Nipples: Infant
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Bottle Nipples?
Asked by S.B. from Janesville-Beloit
on January 30, 2007
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I am having a problem with the nipples for my son's bottles. He is six weeks old and I can't seem to find the right kind of nipple for his bottles. I have slow flow ni...
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- I had a preemie and found out just to buy the cheap old fashioned bottles that don't even come with a fancy nipples. I had tried fancy bottles and this kind and th...
- I used to poke extra holes as needed in the nipples for my daughter, it worked way better than trying to find an inbetween. Good luck!
- I wonder if you can polk your own second hole in the slow flow bottle?
Bottle Nipples
Asked by A.S. from Seattle
on February 20, 2011
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My 6 week old son is suffering from GERD, cries horribly during feedings and can appear to struggle taking the Dr. Brown nipple. Does anyone know whether small or sho...
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- We always used a playtex nurser. My daughter was the same way, even on breastmilk. Another thing that helped us was to keep her upright for at least 30 minutes after e...
- Try adding a probiotic to the bottle. Both of my kids had GERD, one was a silent refluxer, the other spit up constantly. Their naturopath put them on Bifidous and it h...
- i used the soothie bottles
Bottle Nipples
Asked by M.F. from New York
on January 9, 2007
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is it bad that my 9 month old is still using stage 1 avent nipples....i just never felt the she needed them to be switched.....i have some stage 2 and 3's....should i ...
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- The only problem with the stage ones is that they are usually smaller because they are for a newborn. She may have an easier time at nursing with the larger nipple. ...
- I have an 8 1/2 month old and she now used the 4 ones. She never gets too much, drinks comfortably and stops when she is full. Even if your child prefers a slower flow...
- Hi there, My cousin's daughter was on stage 1 nipples for almost a year and all my relatives would constantly remark how petite their daughter was. We all figured it ...
Bottle Nipples for Breastfed Baby
Asked by M.M. from Minneapolis
on September 17, 2007
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We are trying to find a bottle nipple that our daughter will take that doesn't take so long for her to eat. I returned to work today and it took her 2 hours and she d...
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- I used the Playtex with the bag with my first and then got sick of the bag with my second and used Avent. They were wonderful! FYI, when it comes time to transition ...
- I used Avent, but I found that with any of the bottle nipples, they all flowed faster than breastfeeding! So, we had the problem of the milk coming TOO fast, instead ...
- I was exclusively breast feeding my son but now that I'm getting ready to go back to work we used Breastflow. At first I really liked the nipple but after a few uses i...
Breastfed Babies and Bottle Nipples
Asked by A.P. from Pocatello
on March 11, 2008
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To breastfeeding mothers who have also used a bottle ... Wondering what brand of bottle nipples you have tried and why you chose the brand you did? Thanks!
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- We used Avent bottles with the clear silicone nipples because, at the time, it was the only nipple on the market that had the wide base to flare out the babies mouth l...
- The ONLY bottle my breast fed babies would take for the first year are the platex drop in bottles. The nipples are not the silicone kind. I tried the nuk kind becaus...
- Hello Amy, I used Playtex Vent Air wide nipple bottles for my baby girl. She absolutely loved this bottles. I think the nipple being wide resembles more a natural n...
Bottle Nipple Question
Asked by P.K. from Kansas City
on November 24, 2006
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Ok, my daughter is breast fed and bottle fed with pumped breast milk and the occasional formula feeding. BUT, my question is this: When she eats with a bottle a lot ...
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- I didn't read through all the responses but I did read Melissa's and she's right on. I found some bottles by First Years (I think) called Breastflow at Babies R us (I...
- I had this same problem with my son. I used Avent bottles, with these I could buy the nipples that had like one or two holes, whatever worked for me. My son did much...
- Check the packaging of the bottle nipples you buy. They have different stages to them. I don't have any Gerber ones to look at, but with the Playtex nipples, it is sta...
Bottle Nipples That Don't Leak??
Asked by C.K. from New York
on March 14, 2009
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Are there any bottles that don't leak? I am using the Playtex system with the disposable inserts, and have been really happy with it, but since we switched to the 6 mo...
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- Because the opening is bigger for a faster flow, I have found that they all leak. In fact, our little guy was sick last week so I slept with him in the guest room... ...
- That's what the fast flow nipples do, no matter what brand you get. Some brands may have a faster flow than others, but they're all going to leak like that. As your ba...
- I have a 6 and 1/2 month old and I have not switch nipple sizes on his bottles. I think it's better to stick to the no. 1's because they imitate the milk flow from th...
Nipple Confusion
Asked by E.D. from San Francisco
on March 29, 2008
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My child was in the NICU for her first 5 days of her life. So, she was given bottled formula and pacifiers. I am pumping and she only drinks my breast milk, but she ...
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- hi E., have you tried putting a few drops of breast milk on your nipple when you are latching your baby? sometimes just the taste will get them to start sucking......
- You just have to quite giving her the bottle and start just giving her the nipple at first she may not want it but if she gets hungery then she will. just don't give ...
- I had a similar problem with my daughter and agree with everyone who suggested you see a lactation consultant. I worked with one and it was totally worth it. I do r...
Best / Most Natural Bottle Nipple
Asked by R.G. from Los Angeles
on April 5, 2011
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I'm tryn to find the nearst to the real nipple there is for my baby. She is not a huge fan of the bottle but sometimes I need to take a shower without havn to wait for...
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- My daughter was difficult to say the least, and after several attempts we found NUK. She loves them and her Daycare has had great success with them. Although, you ma...
- The "MAM" brand bottles/nipples. Amazon has it. It is not in stores, commonly My breastfed Son, LOVED this bottle. I did too. It is commonly used in Europe. It i...
- I used breastflow bottles when my son was a newborn. They are made to resemble the mothers breast.
When to Change Nipple Size on Bottle
Asked by M.H. from Austin
on January 14, 2010
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When do I change the nipple size on a bottle. I'm using Dr. Brown bottles for feeding. We're on 1 and my little girl is eating 4oz's every 3-4 hours.
Is there a rule...
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- My daughter was primarily breastfed, but she went to daycare full time and used bottles for a year. She was actually happy with the same nipple for the whole year. I k...
- She is probably ok for a while longer. Right about 9 weeks to 12 weeks you may notice a change in her pattern of sucking and more control because her sucking will cha...
- I didn't use Dr. Browns but the Advent nipple packages would specify the age range they were designed for so that is what I always went by.
