Day Care Centers & Providers: Playtex
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Playtex Bottles
Asked by E.M. from Pittsburgh
on August 19, 2008
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It had been 12 years for me having an infant! I am waiting for my 2nd child to come any day now. I have the drop ins for the playtex bottles. How do mothers heat the f...
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- Run the bag under hot water from your facuet. I use the ventair bottles and cheapie walmart parents choice bottles..and that's how I always did it. Or sometimes if it ...
- I used to just heat up some water and after the water got hot-not boiling. I would shut it off and place the bottle or the bag in the water for a little bit
- I used to just scoop out the desired amount into the liner and fill it with luke warm tap water. Our ped was big on using tap water and not bottled so it worked out w...
Travel Discs/ideas for Sealing Playtex Nursers?
Asked by A.S. from San Francisco
on October 13, 2008
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I have looked everywhere for the small travel discs for placing between the nipple and the liner for Playtex Drop-Ins bottles. I have a couple (they must have come wit...
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- Try Burlington Coat Factory in Rohnert Park (the baby section)
- Hi A., What you want is the breast milk storage set that Playtex sells. They come with small blue disks that can cover the top of the liner and seal great for trav...
- Place a little plastic wrap between the layers, screw the top down over it. Works every time, and is very inexpensive, and you don't lose it in the dishwasher! S.
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...
Fussing at Daycare
Asked by J.M. from St. Cloud
on December 6, 2007
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My daycare asked me this morning how long I plan to nurse my son who is now 7 months old. My goal was 6 months, but I am doing well with nursing as well as pumping mil...
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- I have been a daycare provider for almost six years. Currently, I have two infants. One is breast fed, the other is formula fed. Both of our infants are very conten...
- I can't believe a daycare person would even say such a thing. Tell her to hold him when she feeds him so he can have the close feeling. I know a few daycares that teac...
- I've done daycare for nine years and have only had one baby that had a hard time with the nursing because mom wouldn't use a bottle to for breast milk at daycare, only...
Best Way to Carry Bottles to Day Care
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on September 12, 2008
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Hi All: I am just going back to work this week after having my daughter in June and am trying to work out all of the details of the new routine, including how we pack...
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- I also recently went back to work after having a baby in June. I use a regular adult soft lunchbox to take my son's bottles to his daycare. It's a taller one that I ...
- I totally agree with all the other great suggestions, and I have another. With both my girls, we just made the formula for the day and put it in a large Rubbermaid co...
- J., not sure if I am misunderstanding your question. I am hearing that you need something to carry baby bottles-already filled, and an icepack. Most of the familie...
Anxiety About Daycare Starting in 3 Weeks!
Asked by B.P. from Boston
on September 20, 2010
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Hi Moms - I am having a hard time lately and need your insight. My 8 week old will be starting daycare in 3 weeks and he is only consoled by me. My husband has tried o...
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- I was exactly where you are in mid august. I was so worried about my daughter who would not take a bottle at all and who was/is so attached to me that she wants almost...
- I know some women go visit and nurse on their lunch hours, is that possible? Keep having your husband try the bottle.
- I do in home day care and this iswhat I tell new moms. Sleep on a burp cloth for 2 or 3 times. send that with baby first day so when provider holds baby with burp clot...
Will Weaning My Daughter Help Her While She's at Daycare? I Need Advice!
Asked by K.L. from Minneapolis
on June 15, 2010
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My 7 month old daughter has been having a really difficult time at daycare. I'm fairly certain we're dealing with separation anxiety because she is as happy as can be...
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- Reading Suzi's response from the point of view of a daycare provider, it really opened my eyes. My daughter went through about 1 month of crying when she transition...
- Goodness! I don't really know what to say! I don't really think that weaning her is going to make much of a difference, to be honest. Does she have a lovey? Or somethi...
- I do not think that is the answer, but possibly trying to only bottle feed her(Breast Milk of course) while you are home with her during the normal time she would be a...
Breastfed Baby Going to Daycare- Started Refusing Bottle- Afraid to Work.
Asked by J.C. from Minneapolis
on February 22, 2008
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I introduced the bottle to my little guy at 3 weeks, he is now 8 weeks and has had a bottle everyday since with no problems. Today my sister tried giving him the bottl...
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- I don't have anything more to add, other than to reassure you that he won't starve. My son did the same thing (after we had no problems with our first 3 girls using t...
- This happened with my first child when I went back to work when she was 3 months old. You aren't the only one. This happens a lot. My daughter would nurse in the mo...
- Do you really have to work? Is it necessary right now in order to put food on the table and keep the utilites paid? If not, see if you can take a longer leave from wor...
Baby Bottle Care.
Asked by R.S. from Seattle
on April 18, 2010
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Hi. I have a few questions about baby bottle care and bottle feeding. How do you sterilize, clean and care for your baby bottles? How often do you sterilize them? ...
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- I only sterilized the bottles I got second hand (I replaced the nipples). I didn't sterilize regularly. I would put the bottles and thier pieces into a bucket of soa...
- I used glass bottles - I put them in the dishwasher... the pediatrician told me that was plenty. He also told me not to boil the water for the formula. He said to use...
- My first I used a sterilizer, my second, they went in the dishwasher. My MIL just cloroxed her sink, then washed it, then hand washed bottles rinsed with hot water. So...
10 Day Work Trip - How to Manage Breastfeeding???
Asked by K.K. from Los Angeles
on January 23, 2008
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SOS!! I am expected to attend a 10 day trip in Asia for my work in the third week of March. My little girl will be 9 and a half months by then...but I am feeling so ...
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- Bring the baby with you to Asia and find a sitter there. Ask your company's Asian contact to set it up. Either that or find a wet nurse, or give him forumla or goats m...
- Are you still feeding her in the middle of the night? If not, that might be an opportune time pump and get some extra milk. I find that I get the most milk from pump...
- K., I just traveled and ended up with mastitis, so I highly recommend you rest and relax as much as you possibly can! YOU CAN DO THIS!!! If you start pumping some e...
