Dr. Browns
Results 31-40 from 528 articles
3 Month Old Will Not Take Bottle - Help!
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on December 28, 2009
-
Hi Moms,
I know you all will be able to help me. You always do!
My son is 3 months old and is exclusively breastfed. When he was 2 weeks old I introduced a bottl...
Answers
- My dd also did that when I went back to work when she was 6 weeks old. She took it fine from 6 to 10 weeks, then refused it at all costs. Try a sippy cup (one of the...
- Our bf son takes a platex drop in with the slow flow nipple. Good luck!
- My daughter went thru 8 or 9 different brands. Tried silicone, latex nipple, Nuby, Born Free, Nuk, Breastflow, Medela - to name a few. I had to go to daycare everyday ...
Introducing the Bottle to My 8 Week Old
Asked by A.D. from Chicago
on June 20, 2007
-
My baby is almost 9 weeks and hasn't really taken to the bottle yet. Any hints for helping him take the bottle?
We've tried Avent and Dr. Browns bottles but so fa...
Answers
- Hi A., Have you tried leaving and having someone else give him the bottle? If he knows you're there he might be more resistant. My daughter never took a bottle - ...
- I don't think you need to eliminate a nursing, but I would NOT offer your boy a bottle if you are in the house. Really, what baby would take a bottle when he knows th...
- A.: First off a ounce may be all that your son needs. Second, I have seen a number of families in the last year who were having difficulties with babies ...
Having Trouble Getting My Son to Take a Bottle
Asked by A.C. from Dothan
on October 18, 2006
-
I breastfeed my son who is four months old and recently I have gone back to work part-time so I have to pump and we have tried several different bottles and my son wil...
Answers
- When I took my daughter off the breast at six months I had to leave her with my mom. If she could smell me and the breast milk then that was all she wanted. Get your...
- My daughter never did take a bottle. I had to have surgery and i was breastfeeding. My mother was taking care of her. she was about 4 months old. she never accepted an...
- I used the gerber ones with the big nipples with my daughter and they were the only ones she would take till she was older.
Breastfed Baby Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by M.I. from Chicago
on August 10, 2009
-
Hello. My breastfed 10-week old is refusing a bottle. I have to start because I will be returning to work in 2 weeks. We have tried Born Free, Dr. Browns's, Medela,...
Answers
- I had the same trouble with my daughter. I finally got her to take a bottle with this bottle i got off of onestepahead.com. It is shaped like a breast. I actually t...
- First Years BreastFlow bottle. Works great for my breastfed daughter. I've only seen it sold at BRU and online (ie:amazon).
- I had the same problem with my 15 month old, and I feel your pain. I was sooooo stressed about it, and she ended up going to daycare at 3 months old without being able...
Help Relieving My Newborns Gas Pains
Asked by N.O. from Detroit
on March 14, 2009
-
I have a newborn. He is being formula fed and doing quite well. However, naturally he gets gassy from time to time and he seems so uncomfortable. He doesn't have to ...
Answers
- Pay no attention to the formula and babies don't mix well!! People like that drive me crazy. This is something I saw my mom do years ago with my niece, lay him on his ...
- Lay him on his back and bicycle his legs.
- We had the same issue. When our son was about 5 weeks old he started developing painful gas and as a last resort we swiched the formula to a more soy based (Enfamil G...
Good Travel Bottle or Travel Formula Solution
Asked by M.S. from Miami
on October 25, 2009
-
We're taking our 2 month old son on a trip to San Francisco this weekend for my sister's wedding. (5 hour flight..... not looking forward to that) We'll be gone Friday...
Answers
- Call the airport or go on the FAA website to make sure but when I traveled with my son last year, as long as you had a baby with you, you were not limited to the typic...
- Dear mom, try the AVENT one. EXCELLENT. Good trip!
- I agree with the other post. I always took a small bottle of dish soap with me, and one of my own kitchen towels or paper towels and I would hand wash the bottles, sip...
Acid Reflux
Asked by K.E. from Houston
on August 21, 2008
-
I have a 4 month old, Eli, he throws after every feeding. It does not matter how much, how little, burping, formula, sitting still for awhile, laying flat, setting up,...
Answers
- I remember my grandmother talking about my aunt, when she was a baby she could not keep down milk, someone told her to buy goats milk and make her formular with the go...
- Hi K., Sorry to hear your son has acid reflux disease. My youngest son has it, he got ulcers when he was 13. The medicines for it always gave him a headache. He st...
- My son is almost 9 months old and he had acid reflux but not as bad as some. His Dr. put him on Nutramigen (sp) formula and also perscribed him Axid which he takes in ...
Infant Gas Problems
Asked by K.P. from Los Angeles
on May 13, 2010
-
I have a 14 week old baby boy. He is consistently gassy no matter if he has eaten or not. I give him Mylecon throughout the day everyday. He also takes prescription...
Answers
- See a pediatric gastroentorologist- they are fantastic at UCLA!
- Hi KP, Time for a new pediatrician! Sounds to me like he may have reflux which is easily treated with with prescription Zantac or Prevacid. I'm surprised the doctor ...
- My daughter was Super gassy ALL the time! I would joke and tell my husband, "yep, she is your daughter!" but it was getting bad. To the point where it was hurting her ...
BPA In Baby Bottles
Asked by A.M. from Spartanburg
on February 13, 2008
-
I have been reading a lot lately about BPA in baby bottles. I am starting to get concerned that the bottles I have been giving my daughter for the past 8 months may b...
Answers
- Hi A., You've gotten a lot of good advice so I won't repeat what was said but I want to make two points. First, nipples on bottles may have BPA also. If you can'...
- Hi A., I went through the same stage (researching BPA) and ended up only using Nuby brand (no BPA) and not feeding Grace anything out of plastic (we only use glass...
- sorry to those who say you are putting too much into it, but, I would guess they are probably not the researchers who have discovered the link between many plastics an...
Playtex Drop Ins
Asked by M.T. from Kansas City
on August 2, 2010
-
Anyone out there use playtex drop ins? How do you feel about them? I am considering trying them for baby #2 thinking that it will be less cleaning of bottles (hubby ...
Answers
- i use them with my 2 month old son and he like it. bjs sells the drop in (the bj kinds 100 count 2 boxes for 10$
- I liked them too and used for formula and breastmilk. They were convenient because you don't have to wash the bottle every time--just the nipple and top ring. Also, ...
- We loved them. To be more specific, my daughter loved them. They were the only bottle she would take because they were one of two bottles you can get with latex nipple...
