Moving Tips & Advice: Infant, Avent
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Avent Nipple Progression for Age
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on January 6, 2008
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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 ...
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- 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...
Baby Gear Advice
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on January 3, 2009
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Hi!
I was wondering if you could give me advice on the newest baby gear. I gave most of my baby gear away 6 months ago(after my 4th child). Now surprise...I am ex...
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- hi and congrats! my favorite baby gear item was the kangaroo korner fleese pocket sling. easy for mom and dad to use. baby easy in and out, in all different carrier...
- Congrats!! I hope this helps. I LOVE to purchase strollers. I think its my addiction.LOL. Saying that I do not not like the Bugaboo or the Silver Cross. They take...
- I second Judith on the Ergo! Worth the money, and maybe you could find one slightly loved online...we even got it at Be By Baby--they have a sling class that is $15 an...
Suggestion for Infant Formula That Creates Less Gas
Asked by A.R. from Chicago
on August 23, 2008
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Hello:
I am hoping that one of you might be able to point me in the right direction. I am looking for a formula that creates less gas for my 2 week old son. We are ...
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- I don't know about formula but my son had lots of gas on his tummy I would use gas drops. I found them at Wal-Mart back in the baby area but I think you might also be ...
- We loved Carnation Good Start with all of our kids but my son needed the Soy (also only used Carnation) The mycoline drops are also the best thing ever and Avent battl...
- Try a lactose free formula. Both my kids were and to some degree still are terribly lactose intolerant. I found that soy also made them pukey and havee gas. Also, f...
Inconsolable Infant
Asked by A.W. from Cedar Rapids
on September 16, 2006
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I have a 4 week old baby. She was recently put on Zantac for acid reflux, however she is still inconsolable. She seems constipated and maybe it's gas too but when sh...
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- A., My son has acid reflux and was put on Zantac as well. I am a new mother and my son is 5 and 1/2 months old. Arching the back is a symptom of acid reflux. In ...
- A., I totaly understand what you are ogin through. BUt daughter was that way for 2 months straight right from three weeks on. she is now 7 months old and a happy bab...
- Hi A.. My daughter was the same way. We ended up changing her formula and she was better but still fussed a lot. Even though they have ruled out colic, have you tri...
Baby Can't Stay Latched on and Seems to Need More Milk than I Can Provide
Asked by C.Q. from San Francisco
on August 3, 2008
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I have a 3 month old baby girl and for the past week she doesn't seem to want to stay on my breasts. She would latch on, suck a few times, then come off. I have trie...
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- hugs momma! 3 months is a growth spurt time, so I bet your body will catch up with her. I would just focus on cue feeding/on demand when she seems hungry. Supplementi...
- Hi C., First, let me assure you that what you are going through is normal. Raspberry leaf tea will help to increase your milk supply, just drink a couple cups a day, ...
- Hi C., I'm sure you're going to get a TON of responses to this! My 2 cents - I have an almost 4 year old and a 2 month old. With my older daughter I always felt lik...
Transition from Breast to Bottle Feeding Infant
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on March 5, 2009
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I am going back to work in 3 weeks and am planning on breast feeding my baby before and after work and weekends. However, she will need to take a bottle during the 5 d...
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- K.- So sorry to hear of your trouble with the bottle. It can be very upsetting for mom, dad, and baby. I went back to work part time when my son was 3 1/2 months ...
- As a person who babysat a breastfed newborn/baby, rest assured that your child will take the bottle. They will not starve themselves. Just make sure you are getting ...
- Hi K. - Honest, you just need to keep trying and not give up! I went through it with my now 2 year old at the time and it was awful! And I ened up having to leave him ...
Breastfed Baby Won't Take the Bottle!
Asked by A.M. from Los Angeles
on May 6, 2008
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My 2 month old baby is doing well with breastfeeding and has been from the beginning. We started to introduce breast milk in a bottle to him at about 4 weeks in the ho...
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- My daughter was exactly the same way. I was also using the Avent bottles. I switched to the playtex nurser (the one with the stupid plastic inserts I was trying to a...
- Try other bottles. My son likes the avent nipples because it most closely resembles my nipple. I found another one that I think makes sense... try the soothie bottle. ...
- Try the "MAM" brand baby bottle. You can get it at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-###-###-####-###-###-####?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords...
Baby Wont Take a Bottle
Asked by H.H. from Tucson
on December 7, 2009
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My 9 week old son will not take a bottle! My husband has tried at least once a day for the past 4 days and he's only taken one feeding on Sat. successfully (I know 9 ...
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- I had this issue with the NUK bottles, and now I just use the plain cheap ones from wal-mart! they work great, better than the expensive ones I think. Just don't str...
- H., I know it can be frustrating when our babies won't eat..but fear not - He will eat, and probably when you are not around. All 4 of my children did NOT like taki...
- Don't try new bottles - try different nipples. They aren't very expensive, and most of them are interchangeable with any bottle. I went through this same thing with ...
Baby Won't Take Bottle!
Asked by S. from Chicago
on January 21, 2008
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I have gone back to work and my breastfed baby (10 weeks) won't take my pumped milk from the bottle. The pediatrician says he won't starve, but he's crying nonstop. ...
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- I had the same problem with my now 6 month old. Back when he was 14 weeks, he refused the bogttle. I got some great advice here. Check out the responses. I think if...
- S., My little guy was breastfed exclusively until I went back to work, too. The only bottle we tried that he likes is the "BreastFlow" by The Learning Curve. They s...
- S., Have you tried different bottles/nipples? They have wide-nipples that are supposed to be more like the breast. We never needed these with either son, but I've...
Help! My Baby Won't Take a Bottle!
Asked by A.G. from Anchorage
on September 27, 2008
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I have a 9 1/2 month old baby boy who won't take a bottle. I have been breastfeeding him which may have something to do with it. He eats breakfast, lunch, snacks, and ...
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- Try putting breast milk in the bottle until he gets used to the bottle..The nipple on the bottle sometimes the kids have a hard time adjusting to the nipple. But when...
- Try a sippy cup with a soft spout. My daughter nursed for over a year, but anything additional we gave to drink after 6 month came from a sippy cup. I was worried ab...
- Are you discontinuing breastfeeding because of him biting you? Because if that is the issue, it might be better to find a way to help him stop that and continue to br...
