Nipples
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Bottle Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Omaha
on August 21, 2006
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I have been nursing my son since birth. I have been struggling with bottle feeding (my breast milk) with my son. I have never used formula, only breast milk. He is ...
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- Hi Dear. Some babies just refuse the bottle. My son just turned one year, this past Wednesday. I breast feed. Early on, I had my husband feed with the bottle, occa...
- S. When my girls tried to pull this stunt I just continued to give the bottle. When they get hungry they will take it. Althought maybe you should try another bottle...
- Hang in there! I had similar problems with my son when he started daycare. It was so stressful. I would just try lots of different nipples. The one that worked for ...
Bottle Feeding
Asked by N.B. from Kansas City
on March 25, 2009
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I am having a very hard time getting my son to take a bottle. I am a stay at home mom so he always has the breast available! He is 11 weeks old and I am trying to ge...
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- HI N., I have two small girls that I have breast fed for the first year of their life, while working a full time job, so stay calm it can be done. I have found succes...
- Try getting the Nuby bottles, or you can find the ones that are more like moms breast. Have you tried having someone else feed him preferably by the person who will b...
- It's not the bottle it is you. Because she knows you are available he doesn't want the bottle. Try to get your husband to give her a bottle. She will most likely ta...
Bottle Advice
Asked by R.R. from Raleigh
on January 17, 2008
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Has anyone tried the breastflow bottles? Or can anyone tell me more about them or their experiences with them. My 3 month old does not want to use a bottle no matter...
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- I have a 10 mo. old that was exclusively breast-fed until 9 mo. when my milk supply started decreasing. He now gets one bottle of formula per day in addition. I was ...
- We tried them with our 2 month old b/c he wouldn 't take a bottle, and he really didn't like the breastflow bottles...it was like the nipple was too big for him to lat...
- I have 3 kids (2,4,6) each one took a different bottle my first would only take playtex w/ the natural nipple (the brown ones) MY 2nd boy took the platex bottles but ...
Bottle Refusal
Asked by K.J. from Los Angeles
on July 25, 2008
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I breastfeed my beautiful 3 1/2 month old daughter exclusively, however for the past couple of months she has refused a bottle - not of formula but of breast milk. Th...
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- Hi K., I also had the same problem & never actually got my daughter to take a bottle. It was a great stress on me, until I finally weened her (around 13 months). So...
- Oh, I so feel your pain. It's what happened to us with DS1. He REFUSED to take a bottle, but I had to go back to work. Thankfully spouse and I were splitting our sc...
- What worked for us (after trying MULTIPLE bottles, nipples, etc) was a latex nipple- I think it must be softer and more like the real deal. Anyway, of course daddy fe...
Bottle Suggestions
Asked by A.C. from Boston
on June 29, 2008
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Hi. We just made the switch from ready-made formula to powder, as recommended by our pediatrition - who says that the flouride in tap water is good for the baby (6 mt...
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- I would do Born Free or Medula because they are BPA free. Babies R Us sells them.
- Don't switch. I used powder formula and drop-ins. I would make a large volume about 32 0z, I used a rubbermaid bottle with the volume marks on the side. Then I woul...
- I use the same system and the Enfamil lipil powder. Put the powder in first, add water and shake. This especially great for the diaper bag. I have the pre measured am...
Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by K.W. from Evansville
on February 3, 2007
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My daughter is now 3 months old and I'm having trouble getting her to take a bottle of expressed breastmilk from me or anyone else for that matter. I've tried differ...
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- have you had someone try when you are out of the house? Often a breastfed baby will refuse if mom is in the house because they so prefer the warmth and comfort of mom...
- I've been there... it's very frustrating. With my son (1st born), I followed all the standard advice about waiting 2-3 months to introduce bottles until breastfeeding ...
- Hi there! I know you've tried a lot of different bottles/nipples, but have you specifically tried the Playtex Natural Latch nipples? My daughter would only use those...
Nipple Flow/size
Asked by R.M. from Portland
on January 1, 2009
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I am wondering when to go from a slow flow nipple to a faster one. Anyone have any ideas? My son eats breast milk from a bottle. He is 3 1/2 months old. We use the...
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- Unless you are switching to formula do not change to a faster flow nipple. When it gets too easy for him to drink from the bottle he will likely refuse your breast. M...
- We kept the slow flow nipple as long as possible to still promote SOME breast feeding on the breast...but once she decided she wanted the bottle more (around 8 months)...
- R., I would check the packaging, but I think the change is recommended for around 6 months. M.
Friend Needs Help - Painful Hard Nipples During Pregnancy
Asked by J.A. from Stockton
on June 6, 2008
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I have a friend who is 5 months pregnant and about 6 weeks ago her nipples starting getting extremely hard and painful. It happens about every 20 minutes, worse when ...
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- im sorry i have never hurd anything like this or to this extent has she tried water keeping a worm damp cloth on them at all and if she can still sleep on her tummy o ...
- I manage a medical spa in Redding, CA and my husband and I are organic farmers. As an extension of our farm I make a line of therapeutic essential oil products and I ...
- First, try sleeping with a hot water bottle. Wear a t-shirt, and put the hot water bottle under the t-shirt to hold it in place. Second, protect the nipples from a...
Taking off Bottle!!
Asked by C.S. from Tampa
on September 2, 2007
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My son just turned 2 and i dont know how to take him off the bottle!! He never took to a pacifier instead he sucks on the nipple of the bottle like it were a pacifier ...
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- I remember when my daughter was two she was still addicted to the pacifier and the bottle. So we decided to stop the pacifier first. we just only allowed it at nap tim...
- C., It's probably best just to take it away from him "cold turkey." My daughter was 2.5 and still had a huge bottle addiction. I told her for several days beforeh...
- What seems to also work is putting the beloved milk in a sippie cup and switching the bottle to water only. My kids always wanted their milk, the bottle seemed insigni...
Taking a Bottle
Asked by M.H. from Topeka
on June 11, 2008
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Ok ladies some advice is needed. I nurse my 2mo. old son. Our pediatrician said if we wanted to introduce a bottle to start at 3-4 weeks. So we started using a bottle ...
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- One of my girls refused bottles, pacifiers or anything other than me for a year! We tried all the little tricks I read below. Every different bottle, someone else feed...
- Let someone else give him the bottle he know's by now that you are the milk supplier and will refuse to take it from you he can smell your milk and want to feed off of...
- The same thing happened to me! I was really stressout because I was leaving town for two nights. What we had to do was keep trying everyday to get him back to accept...
