Nipples: The First Years
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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...
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.
Stage 3 Bottle to Replace First Years' Breastflow?
Asked by E.A. from Atlanta
on August 8, 2010
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We've been using the First Years' Breastflow nipples and bottles and have just realized that we need to head into stage 3 (right?). When we've tried other bottles in ...
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- We just continued to use the breastflow nipples and bottles until he was on a sippy cup they were also the only bottle that our youngest would take.
- If he's OK with the flow, leave it? I say this as you mention "recently weaned" and might get gassy with time and formula/food combo (both mine did a bit) and leaving ...
- Why do you need to change? My daughter took breastmilk in the same stage one nipples from 10 weeks until I weaned her from the bottle at a year old. I am sure the flow...
What Nipples Are Closest to Breastfeeding.
Asked by T.M. from Tucson
on July 2, 2008
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My baby is due in Aug. and I'm doing a little planning. I want to nurse, but I'll have to pump while I'm at work. I want to avoid the mess I faced with my daughter. I ...
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- Dr. Brown's PREMIE nipples. There is a store on Gilbert and Southern that offers FREE Breastfeeding classes. It is called Baby Mother and More. Both the store a...
- Hi - The kind Felicia metioned is the BreastFlow bottle by the First Years. It's the only bottle that actually requires the baby to latch as opposed to just sucking h...
- When I had my daughter the hospital bag had The First Years bottle. I found more at Babies R Us. They are the ones with two nipples so the baby has to suck hard when u...
Best Bottle with a Shorter (Breast-like) Nipple?
Asked by S.R. from Dallas
on February 16, 2010
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We are due with our second baby girl in June 2010, and can't wait to meet her! :) I breastfed our first child, Emma Kate, mostly exclusively, but she had to have bottl...
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- My son is 6 weeks old, and exclusively breast fed, however, we introduced a bottle at 4 weeks so we could have an occasional night out eventually. We tried a couple, ...
- I had good luck with the Playtex drop ins. But I wanted to tell you that what your nipple looks like on the outside is nothing like what it looks like while in the ba...
- I happen to be sitting at my desk with an Adiri "natural nurser' bottle next to me. Years ago when we were trying to get our infant to take a bottle we tried every typ...
Cracked/bleeding Nipples. Help!!
Asked by J.F. from Rochester
on February 13, 2010
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Hi ladies,
I've never been successful at breastfeeding, so have always bottle fed my children. This time around though, I'm bound and determined to make it work. (s...
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- I had that problem. The best I can suggest is buy some nipple protectors -- plug in "nipple protectors" on google and various ones will come up. That's the only thin...
- I'm so impressed you've made it this far! However, please talk to a lactation consultant - they may have some at the hospital you delivered at - or see if you can get ...
- You can get a compounding pharmacist to get you some APNO (all purpose nipple ointment) with a prescription from your OB. I HIGHLY recommend it. It was so so helpful...
Dr. Brown's Bottles - When to Change Nipple Size
Asked by S.H. from New York
on October 14, 2007
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I have been feeding my son with the Dr. Brown's Bottles. The set came with 4 different size nipples. How do I know when to change from size 1 to 2, etc? The only one ...
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- We changed to the next nipple size when we thought our son could handle a faster flow. I can't recall any real way to "know", it just seemed like the right thing to do...
- I have been wondering the same thing. My son is now 6 months-old and we still use the size 1 because the size 2 seems to come out too fast. But it seems to me he sho...
- I looked on the website and I read that you can change to the level 2 at 3 months. My son who is 3 1/2 months is now using the level 2 and is doing really well with i...
The Best Nipples or Bottles for My 1 Month Old
Asked by K.P. from Clarksville
on June 20, 2010
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i have been exclusively breastfeeding, but started pumping a couple days ago. my daughter was fussy tonight and she fed until i believe there wasn't anything left so i...
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- my dd is 7 weeks, I started pumping when she was about 3 weeks. I just use regular bottles and nipples, (the newborn stage) and they work fine. She is able to go back ...
- We are currently using Dr. Brown's with the premie nipples for our 7 week old twins because they both have a tendency to get gassy. We started with the Avent bottles ...
- Always go with slow flow, but you also need a bottle whose nipple feels and acts like the breast. I have only known one that can actually pull it off perfectly, and t...
Bottle Problems
Asked by M.J. from Minneapolis
on January 14, 2010
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My 3 month old will not take a bottle. I have tried Playtex, Born Free, The First Years, and Nuk bottles. I will heat up my breast milk and put it in the bottle. She w...
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- My son was breastfed for the first 6 months. I started trying when he was 5 months to get him to take pumped milk from a bottle. He refused. We tried every kind of bot...
- Just pick one bottle and nipple that you like (or maybe looks most like you) and just keep trying. Also, heat up the milk hotter than you think. My daughter would not ...
- Like others, I think the best thing is to let her go for a long stretch, and continue offering her the bottle without having access to you. You'll probably need someo...
