Home Alone: Infant, Avent
Results 1-10 from 175 articles
Avent Nipple Progression for Age
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on January 6, 2008
-
Hey ladies quick question for you.
I use the Avent bottle and have had no problems with it. I began with the newborn size 1 nipple and have since replaced it with ...
Answers
- Hi R. I had the same problem with moving my daughter up in flow. We decided to let her eat more slowly and she is now a quite healthy eater and almost 2 years old ...
- Keep it at number 2 and enjoy the extra time you get to old your sweet little one. My daughter was always a leisurely eater (though I breast fed mostly). I didn't mi...
- My son is also 5 months old and still drinks from the #2 nipple. We also tried to "graduate" him to the #3s when he was 3 months old and the milk ran out both sides o...
I Need My Baby to Take a Bottle (Hes Breastfed) So I Can Have Alone Time. How?
Asked by K.F. from Salt Lake City
on October 7, 2006
-
i am breastfeeding my baby for 3 months now and its going GREAT, i love doing it too but when i need alone time with myself or my husband for awhile its impossible bec...
Answers
- I'm sorry I dont' have any suggstions. I have nursed both of my sons, both of them took a bottle fine until they were about three months, and then they wouldn't take o...
- Hi K., Congratulations on breastfeeding so well. Chances are that when you want to take a break you will have to be out of the house. Babies know that you are aro...
- Oh man, my son was so stuborn when it came to bottles. At 3 1/2 months old I had to go back to work p/t, and he still wouldn't take a bottle. I ended up giving him a...
Baby Gas
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on March 16, 2008
-
I am looking for some help regarding gas pain with my 21/2 month old baby boy. I have tried Allimentum,Lacto free Emfamil and Isomil Soy, I am back on the Soy now an...
Answers
- There is a herbal tea that is caffine free and you can find it in any grocery store tazo tea makes one and so does celestial seasons it is a camamile tea it is a calmi...
- My daughter had the same problem at the same age as your son. I went through formulas, but Allimentum was what we found to work the best (which wasn't that great). At ...
- ARe you breast feeding? If so, try supplement bottle, ot a little rice cereal.
Must Have Baby Products
Asked by M.W. from Los Angeles
on October 31, 2009
-
I am a first time Mom going through books and lists of must have baby items. Any advice of what you really should have and what you don't need so urgently for the firs...
Answers
- Hi there. Please check out my book - What Haven't They Told Me? I would be happy to give you a discount if you let me know you found out about my book on Mamasource....
- You've gotten some really great advice from the other mamas...but one thing I didn't see is a sound machine. We got one for our son when he was 9 months old, and it w...
- I may be in the minority here, but aside from whatever you need in the first two weeks, buy as needed. I have dozens and dozens of bottles that were never used. See wh...
First Baby Food
Asked by C.W. from Minneapolis
on September 9, 2008
-
hello moms - my question is when did u start giving baby rice cereal and how did you give it to the baby and when and how often. (bottle or spoon feed?) my daughter is...
Answers
- Babies technically don't need the nutrition from food until about a year, so for now it's just getting them interested in other foods and learning how to eat them and ...
- Sounds like she is hungry, but she could also be teething as well. Usually you start a baby on rice cereal between 4 to 6 months, so she is definitely ready for it. ...
- Cut up some soft fruit or vegetables C. and see if she takes them and eats them. If she eats them, she's hungry for food. If she's not interested, she's not hungry. ...
Registering for Baby Help!!
Asked by B.F. from Baton Rouge
on September 15, 2006
-
Hello everyone! I am very new to the boards and am seeking out your help. I am currently pregnant with my first baby and my husband and I just found out we are having...
Answers
- Hi B., I hope you received everything you needed for your new baby! Babies R Us is VERY overwhelming! As a mom of 2 kids, I totally understand. If you need any hel...
- Congratulations! I understand about being overwhelmed when it comes to registering for the first time. I think I may have cried! My best advice is this. By far the...
- The babies r us list is a good place to start. If we all told you what you should have... you would be even MORE confused. Do you have any friends who have children ...
I'm Trying to Register for My Baby Shower and I Don't Know What I Need...
Asked by R.R. from San Francisco
on September 11, 2008
-
There are so many "must-have" baby things out there that I have no idea what is really helpful vs. what is not as important. If you could respond with baby products t...
Answers
- One thing I found invaluable was a baby carrier. I had a clingy baby who needed constant attention (still does and she is 12! :) ) and I would carrier her on my bac...
- 1) If you're going to use disposable diapers, don't get a Diaper Genie -- they require their own special bags. Get the Diaper Champ -- you can use tall kitchen garbag...
- I lived in my sling-for the baby of course. Also, a portable small bassinet with a removeable top (it snaps right on top, so I could change the baby there when she wa...
Struggle to Get Breastfed Baby Comfortable with Bottle
Asked by A.Z. from Lexington
on January 12, 2012
-
I am an in home childcare provider to two infants currently, about two weeks apart in age. They are both breastfed babies whose mothers provide pumped breastmilk for ...
Answers
- mom needs to get many diff nipples for her to try also ask the mother to sleep with a recieving banket then wrap it around her or over your shoulder as you feed her go...
- My daughter had twins that she breastfed and when she left them with me with a bottle they refused to take it but in the end one would only drink from a certain kind o...
- This happened to my son around the 3 month mark and it was SOOO stressful, but he did eventually get it...it took about 2 weeks to finally get it down. Get the pa...
Baby Won't Take the Bottle from Dad
Asked by E.G. from San Francisco
on August 27, 2009
-
Hello Mamas!
I am going on my second week back to work from maternity leave. My 4 month old baby boy, who has pretty much been exclusively breast fed, will not take t...
Answers
- Oh no! I am sure you are all stressed out and i can't imagine baby being happy at all! It will take some time to get used to but if you keep trying it he will take it....
- It took us about a month to get my son to take the bottle. We tried different types of bottles and different times. Before I nursed, after I nursed, I would give the...
- This happened to me when I went back to work after my daughter was three months old. What I had to do in the end was give her a bottle instead of my breast when I got ...
Convincing Breastfed Baby to Re-accept Bottles
Asked by L.H. from San Francisco
on June 15, 2008
-
My 9-week old breastfeeding baby suddenly refused eating from bottles. We introduced bottles (w/ breast milk) to her when she was 3 weeks old to avoid nipple confusio...
Answers
- My son had the same problem, and only liked the latex nipples. The same thing happened with my first one, I also have to make sure I'm not in the room or else he does...
- Hi--Congratulations on your little bundle of joy! I am not surprised that you are having some difficulty.Just a little surprised that baby is refusing the bottle! You ...
- L., Have someone else feed her the bottle. I know it sounds funny, but don't even be in the same room as her. If she knows you are there and can smell you, she will...
