Dishes & Utensils: Infant, Playtex
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Bottle Feeding Breastfed Baby
Asked by M.K. from Salt Lake City
on July 19, 2009
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My baby is 5 weeks old. We started trying to give her a bottle with expressed breast milk at 3 1/2 weeks to mixed results. We missed a couple of days last week and now...
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- I know Dr. Brown's bottles uses silicone nipples, I'm not sure about the Adrini, but my son would drink out of any bottle as long as the nipples were latx they are sof...
- Does she know its milk? Mine did the samething for a bit, but when we squeezed the nipple so that she could taste the milk, then she started sucking. If we jsut stuck ...
- Both of my kids had trouble with the bottle at first. Keep trying- be persistent but relaxed. It can be frustrating when they keep pushing it out with their tongue, bu...
Need Tips on Making Formula in Batches and Mixing Formula with Playtex Drop Ins
Asked by J.M. from Detroit
on March 14, 2008
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Need some tips on making formula in batches or mixing formula with the Playtex drop-ins. My 3 month old son just recently switched from a special formula for his milk...
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- My pediatrician was pleased when she found out that we were premixing a day at a time. We used a plastic rubbermaid beverage container (32oz, I think) with a mouth bi...
- I made formula in "batches" each day with great success. I use a tuperware pitcher and put in the necessary amount of WARM WATER (I send 4 6ounce bottles to baby scho...
- I used a blender to mix my formula and it worked really good...I usually only made enough to last for 48 hours and that worked really well....It will foam up a little ...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Omaha
on August 21, 2006
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I have been nursing my son since birth. I have been struggling with bottle feeding (my breast milk) with my son. I have never used formula, only breast milk. He is ...
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- Hi Dear. Some babies just refuse the bottle. My son just turned one year, this past Wednesday. I breast feed. Early on, I had my husband feed with the bottle, occa...
- S. When my girls tried to pull this stunt I just continued to give the bottle. When they get hungry they will take it. Althought maybe you should try another bottle...
- Hang in there! I had similar problems with my son when he started daycare. It was so stressful. I would just try lots of different nipples. The one that worked for ...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by W.K. from Chicago
on July 11, 2010
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I have been breastfeeding my now 4 month old and have been struggling with having him take bottles. He has been left with grandparents for a couple evenings but screa...
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- Honestly, starting later makes things harder--usually if you know you will need to offer bottles at all it is helpful to start within the first month or two, but not u...
- When I tried to breasfeed I was concerned about this issue too. It turned out I didnt really produce any milk so I never personally had the issue but my best friend ga...
- I have posted several times about my experience with getting my daughter to take a bottle. I will tell you up front it was not easy. She was about 3 months old and di...
Infant Cereal
Asked by T.D. from Lansing
on March 20, 2007
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My daughter is a month old. She is eating between 3 and 4 ounces of formula and still cries like she is hungry. She burps well, but i always feed her some more and the...
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- Don't give solids until she is 6months old. When solids are given too early there is an increased chance that she will develope allergies. Try feeding her a differen...
- I was very strict with all of my kids and what they could eat at certain ages beacuse I was worried about allergies and what certain foods do to an infants stomach whe...
- One month is too young for cereal. If she cries after eating - it is not because she is still hungry- try giving her a pacifier after she eats. She may still want to s...
Transition from Breast to Bottle Feeding Infant
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on March 5, 2009
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I am going back to work in 3 weeks and am planning on breast feeding my baby before and after work and weekends. However, she will need to take a bottle during the 5 d...
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- K.- So sorry to hear of your trouble with the bottle. It can be very upsetting for mom, dad, and baby. I went back to work part time when my son was 3 1/2 months ...
- As a person who babysat a breastfed newborn/baby, rest assured that your child will take the bottle. They will not starve themselves. Just make sure you are getting ...
- Hi K. - Honest, you just need to keep trying and not give up! I went through it with my now 2 year old at the time and it was awful! And I ened up having to leave him ...
Need Advice About Breast Feeding
Asked by A. from Dallas
on May 6, 2009
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I have a 2 1/2 month old daughter that I've been breastfeeding since birth. I'm going on a trip for 10 days and was planning on just having her bottle fed for the 10 ...
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- A lot of times babies will refuse the breast especially at such a young age if given a bottle. A bottle will feed them fast and they get frustrated with the breast wh...
- Realize that taking milk from a bottle is easier. Your baby will find that she won't want to work so hard to get her milk from you after a 10 day lapse. However,...
- I think it is likely that you will be able to breastfeed upon your return. I breastfed both my little ones until they were 6 months old. However, I had to go back to w...
Nipple for Cereal Feeding- No More Responses Please
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on October 1, 2008
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My 6 week old baby has severe acid reflux. We are currently taking zantac to relieve it, but we are still experiencing spitting up and some choking episodes. We have b...
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- Both my boys had it and while the Dr's may have suggested it, I still wouldn't do it, especially with a baby that young. If the Zantac does work, ask them about Preva...
- J., Try cutting the nipple a little bit so the cereal will flow through easier otherwise as you have experienced, nothing will come out.
- Hi J., I had the same problem with my daughter (who is now almost 6). I just ended up cutting a bigger hole in the nipple. Just doing it carefully and test it befor...
Struggling with Someone Else Bottle Feeding Baby Because I Am Returning to Work
Asked by S.O. from Miami
on December 6, 2006
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I am returning to work next week, and I'm struggling to get his grandma to feed him (she is here to take care of him for 3 months), she arrived at the weekend and he s...
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- My husband stayed with my daughter for three months after I returned to work and the bottle feeding was a struggle for them as well. He had to try different positions...
- have you tried warming up the formula?? or giving him breast milk in the bottle?? that worked pretty good with several kids i know.. mine wouldt take the formula if it...
- S., I remember being DEVASTED when my son wouldn't take to the bottle at first! After one week though we had it down pat! A few suggestions (some are repeats) don't...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.H. from San Francisco
on March 27, 2007
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I have been trying to get my 2 month old to drink from a bottle but she refuses. I am using breast milk and have tried like 5 different bottles. My sister tried at her...
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- S., I went through the same thing with my first son. It is so frustrating! Basically, all you can do is keep offering it to him. He'll be more likely to take it fro...
- S., I've breastfed both of my kids and they've received lots of bottles because I work full time. The main thing that I've found that helps with getting them used ...
- My son took a bottle from 1 month old until he was 2 months old and then decided he didn't like it and that was it, he wouldn't even take a sippy cup until just this w...
