Multiple Car Seats: Toddler, Avent
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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...
Need Info on First Time Flying with 2 Yr Old
Asked by B.H. from New York
on April 16, 2008
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Hi Ladies, Me, my husband and 2yr old son are flying to Florida next month and I was wondering if I need to bring his car seat onto the plane, I really dont want to br...
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- go to onestepahead.com and buy the airplane vest. This way if you hit any turbulence he won't fly off your lap - that's what I did - never take a chance. I checked m...
- It really depends on your child. I flew when my son was 2 1/2 and he was excellent without a car seat. But my son is a very good boy and isn't hyper. On the other h...
- Hi there! I'm sure you'll get a lot of responses on this one... My family and I travel a lot, we've done it since my first daughter was 2 month old (I have two girls ...
1 Month Old Having Trouble at Night
Asked by C.P. from Dallas
on July 26, 2006
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I'm a first time mom who is breastfeeding and I'm not sure if my baby is colicky or just gassy at night. Every afternoon he has trouble going back to sleep after feed...
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- Hi C., It's a tough class when you try to comfort your little one to sleep, isn't it?! My first son had that problem since born and now he's 3 years old. We tried eve...
- You don't mention whether you're breastfeeding or bottle feeding. If you're bottle feeding, your baby may be intolerant to the formula (either the cow milk based prot...
- My son will be five weeks old tomorrow. He's having the same problems, and my husband and I aren't quite sure if it's gas or colic. The only thing we've found that's s...
First Time Mom- Baby Shower- What to Ask For.
Asked by S.B. from Gainesville
on February 13, 2010
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Hello moms ! I am 5 months pregnant, and have no family here. I have had the same job for 4 years, and my supervisor at work is dead set on throwing me a baby shower. ...
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- Register for what you'd like to get for your baby! If people aren't comfortable spending a certain amount, they won't! Make it a wide range of items. High chairs and b...
- First of all, remember regsteng for a baby is alot of fun!!! Put the basic stuff on your registry....bottles, pacifiers, onesies, towels, blankets, hangers, the littl...
- Gift certificates are appropriate. Small items like baby blanket and bath items; and especially items for MOMMY...slippers, bathrobe, a coupon for take-out, a babysit...
First Time Mom-to-be Overwhelmed with All the Products!
Asked by D.N. from Raleigh
on July 15, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I am a first time mom-to-be (14 weeks) and have been researching the many products out there for babies. I am basically seeking advice about any and all p...
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- There were lots of products years ago but nowadays it is unreal the number of products and gadgets out there. I think if you stick to the simple basics you can't go ...
- I loved the Boppy pillow. My son and I got the point that we used it for all feedings. I used Playtex dropins bottles for daycare which also fit the lansinoh storage...
- Get all your safety stuff (outlet covers, etc.) that are appropriate for your environments - yes, environments, including grandma's house, etc. Don't skimp on baby gat...
23 Days Old, and Eating 4Oz plus Almost Every Hour/two Hours at a time...HELP
Asked by G.M. from Phoenix
on August 24, 2009
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OK, I just had my second born, on July 31st. He went from 2 ounces to already four ounces. He just can't seem to get enough to be able to sleep past two hours at a tim...
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- I am the office manager for a great Pediatric office. I spoke with one of my doctors. First of all...your baby is WAAAAAY too young to be fed rice cereal. There is ...
- Both of my babies were good eaters. After I would walk them and change diapaers...I would feed them. My son nursed every two hours for about the first six weeks, and...
- Well, you might be expecting a little too much from a 23 day old. Honestly, I wouldn't be worried about over-feeding him (as someone else mentioned). If you were breas...
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.
2 Mon Old Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by T.D. from Chicago
on September 4, 2008
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My almost 3 month old daughter will not take a bottle. She is breastfed and no one, including my husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and daycare provider can get h...
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- When I went back full-time to work my daughter wouldn't take the bottle either. I tried lots of bottles and the one that worked for her was the Playtex bottle for brea...
- All I can say is you aren't alone. My now 7 month old began refusing the bottle at 3 months. We tried everything and no success. I have given up at this point and s...
- I have a day care home and once cared for a little infant girl who would not take the bottle. It lasted for two full days as I remember and on the third day she final...
Need Baby Registry Advice
Asked by B.D. from Kansas City
on December 26, 2008
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I'm expecting a baby girl in February, and we just brought home our new 10 and 5 year-old sons from Russia. Life is a little hectic right now, and most of my time is ...
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- wow, triple congrats! i just bet your life is crazy right now! and sounds like it'll stay that way for awhile, too! lol. first off i will say that the most wonderful g...
- I have a medela pump in style. The Dr Brown bottles fit on it. I rarely sterilized bottles... but I did boil paci's & would use sterilizing bags by medela for bottl...
- I would have to say renting a breastpump may be better than buying, as you may find that one doesn't work for you. And, manual pumping is free. I would guess some may ...
Need Bottle Recommendations for My Breastfed Baby
Asked by A. from Houston
on November 26, 2007
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We've been struggling to get our 2 and a half month old to take a bottle. We've given him a bottle of breast milk a couple of times a week since he was about a month ...
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- We had difficulty getting my son to take a bottle also, and I ended up going with the Breastflow, which he did pretty well with. I had tried Avent and the Playtex Vent...
- Hi A. - First off, know that it does get easier. My DD didn't really like taking a bottle at first. One thing that helped was to have someone else (DH or my mom) giv...
- I loved my Avent bottles and plan to use them again for my second baby :) Good luck!
