Nipples: Preschooler
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Seeking Advice on Bottle Nipples
Asked by N.H. from Washington DC
on February 10, 2009
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I have a 4 month old breastfed baby boy. He is fed by bottle during the day at daycare. All of his bottles currently have stage 1 nipples (Born Free). Is it really nec...
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- Breastfed babies can stay on slow flow. It more closely resembles breastfeeding. My daughter is 6 mo. and has no problems with slow flow nipples. I have no intention o...
- Hey N.! I wondered about all that too with my daughter. She ended up hating the stage 3, it was too fast of a flow and it choked her all the time. The doc said to just...
- You don't have to switch them out at all unless he is getting frustrated or taking a rediculously long time to eat his bottle. My son was BF up until a year but did g...
When to Switch Bottle Nipples
Asked by A.T. from Detroit
on May 20, 2007
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Hi I am a first time mother of a 3 month old. I am wondering about the bottle nipples. Do the nipples have to be changed for new ones? I check to make sure the nipp...
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- I have a son that will be a year old on may 30th. One thing to remember tooo is if they start to chew on the nipples it might wear them out faster. I know when my ki...
- The nipple you have shouldn't wear out. They are silicon and should last. I would say that you should go to the level 2 nipples when it seems like the baby is having a...
- Hi A., The nipples shouldn't wear out for awile. I never had to get new ones. As long as you check them and they aren't cracked or anything I would use them. I did...
4 Year Old and a Pacifier
Asked by J.D. from Grand Rapids
on March 29, 2008
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My daughter, now 4, always took a pacifier and she absolutely loved it and was very attached to it. About a month ago, I started cutting off the nipple little by litt...
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- Well, many/ most won't agree with me..... :) My sons, all in thier late 20's now, had thier pipes beyond 4. Not even sure when they got rid of them anymore. But I kno...
- Hi J., I was watching the Nanny on televison a few weeks ago and she had an episode about a child who needed to give up the passi. So she made a big deal about a "pas...
- My daughter now 18 year had a pacifier until age 5 or 6 she went through physical withdraws from us taking it. She broke out in hives had many sleepless nights. We wou...
3 Year Old Still Takes a Bottle to Bed
Asked by K.M. from Johnstown
on March 18, 2008
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Hi , My 3 year old still takes A bottle to bed and naps. how can I take it off of her with out tramatizing the whole family? she shares A room with her 5 year old bro...
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- At 3 yrs old no matter what you do you are going to have a fight on your hands for a couple of days. Pick a weekend when no one has to go do anything and you can slee...
- Hello K., Does your daughter like sleeping with her brother? Might work instead of you sleeping with her. Since they share a room. Is there anything else that she i...
- Cold turkey. This is why doctors recommend having a child weened off a bottle by a year. I know I started cups at 6 months with water/juice and on their first birt...
SORE Nipples -HELP!!
Asked by A.W. from Atlanta
on September 14, 2009
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I have been breastfeeding for 4 weeks and feels like I have everything that can go wrong go wrong. Horrible engorgement, blocked milk ducts (which I have overcome) and...
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- I can completely relate and I have found the answer to my prayers for relief of very painful nipples. And I mean so painful I cried every time he latched on. My baby...
- I know exactly what you are going through, but just hang in there cause it is best for your baby. Go to the drug store and ask the Pharmacist for Gentialian Violet. It...
- Hi A.. sorry to hear your situation, but I can relate. I also had multiple issues including yeast infection in my nipples (it's a fungus). I had lots and lots of pa...
Reusing Bottle Nipples
Asked by K.F. from Cleveland
on September 9, 2010
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Just a quick question...I was wondering if I should use my sons old bottle nipples for my daughter (I'm due in 5 weeks) or if I should just buy new ones. I bought them...
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Bottle
Asked by L.L. from Fort Myers
on July 4, 2007
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need help getting two year old to stop screaming crying and carrying on for the bottle- he has been refusing the cup even while thirsty and to the point of almost dehy...
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- I have a 3 year old that still drinks his milk in a bottle and my five year old as well. Eventually he will stop wanting it, but he's just 2, I would give him his bott...
- Hey, I have not tried this, but I read this technique, used for bottles and pacifiers and thought I might share it with you. If you have someone close to you, or a nei...
- I agree with the majority, don't give in, at least not all the time, cut out daytime bottles first, then after about a week or two of that cut out the nightime bottles...
Slow Nipples
Asked by J.P. from Dallas
on May 8, 2008
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Can anyone suggest a slow nipple? I was trying to find the brand that is the slowest in hopes that my baby doesn't like the bottle better than breast. I start back t...
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- I worked and nursed my children and used Playtex latex slow flow nipples. They worked great for me. FTI...get the original nurser bottles, not the premium ones as th...
- Hi J. - I had the same issue and used the Playtex Vent-aire standard nipple. They have 2 - a slow and a fast. The slow was great, but the fast was really fast, so ...
- J.: I am not sure about the slow nipple but if you gave your baby the bottle only recently then your baby will know what is BEST ( BREAST). don't worry nurse when ...
Bottle
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on January 6, 2009
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My son is 20 months old and still takes the "baba". I know that you're supposed to get them off the bottle at a year but my Motherly instincts tell me he's not ready ...
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- I let both my girls give up their bottle on their own, with some encouragement from me. My oldest was just over a year but my youngest was 26mo before she gave up her ...
- Please do not feel stupid & do not be ashamed of letting your son have a bottle longer than most. My oldest took a cereal bottle through the night until he was four. ...
- Hi K., just my two cents for ya, just let him have the bottle. My only advice would be to put either just water or milk in the bottle because of the sugar content, an...
Nipple Confusion
Asked by S.M. from Chicago
on August 27, 2008
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I went away for a long weekend. When I returned my 10 week old son began struggling with returning to nursing from being feed by grandma from the bottle. For the pas...
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- Productive sucking will be wide open mouth suck, a few small open mouth sucks, wide open mouth suck, a few small open mouth sucks, etc. Comfort sucking or sucking to ...
- Unfortunately that long weekend might have done just that, cause "confusion," which is actually sort of laziness because it's far less work to drink out of the bottle ...
- Did you pump while you were away? If not, maybe your supply went down from not pumping. His frequent sucking will increase your supply again. What was in the bottle gr...
