Nipples
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Bottle Issues
Asked by B.R. from Fayetteville
on March 22, 2007
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My 11 wk old will not take a bottle. She is exclusively breastfed, but I try to pump so that I can go out once in a while. So far, she will not take a bottle from he...
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- I don't have much time, but Just wanted to tell you about the Gerber Nuk Nipples. They are made to replicate the real nipple, which appparently oyurs loves, just like ...
- Hi B., When my oldest was a baby he refused to take a bottle no matter what kind of nipple it had. One day my mom had me leave the room and she tried to give him a bo...
- Hey B., Have you tried the "Breastflow Bottle" made by The First Years? You can only get this at Babies R Us. I have heard other moms say very good things about ...
Won't Hold Own Bottle?
Asked by M.R. from Philadelphia
on May 23, 2008
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Is it strange that my 6 month old shows no interest in holding her own bottle? She's been bottle fed since birth and she used to sort of help hold it (when she was re...
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- HI M., Relax--I think all kids are different and you should never compare your child to another. If you start that doing that now, you will be insane by the time pre...
- I agree. Our society pushes our kids to be independent....enjoy these "snuggles"..and be flattered that the baby wants you to hold her to eat...it is a very special t...
- My son held the bottle at first at 3 months then after that he never did. Probably because he got used to me holding it. He loves his sippy and carries that around and...
Weaning off the Bottle
Asked by A.L. from Port St. Lucie
on March 22, 2007
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When should your child be weaned off the bottle onto sippy cups? And what is the best way to do it? My daughter is one year old, and wants nothing to do with the cups....
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- I think our society is too easily offended by a baby/toddler sucking! I see nothing wrong w/ a 12 month year old still getting some formula/milk in a bottle 1 or 2 tim...
- My daughter is 15 months and she just finally got rid of the bottle for good. She was using it only at night since 12 months. I bought A LOT of differnt kinds of sippy...
- Since I would have no problem with breastfeeding at this age,I see no problem with a bottle either. I would only suggest that the bottle is only available with a pers...
Weaning from the Bottle
Asked by E.K. from Raleigh
on September 8, 2006
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My son just turned 1 a couple of weeks ago, and our pediatrician told us to get rid of the bottle. We've managed to get down to the morning bottle only, but he still ...
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- E., I have to agree with everyone else...don't rush it. He is only 1. I let my 3 year old use his bottle until he was about 18 months I transistioned from the bot...
- I have no response to the age of the child and whether it is too young or too old...my daughter did stop using hers when she was 1, but I know a lot of people whose ch...
- The bottle is comfortable and he is used to it, it is like a pacifier or blanky. I would still allow him one a day, maybe at night when you are putting him to bed, bu...
Bedtime Bottle
Asked by J.E. from Portland
on August 11, 2010
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I am having trouble getting my 2 year old son to give up his bedtime bottle. We recently moved, now it is just the two of us, and he has taken the bottle issue to the...
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- I have not tried it, but I know several people who stand behind the cold turkey method...just get rid of the bottles all together - let him know (of course it will be ...
- If you have just moved...and someone important in his life is no longer living with you...then he is feeling insecure and unsure of things in general. Now is not the t...
- make the bedtime bottle water only. One it will quech his thrist and hydrate him, and two he will not get bottle rot from water.
Weaning off the Bottle
Asked by J.L. from Atlanta
on June 16, 2008
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Hello everyone. Looking for ways to wean off the bottle. He's not really attached to it but will only drink milk from it. I have tried almost every sippie cup out th...
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- I took milk and watered it down in my daughters cup and every few days added more milk till she drank it straight. I also skipped the morning bottle and offered the cu...
- How old is he?? What I found worked for me and my son when he wouldn't take to any type of hard sippy cup is the Gerber trainers. Expensive as heck but the laytex sp...
- Weaning was not a problem because when my children turned one, the bottles were thrown away or given away. ALL of them so there was no... oh, you can have just one mo...
She Won't Take a Bottle!
Asked by P.W. from Greensboro
on September 19, 2006
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My daughter is 14 weeks and has never had formula, only breast milk. We introduced her to a bottle at 4 weeks and she did great eating from it. I pumped about 2-3 ti...
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- I am proud of you for going to school and taking care of your little one. I have a 6 month old baby girl and I have breastfed her since minute one. When she was two we...
- (((HUGS))) Pricilla, Congrats on your baby daughter, and for wanting to continue to breastfeed, that is awesome!! I know this can be a very frustrating situation, I h...
- Hi Prisicilla: Are you just giving her formula in that bottle? Do you feed the baby all the time or does the Dad still help you out? This might help it did whe...
Taking a Bottle...
Asked by J.P. from Kansas City
on September 20, 2007
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Do any of you have any tips or tricks to getting a nursing baby to take a bottle?
I have a beautiful 3-month-old daughter. She's my 3rd child and she nurses great....
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- Hey J., My sister swears by the new breastflow bottle. It has 2 nipples and simulates the compression and suction used in nursing. She is breastfeeding her 3rd and fe...
- I had to put my baby on the bottle without time for weaning. You have to try holding your baby in different positions that she's not used to being held while breast fe...
- Hi J., I have a few suggestions also. 1) try the Dr. browns nipples, I believe the make them in wide now like the playtex ones. I use the playtex ventair with the...
Weening from Bottle
Asked by A.K. from New York
on December 12, 2007
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Hi Moms,
My daughter is 17 months old and we are still giving her (up to) 3 bottles a day. In the morning it's a bottle with formula and the others are milk, espec...
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- My son stopped using a bottle at 12 months, and I have to say it was pretty easy to do. He never got the hang of using a sippy cup and went right to using a cup with a...
- Well when my daughter was around that age, Santa Claus traded her bottles for presents. We left all her bottles out under the tree christmas eve, and in the morning of...
- JeanMarie, I was the mom to always believe that they will give it up when they want but that thought changed quick. Thankfully my daughter hasn't developed any bott...
Getting off the Bottle
Asked by S.E. from Cleveland
on April 3, 2008
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Here is the long of it. My son started accepting a bottle at 3 months, weened from the breast to the bottle at 8 months.
He just turned one. He can drink from a...
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- Have him throw a bottle in the trash and make sure that the rest of the bottles are gone so he doesn't see any of them. When he throws it in the trash, then tell him ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. She did great with a sippie of water, but if I put milk in it, she would throw it across the room! On a Thursday morning, I ta...
- This is very similiar to what my daughter did and I can tell you that I just decided one day that it just wasn't that important that she drink milk from a cup. She to...
