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Dr Browns Bottles
Asked by A.M. from Charleston
on November 18, 2008
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has anyone use the dr browns bottles do they really work
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- I enthusiastically recommend Dr. Brown's bottles! A friend of mine used them with her son, and because of what my friend said I used them exclusively with my daughter...
- Dr. Browns are AWESOME! If your child is the least bit gassy, they are worth it. They take a little longer to clean, but I think they are worth the time. They make ...
- Once I weaned my last child, I started using Dr. Brown's I love them. They definitely do prevent gas. When I weaned my other daughter, she didn't like the Dr. Brown'...
Dr. Browns Bottles
Asked by C.C. from New York
on October 13, 2007
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Hello, my son is 5 months old and I feed him with Dr. Browns bottles. He tries to hold the bottle but his muscles are not strong enough yet. My question is, when my s...
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- I used Dr. Browns with my daughter and she had no problem holding them. The do make a shorted fatter one if you want to try but it holds less milk/formula. Cant reme...
- I used Dr. Brown's wide neck bottle with my son. He did not hold his bottle until he was 10 months old. He was just lazy. If the bottle works with your 5 month old d...
- I have been using Dr. B's bottles since my son was born...he is now 7.5 mos. Personally, I would not change bottles unless he was spitting up or the bottle was not wor...
Dr. Browns vs Tommee Tippee
Asked by B.R. from Dallas
on October 31, 2010
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We are expecting our first child in February and we are starting to register. Which bottles do you prefer-- Dr. Browns or Tommee Tippee? I will breast feed. I've he...
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- We are breastfeeding and when we needed to supplement at 3 days to 6 days old we used the First Years Breastflow bottles. They worked great for my daughter. I do a...
- It will all depend on what baby prefers. I suggest getting one of each (my child preferred the Avent bottles) and then when baby doesn't eat well from one try a diffe...
- I can't give advice on either bottle but I would tell you as a mother who breastfed 2 children. Don't invest a lot in one type of bottle before they are born. It too...
Dr. Browns Vs. Platex Drop Ins -- Bottle Advice?
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on August 19, 2011
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First time mom debating on whether to use Dr. Browns bottles or the Platex drop ins. I have heard that the Dr. Browns are good for colic babies but are a pain to clean...
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- For us it came down to preference by baby. :) Our son loved the Dr. Browns-the slim ones, not the wide mouth. So when my daughter was born I had plenty of bottles...
- I think I tried every bottle out there known to man. Know what worked best for us? Gerber baby bottles. No bells r whistles but nice and simple. :)
- I used the drop ins too. Loved them! Didn't start out w them, however, my 1st child had lots of spit-up issues. When I switched to the drop ins that went away. Use...
Dr Browns Baby Bottle Nipples?
Asked by P.B. from Punta Gorda
on February 11, 2010
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When do you know go from nipple 1 to 2 and to 3 etc?
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- My son is 16 months old and was almost exclusively nursed for a year unless there was a sitter, etc. We could only introduce cow's milk through a bottle at that time ...
- Every baby is different... I think it's really a matter of how long it takes for your little one to eat. My son is 5 months old and we still use level 1 because he is ...
- We waited until our son showed signs that we needed to move up. He would act impatient or get fussy while eating, like he wasn't getting it fast enough. He also has th...
Bottles: Which to Choose???
Asked by S.M. from Detroit
on September 21, 2008
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I'm trading in my Dr. Browns bottles for some BPA-free bottles but not sure what to get. I've hated the Dr. Browns from the start. They have too many parts! I'm getti...
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- When I registed for stuff for my baby showers, I registered for (and received) the Avent bottles. We used those for the first 6 or 8 weeks for my daughter. At the time...
- S., I used playtex drop-ins for my daughters 21 and 18 years ago. I have an 18month old grandson. At my daughters shower and under advice of others, we ended u...
- We used the Playtex disposables and drop in's with our first daughter. We loved the ease of use and how quick cleaning was - we didn't have a bottom to scrub at all! ...
Baby Bottles
Asked by L.L. from New York
on August 28, 2009
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Hello,
I am just curious to hear what kind of baby bottles you like best? We used Dr. Browns with my son which were great, but I threw them all out and will be getti...
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- Hi L., Even though I thought Dr. Browns were such a pain to use, I always went back to them. I like them better than the thick bottles and since my son never had GI i...
- I did NOT like my Avent bottles. They leaked constantly. I know that most bottles are now BPA free but my friend uses glass bottles (easy to find in Babies R Us) a...
- I would stick with Dr. Browns. They make BPA free bottles now. My daughter had bad colic, and these were the only bottles that helped with that. Love them.
Looking for More Info on the DPA Baby Bottle Recall
Asked by B.L. from Chicago
on April 18, 2008
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Has anyone heard about the baby bottle recall? My father called and said that he had just seen the end of a segment on the news about baby bottles being recalled beca...
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- There was also a temperature limit that was unsafe, which makes the dishwasher and microwave bad choices for washing and heating. We always hand washed the bottles (ga...
- If you put the plastic in the DISHWASHER the bpa's are leached the same as if you microwaved the plastic!!! The dishwasher drying cycle actually heats the bottle much...
- I do not know if there was an actual recall, but BPA is a chemical that is used to make clear, hard plastics, and when heated up, it leeches into the formula. There is...
Seeking Bottle Advice
Asked by M.G. from San Francisco
on February 13, 2008
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I have a 5 week old foster baby in my care who is very gassy. He has a problem pacing himself during feeding, and can get quite uncomfortable while eating. I’m al...
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- I use born free and LOVE them, but I didn't get them because of gas. When my daughter had gas issues I used to add a couple ant-gas drops to each bottle and that made...
- The type of formula you are using might be the cause of gas. We used Carnation and it gave our girls less gas than Enfamil.
- M., I haven't used the bottles you were talking about. But for my son we used the playtes with the liners. You can push all the air out of the nipple so they get milk...
Fussy Baby with Lots of Burps and Gas!!! Help!!
Asked by N.T. from Detroit
on July 15, 2011
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My 6 week old is having a lot of issues with burps and gas. I am using dr. browns bottles and just switched to gentlease formula by enfamil a week ago (meant for this...
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- I use Mylicon drops and if that doesn't help, getting into a warm bath with my babies resting on my chest always seemed to be the only thing help them stop screaming. ...
- My son and I took an Itsy Bitsy yoga class when he was about that age and many of the exercises we did helped calm him a lot. Maybe you can find a baby yoga or infant...
- Mylicon gas drops before feedings and as needed after feedings can help with the gas. I would also get some gripe water (my favorite is Wellements's Organic Gripe Wat...
