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Playtex Drop-Ins System
Asked by V.K. from Saginaw
on April 1, 2007
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With my 2 1/2 year old, we tried nearly every bottle on the market before he settled on the Avent bottles. They were great, but I'm thinking with the next one (due in...
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- My son would -only- use the platex nursers (with drop ins) for the first 6 months. We used powdered formula, so we just made it to order, and used warm water to mix it...
- V. - I'm currently using the drop-in system and I heat the bottles in a cup of hot water (from the tap). It doesn't take long at all to heat up. I used the drop-ins f...
- V., I had those for both my boys. I used a bottle warmer, can't remember what kind it was though. I poured a little bit of water in it(there was a seperate measuri...
Introducing Solids
Asked by M.M. from Portland
on November 28, 2006
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my daughter is 22 weeks. she is strictly breastfed but starting to show an undeniable interest in food when dad and i are eating. i wanted to go six months on just bre...
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- It's actually much better to start with fruits and veggies because they are less likely to be allergenic than grains like rice are. Rice is the least allergenic grain,...
- My son hated the rice cereal. We had problems with Reflux with our son and the GI Dr told us if he is interested and can pull toes to mouth it is time to introduce, h...
- Hello both of my children started baby food at 4 months. My daughter had rice cereal at 2 months and did fine. My son however wouldn't touch the stuff. We started him ...
Starting Rice Cereal
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on September 8, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am starting rice cereal for my breast-fed almost-5-month old. We've tried mixing it with breast milk and giving it to him with a spoon-without much succes...
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- I would try mixing it with plain water. Some babies will get confused if it smells and tastes like your milk but you're trying to feed it with a spoon. It took my daug...
- Just keep at the spoon. He needs to know that milk is in the cup and food is NOT. My understanding is that if the tounge spits it all back out, he's just not ready. ...
- We found that it was impossible to feed my son cereal mixed with breast milk -- it was just far too runny. In (as I recall) pretty much the same proportions, formula o...
Starting Cereal
Asked by S.M. from El Paso
on December 7, 2009
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I just moved so I dont have a new dr. out here yet, the baby book Im reading isnt very clear, and the box doesnt say...so my questions are...once I start my baby on ri...
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- This is what we did. My son was 6 months ( able to sit up and i was told to wait till at least 6 months due to allergies, which he has anyway). If I remember correctly...
- I would advice you to get a breast pump and pump your milk and add cereal to it just like powder formula a , i used regular bottles just upgrade depending on the age o...
- S., Thank you and your husband for what you do for our country. I suggest that you find a doctor immediately, like last week. Not all doctors feel the same about fe...
Starting Cereal and Continuing to Breastfeed
Asked by E.M. from Boston
on March 18, 2008
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Hello moms,
My pediatrician wants me to start feeding my 4.5 month old son cereal and because they think he has a milk protein allergy. They want me to start him on...
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- Hi E., I'm sorry you're having such a stressful time. Adding cereal can be a very controversial topic for some breastfeeding mamas. Although I can't speak from experi...
- breastmilk is the best food for your baby still and if you feel like he's not ready to start - then go with your instinct. a mother's instinct is usually never wrong (...
- Hi E., I read this post and the previous one you mentioned. If you were my friend and we had this conversation over coffee and you told me what you have written in y...
Best Sippy Cup for Non-bottle Taker?
Asked by M.A. from Minneapolis
on February 24, 2012
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Thanks for all of the advice on weaning the 11-month old...thinking that skipping to the sippy is a good idea.
Now the question of sippy cup - he has a hard spout p...
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- I found that the Playtex were actually the best for my guy, didn't leak and were indestructible. You can try different ones you think might work like I did, but I alw...
- Our long standing favorites are the Gerber cups that color change with the temperature. I can't think of the name of them off hand, but they are hard cups and spouts a...
- My son has low tone in his mouth and has an open mouth posture much of the time (meaning his mouth hangs open and tongue is pushed forward) which has resulted in speec...
Introducing a Bottle
Asked by A.F. from Milwaukee
on July 5, 2008
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I soon have to go back to work so I have started giving my 6 week old daughter one bottle a day in the evening so dad can do it. She sucks it down so fast then scream...
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- Our daughter is a "puker" too and we just try to be very careful after she eats. We try not to sit her up unless of course she needs to burp. (this might be a reason s...
- I like the ideas about using a slower flow nipple. Also, I would suggest taking it a little more slowly - try giving her just one ounce from the bottle, then finish by...
- Check the nipple size. Typically breastfeed babies can't handle the larger nipple size/faster flow. If the size is a 2 or 3 go down to a 1. You could also try a dif...
Need Help Introducing Sippy Cup
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on November 21, 2008
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My almost 11 month old son still does not hold his bottle and will not take a sippy cup. (He can hold onto the bottle, but will not hold it while he's eating...) Whe...
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- After trying many sippy cups the one i found she liked were the Nubby's. She was not a fan of cups with handles or hard tips. Texture like a nipple but a different sha...
- I don't remember where I got it, but I had a handle "sleeve" that went over a regualr bottle. It had 2 small plastic handles on each side and before you put the nippl...
- Hi T., My doc just suggested that we start putting his formula in his sippy cup to start introducing it to him. He also thought it was funny to throw it across the ...
Introducing a Bottle
Asked by L.S. from Pittsburgh
on January 15, 2009
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My daughter is two weeks old and I am breastfeeding her. I am going to be going back to work when she is 12 weeks old. I want to introduce the bottle to her, but I a...
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- Congratulations on your new daughter! I introduced a bottle when my daughter was 1 week old at the advice of my lactation consultant. She was not getting enough to e...
- It really depends on your situation...is she feeding really well now? My baby at 2 weeks was still trying to get the hang of things. I think all babies are different...
- Congratulations on your new baby, L.! Since you have 12 wks off, there is really NO hurry at all! Just concentrate on nursing right now. I would strongly sugges...
Help with Introducing a Bottle Kinda Late in the Game...
Asked by R.W. from Los Angeles
on January 24, 2008
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I need some help with introducing a bottle at 4 months. It turns out that I will have to go back to work and my little one will have to take a bottle at the daycare. S...
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- I don't know if you have already tried this, but I have read that if someone else (dad, grandma, etc.) offers the bottle, the baby may take it more willingly because s...
- Try the "Mam" baby bottles... they are really great AND they do NOT contain the harmful plastics that can leech into our baby's body, and are "BPA" free. You can find ...
- You might try using a sippy cup instead of the bottle. That worked for my little one.
