Nipples
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To Big for Bottle?
Asked by S.H. from Columbus
on December 16, 2006
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My child is almost 3 and is still not off the bottle. (Milkey bottle) as she calls it. I know that its time and many people just say take it away from her. And its a l...
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- My only advice would be to go "cold turkey", throw out all the bottles, you'll have a few rough nights at first, but kids adapt a lot quicker and easier than we give t...
- I agree with everyone on the who throw the bottle away thing, but maybe since it's so close to christmas you could suggest that she gives the bottles to santa in excha...
- It should have never gotten that far - 3 years old! What kind of pediatrician do you have that would have allowed you to continue the bottle even after 1 year? I hav...
Infant Bottle Help
Asked by S.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 31, 2011
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I am looking for a bottle for my infant that has a short stumpy nipple. She seems to gag like the regular size nipples are too long. So far we have tried Playtex ven...
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- We used the Playtex Drop-ins. I'd suggest just buying nipples before investing in the bottles until you find one that works for her!
- We tried the NUK wide mouth bottles for our little one- he is 10 weeks now- and worked for us. Same problem for us and the little one is exclusively breast fed now but...
- My baby did well with Born Free. They are pricey, but excellent bottles. The nipples are similar to the natural breast.
Breast to Bottle....
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on July 10, 2010
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Hello ladies!!!!
Ok, so I have another question for you mamas out there. I have a 4 month old, and at this point I am planning on going back to work end of Augus...
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- You'll have to try different bottles. I'd start with Avent or Playtex drop Ins. With my 4 months old it came down to warming the milk really well and she'll take any b...
- I love Playtex drop in's. You can get an adapter at Target to attach the bag to the pump so you can minimize on bottle washing.
- we used the avent bpa free ones and my daughter loved them. she was bf'd and she took to these no prob
Bottle to Sippy
Asked by B.W. from Baton Rouge
on March 5, 2008
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I need suggestions on transitioning from the bottle to the sippy cup. My daughter is 11 1/2 months old and I know its best to start trying to take the bottle away. I...
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- When my son was nearing his 1st birthday I took the bottle away during the day. Night bedtime he got the bottle. After first birthday I told him he was abig boy now,...
- All of this urgency to take the bottle away from babies is utterly ridiculous! All it does is make the doctor happy, stress out the baby & the baby's parents. As far a...
- Is she able to suck from a straw? I found that both my boys did better with straw cups b/c they don't have to tip it up to drink or suck so hard to get anything out. ...
Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by C.M. from Toledo
on May 22, 2008
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I breastfeed my 2 month old. I would sometimes like her to take a bottle of I am away from Her for a short time. When I try to give Her a bottle she just licks at it...
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- Hi C.! One thing that helped us with this, was to have someone else give her the bottle. She will likely want the real thing from you! I would always enlist my hubb...
- Do you pump your milk? My youngest didn't like a bottle because the taste was different. If I put breast milk in it he chowed down. It was cute watching his face when ...
- just so you know, my son still won't take a bottle and he's 12months old!!! at first i thought it was a big problem but then i realized it was just something i had to ...
Give up the Bottle?
Asked by K.R. from Sherman
on June 10, 2011
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I know the bottle is supposed to be phased out by 1 year, but i dont know why.
Do you?
My little one is 15 months and we are still breast feeding. its fine during th...
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- I never understood that either, and I say do what works for you. If the bottle isnt causing any issues and everybody is happy, then keep it! We are doing the same ...
- I read somewhere that being on the bottle too long can cause more ear infections bc of the sucking. I too bf'd but by 6mo I got her started on the soft tip sippy and b...
- There is no good reason. My daughter had a bottle before naptime and before bedtime until she was three. Up until 11 mo, she was nursed at those times, but she self-we...
When Do You Stop the Bottle?
Asked by C.T. from St. Cloud
on August 10, 2010
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My son will be 1 in a month and I am wondering when do you stop using the bottle? The good thing is he never had liked a pacifer so we do not have to worry about that ...
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- I think at 1 when they get cow's milk, you end bottles. We only give "milk" in sippy cups. I like the soft silicon tops better than the hard plastic topped ones. ...
- My child stopped the bottle at 11 months old. That was really up to him though... I introduced a sippy cup (it was borne free one from whole foods with a super soft...
- We tried to take the bottle away at 12 months but our son was just not ready. It ended up happening around 14 months old. Of course we got comments from my mom about h...
Taking the Bottle
Asked by A.H. from Cleveland
on February 25, 2007
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I have a 6 month old who has been strictly breastfed and I am tring to get him to take a bottle and he will not take one. The only reason that I want to start with a b...
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- Hi A., I am in the EXACT same situation you are. My son is not interested in anything but me, I call him a nipple snob :) I have had some success with soft spoute...
- My daughter will not take a bottle either. But, I have started her on a sippy cup instead of a bottle. Well, she doesn't take the sippy cup yet she just is starting t...
- When my son would bite, I would pull him very close for just a second. This would startle him to let go, and then I would say, "do not bite mommy. It hurts". If he ...
Breaking the Bottle
Asked by D.S. from Nashville
on September 15, 2008
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I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but my 2 yr old still takes a bottle in the evenings. She drinks from a sippy or regular cup all day long, but around 6-7pm, she...
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- Congrats on baby number 2! I have a 3 year old son that at 1 year and 3 days I took the bottle completely away from him. I exchanged them with the Nuby sippy cup a...
- Sounds like it is completely for comfort. Similarly, when my son wouldn't ditch the binky, we told him the binky fairy would be coming soon to take all of his to new ...
- Two years old is a little old to be on the bottle but it's no different than the 3 and 4 year olds I see with pacifiers. I wanted my son completely off the bottle by ...
What Bottle Is Best?
Asked by S.L. from Seattle
on July 18, 2009
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My sister-in-law just had her first baby. When she goes back to work I'm going to be taking care of him. She's breastfeeding now, and will start pumping when she goes ...
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- It's usually easiest to introduce a daily bottle at 3-6 weeks. Baby is most likely to take it at this time without interfering with breast feeding. As far as which b...
- We liked the avent and gerber wide mouth bottles best. They don't leak and are short and stubby so easy for baby to hold when they get older :)
- The bottle most like the breast is the Adiri Natural Nurser. http://www.adiri.com/ Not the easiest bottle to use though, and also not the cheapest. With traditio...
