Moving Tips & Advice: Playtex
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Moving to a Sippy Cup
Asked by L.C. from Atlanta
on September 17, 2006
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Hi, my son turned one at the end of Aug. We have been trying to transition to a sippy cup but when it's time for him to drink milk he just won't have anything to do w...
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- There is a Sippy cup at wal-mart called the NUBY! They are great first time sippers because it's soft like a bottle nipple. I have Kylee of bottles at 8 months with th...
- Hi, I had friends who had the same issue and several used the straw cups, which are essentially sippy cups, but with a small straw sticking out instead of a beaker. ...
- Strawberry syrup just a little bit to sweetin it up. My girls didn't like milk when we switched from formula so I tried hocolate no luck but the strawberry they sucked...
Recommendation on Bottles
Asked by J.C. from Boston
on September 29, 2008
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I have been using the Playtex drop ins for my daughter. I've recently weened her and am bottle feeding exlusively and find that the Playtex bottles are a pain and not ...
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- Here's a link to a previous discussion on BPA free bottles: http://www.mamasource.com/request/3380157384532951041 Good luck, J.
- I used others too. My cousin is a nurse and a mother of 2 and grandmother of 2. She said to use Dr. Browns. They now make BPA free bottles and they cut downs my son's ...
- Dr. Brown's are awesome but yes WAY too many parts to clean. After about a month you'd regret them & wished you bought something else. But they are wonderful have the...
Need Advice for Baby with Terrible Gas Pains
Asked by N.K. from Los Angeles
on April 4, 2009
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My baby is 18 days old and the first few days, he did fine on the premixed Enfamil formula they give at the hospital. Once we got home and began using the powder form...
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- Hi N., Try Carnation Good Start and Dr. Brown's Bottles. That combo will do it. Time and time again, my friends didn't believe me. Once tried, they won't do anythin...
- I remember this scenario with my son when we first bought him home. It was a nightmare for two months until we finally figured out what was going on. We took him to a ...
- We found that Gripe Water worked amazingly well!
Any Mom Who Has Advice!!!
Asked by A.H. from Seattle
on February 12, 2008
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I am about to start the wheening process with my 15 month old little girl...she does not take the bottle...never has, pacifier...never has, hates milk (yes I have trie...
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- Just offer fluids in the sippy cup. Relax about the milk. Neither of my kids are crazy about milk. Just offer lots of water and juices... You can even find them for...
- With my first, I discovered that if I gave him juice in a bottle he was tempted enough to actually drink it (though he would never drink a bottle of milk). Once he wou...
- Use a Sippy Cup. You can also mix your milk with soy milk... This will help with the taste. Stay away form chocolate milk. This can promote tooth decay. Good luck B.
Tips for Constipated Infant?
Asked by C.C. from Orlando
on March 4, 2011
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Hi Mamas,
My 6 week old is gassy and constipated. I have tried everything the pediatrician has asked me to do. Today they tell me to "just keep doing what you are doi...
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- my son was super gassy when I ate really gassy foods. After giving birth I was trying to lose weight so ate alot of veggies and high fiber foods and that made him have...
- Gripe water really helps. It worked better than the gas drops. Talk to a lactation consultant. Maybe the baby is taking in too much air when breast feeding. Try li...
- Hi C.- my son had the same problems. I took a nipple from his bottle and filled it with plum smart or you can use prune juice, he sucked it down an d not much longer ...
Non Clogging Sippy Cup
Asked by S.K. from Washington DC
on August 2, 2008
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a sippy cup whose valve doesn't clog with whole milk. My daughter has just begun to accept milk in a sippy cup but after the fir...
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- Weird! Never had that problem! Could it be the brand of milk maybe? (By the way, I like your name!) -S. K
- my cousins boy drinks whol milk from the cups with elmo on them. and those cheap ones at walmart now with clifford. they never get clogged. he use nuby too and the...
- My son really likes the cups w/ the straws. He is not a fan of the cups that you have to tip up. Plus the straws never clog.
Sippy Cups Advice
Asked by J.F. from Augusta
on January 1, 2008
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I need sippy cup advice!! My son will be 11 months old tomorrow. We have been working with a sippy cup for about 4 1/2 months! He just plays with it. I am not sure if...
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- Hi! My little boy did not take to his sippy cup until right around his 1st birthday. I took a weekend and got rid of his bottles and only gave him sippy cups. Our p...
- I had a time myself w/ finding the right sippy cup. After 3 months of using the nubby brand I finally treid to suck on it myself and could hardly get anything thru it....
- The Nuby cups are horrible!! They either leak because when you put the top back on the ring and then that on the lid, the top would move and it wasn't sealed right. ...
Advice on Nursing Bras
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on March 17, 2009
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I am looking for recommendations on brands of good nursing bras(decent price, good quality and long lasting), especially for someone who is well endowed.
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- Hard to tell you where to shop when we don't know where you are... If you're anywhere near SLC, I would recommend checking out Motherhood Maternity in Sandy. It's a ...
- I second the Bravado recommendation. They are pricey, but I LOVE mine. I have a couple of cheaper Target ones that are okay, but I adore my Bravado (weird to say tha...
- I spent $20 each on nursing bras at, of all places, Walmart. I bought the Bestform brand item# B388. I love this bra because even when the bra is unhooked to nurse, ...
Looking for Advice on Slings
Asked by C.S. from Jacksonville
on December 27, 2007
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I want to purchase a sling to carry my son in. He is 2 months old and LOVES to be held. I also have a 18 mth old girl, so I need some "extra" hands. I was hoping to...
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- I had the new little star sling (I think it is the cheaper version of the new native sling) that I purchased new off of ebay and loved to use with my daughter when she...
- I used slings for my children and it sure made things sooo much easier. I used both the Maya Wrap and also a Heart to Heart sling. (You can buy them online-just goog...
- I just purchased a Maya Wrap, and I LOVE it! Exactly what I was looking for in a sling! You can take a look at them here: http://www.mayawrap.com/ I actually bough...
RA And Breastfeeding
Asked by P.B. from Anchorage
on March 21, 2010
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Okay so I typed a big long story then my computer froze so here are my questions and the WAY short explaination:
1) what kind of formula do you recommend?
(we are no...
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- Sorry this is late, but I just read your request and had to reply! I have RA (was diagnosed about 4 yrs. ago) and have tried various kinds of treatments. I started ...
- It's really trial land error. Every child, like every person, is different. You have to find what they like and what they can tolerate. My oldest took a pacifier an...
- What meds are you starting? Are you certain they're not compatible with bf? Is your rheumatologist open to exploring treatments that are? I'm currently on Humira, a...
