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How to Make a Two Month Old Drink from a Bottle
Asked by M.G. from Boston
on May 16, 2008
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Hi,
My maternity leave ends in two weeks and up till now my daughter has mainly been breastfed. Right after she was born she had taken a bottle a couple of times. B...
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- I didn't nurse my daughter, but I attend a weekly mother's group at the hospital where she was born and most of the other mother's do. One of the facilitators of the ...
- I could not get my daughter to drink from an advent bottle at all. It is not even a similar shape nipple. I had success with the Gerber Comfort Latch bottles and nippl...
- I'll add my two cents though you've gotten tons of good tips. I had same problem with my daughter when I tried the bottle even though she'd taken it in the hospital be...
Won't Take Bottle
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on February 10, 2009
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My 4 1/2 month daughter will not take a bottle at all. She used to do fine with it and I could even switch out b-milk with formula and she had no problems with taking ...
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- I'm not sure if this the same thing but i started feeding rice ceral to my 7 months old son and he refuses the bottle! But when I stop feed him the rice ceral he would...
- I know it's tough!! I nuresed for a long time!!! I know that going from the breast to the bottle is sometimes difficult, but just remember....it's ok for your baby t...
- get some of those clear silicon type nipples at the store (the very pliable ones) and cut just the very tip off of one and put it over your breast when you breast feed...
Help with Introducing a Bottle to a Breastfed Baby
Asked by G.G. from San Francisco
on March 23, 2009
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Help! My baby is spoiled on the boob and REFUSES any artificial nipple. I pump and pump but he will not take a bottle. The doctor told me that I started him too late...
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- Your mom is right! He won't take a bottle from you "The Boob Source" but he will take it from other people once he determines they don't have Boob for him. These li...
- I had to force my first daughter (I had two) to accept the bottle at around 3 months. It takes persistence. I held the bottle to her mouth while I was nursing her, a...
- my baby was the same way and only took to the bottle the day before I went back to work at 3 mos. We had tried from the time we were home from the hospital to transiti...
Baby Refuses to Change (Diaper, That Is)
Asked by M.L. from Chicago
on August 26, 2008
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My son Braeden has a quite literal fit whenever I try to change his diaper. This started about two weeks ago. He refuses to lay on his back, and if I go ahead and pl...
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- I think lots of babies get this. I try distracting my little one by giving her a toy to play with while I change her but it can be quite a struggle. Sometimes, I chan...
- Since it only happens when you change the baby makes me wonder if your scratching him. Do you have long nails or wear a lot of rings or jewelery if so, you may be scra...
- Oh fun,fun, no? My little girlie does this ALL the time, except for others too, lol! I give her something new each time to distract her, play peek-a-boo, change her st...
MY 4 Month Old Won't Eat Out of a BOTTLE!!!
Asked by P.U. from Dallas
on June 5, 2007
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I have a wonderful 4 month old Daughter - I have nursed her Since she was born. Now I need her to be able to take a bottle (of my pumped breast milk) just in case i ne...
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- Hey, you should try the Adiri Breastbottle Nurser ... it totally mimics mommy, they are awesome!!! And as others have said you should have someone OTHER THAN YOU intro...
- My daughter preferred the Playtex nurser at first, then later switched to the plain Gerber bottles. I agree with those above. The bottle needs to be offered by someo...
- Is there a time of day where she tends to space out her nursing? For example, mine has a 4 hr span in the evening where she doesn't nurse. Then she nurses again right...
My Son Refuses Baby Food
Asked by A.N. from New York
on August 8, 2008
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Hi everyone! Looking for advice in regards to feeding my 6 month old son. We started rice cereal with him at 5 months. He seemed very ready for food, hungry all of ...
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- Hi A., I am sure one or two of mine were the same. You are on the right track. Boil up some chicken, cut into small chunks or strips. Cook up some baby carrots or gree...
- google "baby led solids" or "baby led weaning". i think your baby would definately benefit from this. its a style of introducing solids without spoon feeding at all....
- This kinds reminds me of one of my sons- he would go for a growth spurt and be hungry all the time, and this of course just meant I needed to nurse more to build up my...
My 1 Year Old Daughter Refuses to Take Any Liquids Out of a Bottle or Sippy Cup
Asked by E.R. from San Francisco
on November 25, 2008
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Ever since she had a couple sores in her mouth which are now gone, she has refused to take liquids from a bottle and is completing refusing to learn how to use the sip...
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- maybe you can use a straw you put your finger over to keep the lquid in and the put it in the child mouth and then they can learn to drink from a straw . you may try g...
- My son is a little over a year and he hasn't quite mastered the sippy cup either and is still breastfeeding. He will drink out of a small cup at mealtimes. I put a ver...
- Some kids have an easier time with a regular cup than a sippy cup. Try just a small plastic cup or even a little dixi cup. They aren't spill proof ofcourse, so just ...
Toddler Refuses Sippy Cup -- Will Only Take a Bottle
Asked by L.Y. from Los Angeles
on November 27, 2008
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My 16 month old daughter still needs 16-18 ounces of whole milk a day. The problem is she will not drink the milk at all if we try to give it to her in a sippy cup (w...
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- Hi L. Y, Just keep trying. She will eventually take the sippy cup. (She won't be in high school drinking her bottle!) Meanwhile let her still use her bottle if s...
- Again, same issue with my daughter. She ended up giving up milk for a few months, but would drink soy milk from a sippy. So this lasted a few months, then gradually ...
- What is the hurry? I really don't understand the conventional wisdom that says that you need to get rid of the bottles by a certain age. My kids both would chug a who...
My 5Yo Refuses to Brush Her Teeth
Asked by C.S. from San Francisco
on November 12, 2010
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My 5yo has a fit whenever it is time to brush her teeth, she screams, kicks, etc.... She even complains that she is going to throw up. This started recently, not sure ...
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- Do you let her brush her own teeth or do you do it every time? I let my son who is 6 brush his own teeth and I help every other night. Also, maybe a trip to the dent...
- is it possible she's enjoying going to battle over this with you? I'm thinking about the struggle of you holding her down to accomplish her teeth brushing. Sounds weir...
- maybe she is going to throw up...some children can develope extra sensitive gag reflexes. ask her her if you can feel her teeth. if you can't touch her back molars wit...
Won't Hold Own Bottle?
Asked by M.R. from Philadelphia
on May 23, 2008
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Is it strange that my 6 month old shows no interest in holding her own bottle? She's been bottle fed since birth and she used to sort of help hold it (when she was re...
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- HI M., Relax--I think all kids are different and you should never compare your child to another. If you start that doing that now, you will be insane by the time pre...
- I agree. Our society pushes our kids to be independent....enjoy these "snuggles"..and be flattered that the baby wants you to hold her to eat...it is a very special t...
- My son held the bottle at first at 3 months then after that he never did. Probably because he got used to me holding it. He loves his sippy and carries that around and...
