Nighttime Feedings: Playtex
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Sleeping Through the Night...
Asked by H.K. from Columbus
on February 3, 2008
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My 2 1/2 month old daughter started sleeping through the night two nights ago. She goes to bed around 9pm and wakes up between 5:30-6am. I started this bedtime routine...
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- No, you are not starving your daughter.:)My daughter is 15 months and she has been sleeping through the night since about 2 months old. The first thing I want to say i...
- My daughters began sleeping through the night at 4 weeks and the other at 6 weeks. If she was starving she would cry until you fed her. So I would not worry about th...
- Mine didn't sleep that long until probaby 4 mos. But I say, if it's working, do it. If she was really hungry, I doubt a binky would soothe her.
Sleeping Through the Night and Weaning
Asked by M.G. from New York
on May 20, 2008
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My son is 14 1/2 months old & I need help with two things. I am still breastfeeding and he still does not sleep through the night. I have been trying to wean him for a...
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- Two things that worked for us was not nursing for a nap that you thought would be the easiest and then another and then bed. At bed time it was Daddy's job to put baby...
- Hi M. My 2 sons are 10 and 12 now but I always made new transitions a big event so the kids were excited about them. They stopped all nursing and bottles by 12 month...
- I agree with Marisa's advice...im kind of in the same boat - my son is 11 months old next week and still wakes at midnight, 3 am and 5 am to nurse. i continue to go in...
How to Introduce a Bottle for Night Feeds
Asked by V.M. from Boston
on October 7, 2008
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Hi All - I have a nearly 4 week old who was born by c-section and was on bottles her first week and a half of life (she was up in NICU for 4 days and had a very easy f...
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- V. - It could be a number of things, but you have to do what is best for you too. If you need a rest and want hubby to join in, you may want to try a different bottle...
- I ahve to agree with Dawn on this one....you rally need to understand that by introducing a bottle this early you may cause some nipple confusion. It takes breastfeedi...
- I found that if my daughter could smell me or knew I was aorund she would hold out to nurse. Make sure that your husband is the only one to bottle feed her because if...
11 Mo Old Still Takes a Bottle at Night
Asked by G.F. from Topeka
on July 1, 2008
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My daughter will be turning one at the end of this month (yikes!), and I just realized that she won't be getting formula or bottles after that and I don't know what to...
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- why would you get rid of her bottle? My daughter still had her bottle at night until she was nearly two. It wasn't used to put her to sleep, she just sat down with h...
- Why do you feel you have to take the bottle away at one? I would try to gradually give her less in the bottle and see if she will start eating more during the day bu...
- I got my kids off the bottle at night by switching to water. They were always fine with water in the bottle, and took less and less. Another mom I know switched to jus...
Breastmilk Storage
Asked by R.A. from Los Angeles
on July 4, 2008
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Any suggestions on what products to use to store breast milk. I have read that glass or plastic containers work best for freezing, but using storage bags is also an op...
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- Any lansinoh products are the best. I tried several breast milk bags and lansinoh are the best. They totally cater to the breastfeeding mother.
- I used the Lansinoh storage bags for the freezer. They worked pretty well.
- You should be able to find the freezer bags for breast milk where ever the breast pump is sold. My daughter had them when she breastfed her first son. The bags are m...
What Bottles Are Best?
Asked by D.R. from Philadelphia
on November 7, 2009
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My husband and I are expecting our first child in a few weeks. I registered for the Phillips Avent bottles because I heard such greta things about them. Now, the mor...
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- Congratulations!!! I used Avent bottles with my 14 month old. Though she was breastfed, she needed suppliments right from the beginning, so we introduced a bottle at...
- Dear D., Boobs are best. Good luck with your baby. N
- Congratulations on your baby. I have a 2 year old and one on the way. I used Dr. brown with the first and intend to use them again with our second if breastfeeding fa...
Weaning for the Breast to Bottle
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on March 3, 2008
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My 8 week old daughter absolutely refuses a bottle. She will go into a screaming, crying fit, bite down on the nipple, flail her hands and feet to fight it, etc. We ...
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- I would definitely have someone you trust come over for a whole day. You need to leave the house so baby doesn't smell your milk around. Have that person offer the b...
- Try Nuk nipples. I nursed both of my boys and used bottles. Both of them would only use Nuk nipples. The Nuk worked well with my friend too. The nipples are flat.
- Talk to your breastfeeding specialist. Although her specialty is getting the child to breastfeed, she probably has ideas on how to get them to take a bottle as necess...
Help! Please! Choking Every Feeding
Asked by S.G. from Lakeland
on November 19, 2009
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My 6wks grandbaby is always choking and having trouble catching her breath. We have tried all the different bottles/nipples( Dr Brown's, nuke,smothie,playtex vent aire...
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- You said playtex, but have you tried the slow nipple, they also have the slow orthodic nipple.
- My son was the same way until I put him on a 3-hour feeding routine. (except at night...he'll sleep a 9 hour stretch now) I was letting him get too hungry and then we ...
- If her formula is coming back up and then she cries after swallowing it...my money is on reflux. That's how my son was. Go to her pediatrician, tell him/her what's h...
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...
Toddler Not Giving up Bottle
Asked by M.P. from Boston
on March 3, 2008
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Hi
I am a mother of a 2 year old who refuses to drink milk/juice/water in a sippy cup. I've used different cups to make her transition smooth but nothing works. I've ...
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- My now two year old wouldn't drink milk out of a sippy cup either. Not that she wanted the bottle that much...just no milk. (We don't give the kids juice because our...
- No advice on the bottle part, but on the no speaking thing, both of my sons did not speak until after 2 (one still does not, but read on), and they both got free servi...
- Hi M. - My son was unable to give up his bottle (again just for milk) until he was almost three. He only used it at night before bed. Eventually, I offered him th...
