won't take it. I have just switch the formula thinking that might be why but she don't like this one e...
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- The rubber nuk (Gerber) given by Dad worked for us :)
- I am only responding because I saw you got some of those scare responses from people that I hate. I do not know if you plan on using formula or breast milk in the bot...
- my kids did very well with playtex drop-ins. I think she even likes the rubber nipples better. Good luck
Breastfed Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by D.C. from Tampa
on February 7, 2008
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I am having trouble getting my 3 month old breastfed baby to take a bottle. I am going back to work soon and dad needs to give him a bottle of pumped breast milk whil...
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- I had the same problem with my now 2 1/2 year old who was breastfed. She took a bottle great from 3 weeks till about 10 weeks, then began to refuse them. I returned t...
- D., I breastfed all my children and my youngest 2 wouldn't take bottles either. You just have to keep trying, keep getting different nipples and one eventually wil...
- Hi Im M. , Maybe you could find nipples shape like your nipples some time that work too .... i hope this help you .... http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?...
Bras
Asked by B.K. from Springfield
on November 2, 2010
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I am a very busty person before I was preggo and am now starting to see spliage at only 11 weeks. I wear 38DDD and playtex doesnt go any bigger in the cups then that s...
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- http://ladygrace.com/Default.asp?bhcd2=1288668876 I wear very large bras -- they have very large nursing bras. Their website shows you how to take your measurement...
- try the buststop.com in tulsa okla. they have a web site and will send them to you.
- the cacique brand that lane bryant carries is great for me. they offer cotton knit ones that stretch and shrink, so as my weight fluctuates, they have no problem acco...
Need a Better Bottle...
Asked by D.T. from San Antonio
on December 4, 2007
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I have using the Playtex Ventaire Bottle Stage 1 and they seem to get "clogged" very easily. My 2 months takes FOREVER to drink a bottle. I tried switching to Stage ...
Starting Rice Cereal
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on September 8, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am starting rice cereal for my breast-fed almost-5-month old. We've tried mixing it with breast milk and giving it to him with a spoon-without much succes...
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- I would try mixing it with plain water. Some babies will get confused if it smells and tastes like your milk but you're trying to feed it with a spoon. It took my daug...
- Just keep at the spoon. He needs to know that milk is in the cup and food is NOT. My understanding is that if the tounge spits it all back out, he's just not ready. ...
- We found that it was impossible to feed my son cereal mixed with breast milk -- it was just far too runny. In (as I recall) pretty much the same proportions, formula o...
Toddler Not Giving up Bottle
Asked by M.P. from Boston
on March 3, 2008
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Hi
I am a mother of a 2 year old who refuses to drink milk/juice/water in a sippy cup. I've used different cups to make her transition smooth but nothing works. I've ...
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- My now two year old wouldn't drink milk out of a sippy cup either. Not that she wanted the bottle that much...just no milk. (We don't give the kids juice because our...
- No advice on the bottle part, but on the no speaking thing, both of my sons did not speak until after 2 (one still does not, but read on), and they both got free servi...
- Hi M. - My son was unable to give up his bottle (again just for milk) until he was almost three. He only used it at night before bed. Eventually, I offered him th...
