Overweight or Underweight: Avent
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Best Bottles/Nipples
Asked by N.K. from Dallas
on May 17, 2008
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Hi Mamas...I have another request. My 2 month old baby boy is having troubles with my Avent bottles that I used with my daughter. She had no problems with her suck/s...
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Breast Pad Recommendations
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on February 24, 2009
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I am looking for breast pads that are thin and discreet. I have Lansinoh ones right now and have also tried Gerber and the Avent washable, reusable ones, but I want so...
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- I used the lily-padz and thought they were fantastic. One pair last about 3 months. After I got the Lily padz, I never used anything else.
- I read in a parenting magazine that one M. used a panty liner. she said she cut it in half, and that it worked great b/c you couldn't see it through your shirt, and b...
- I also recommend the Johnson's disposable pads. They are rounded instead of flat so they don't wrinkle and show like other pads I tried. They are also very absorbant...
What Bottles Are Best?
Asked by D.R. from Philadelphia
on November 7, 2009
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My husband and I are expecting our first child in a few weeks. I registered for the Phillips Avent bottles because I heard such greta things about them. Now, the mor...
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- Congratulations!!! I used Avent bottles with my 14 month old. Though she was breastfed, she needed suppliments right from the beginning, so we introduced a bottle at...
- Dear D., Boobs are best. Good luck with your baby. N
- Congratulations on your baby. I have a 2 year old and one on the way. I used Dr. brown with the first and intend to use them again with our second if breastfeeding fa...
Bpa-free Bottles
Asked by E.B. from Chicago
on February 13, 2008
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I am expecting again in a few months and I'm trying to get all my ducks in a row. I have Avent bottles from when my son was a baby but I'm going to get bpa-free bottl...
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- I use the Born Free bottles and sippy cups with my daughter. They are great. You can get plastic (BPA free) or glass. I saw them at the Babys R Us in Schaumburg, bu...
- I did TONS of research on bottles when I was registering. I learned from a couple different mother review websites that the glass Evenflo bottles (available on babies...
- For my shower I got an assortment of bottles so I could see what I liked but once I heard about BPA, I exchanged them all for Medela. They work perfectly with my Medel...
Baby Gags When Eating
Asked by L.H. from Albuquerque
on November 24, 2007
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Hey Mamas!!
I could desperately use the advice from anyone that has gone through this... My six month old son recently started gagging and refusing his bottle (Avent)...
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- It may be that the nipple is the problem, If he has to suck hard it may gag him or that the flow is just to fast. My youngest used to gag when I changed her nipple to ...
- Believe it or not chiropractic is great for babies with this situation. Its simple, painless, safe, and some Dr.'s adjust infants for free.
- I agree with everyone, it is most likely the nipple. I would also check with the doctor to make sure that his reflux has not gotten worse. My daughter had felux and ...
Sippy Cup Problems
Asked by P.N. from New York
on February 6, 2007
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Hello everybody! I have a almost 1 year old baby who refuses to drink from a sippy cup. I have tried many different brands (avent, gerber, playtex, NUK) but my baby do...
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- i agree with the trowing out of the bottles....but you keep one and after he finishes it you discretly take it away and clean it and cut the tip off of a clean nipple ...
- Hello P., Not sure why you started to get him off the bottle at such an early age, doctors recommend not even to feed babies human food until six months of age. Anywa...
- I just needed to say that you shouldn't feel bad about wanting to wean him off a bottle at a "young age". My daughter was weened at 6 months to a nuby cup (as a few ot...
Bottles
Asked by E.A. from Chicago
on July 26, 2010
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I am looking for new bottles. My son 4 years ago I bought Avent. I didn't like them then. Course they where not BPA free. So I have thrown them away.
I don't want...
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- I started using Tommy Tippee in late May for my then 9 week old twin girls. They have been working great!! Will move from 5oz to 9oz bottles soon. Easy to clean the ...
- My son refused to use Dr. Brown's, which was fine with me. All those little parts to clean! He was a breast-fed baby, and he seemed to like the wider nipples, so we ...
- my baby wouldnt latch on anything when he was born and had gurd so it was a pain to fins a bottle that he could use. the best one i found was the dr. browns and the av...
Is There a Need to Switch to Larger Nipples?
Asked by A.M. from Denver
on January 24, 2008
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I recently switched my sons Avent bottles' nipples from size 2 to a size 3. I did this for three reasons:
1. In almost 4 months he did not go up in the amount of f...
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- As a mom, you know best and do not have to follow the recommended labels. I have four babies, and all were "Hoover lips." Even my 20 month old (when she does use a b...
- A., One solution we found helpful is to add some baby cereal - just a touch to make the milk consistency a little thicker - but not to thick that it won't come out of...
- Hi A.! I had the exact same problem with my son, at least with the nipples. He went up in his amounts no problem, but he NEVER would take a size 3 nipple. I had Ave...
Would You Buy a Used Pump? and a Breastfeeding Question?
Asked by M.!. from Columbus
on July 28, 2010
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I am going to be having my 3rd child. I did not breastfeed my first two, but would like to try with this baby. Since I do not know how well breastfeeding would go I ...
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- Hi there and congrats on your third! I just had my third and have used the same Medela "Pump in Style" portable pump for all three kids. I've had it now for five yea...
- Get a referral to a lactation consultant. They can be a HUGE help. Breastfeeding is natural, but not necessarily easy. If there's a way for you to visit with someone w...
- I have a Medela pump that I bought used, and I just replaced all of the plastic parts on it - much cheaper than buying a new pump. A previous poster said the milk goe...
Breastfed Baby Refusing to Eat from a Bottle
Asked by O.C. from Corpus Christi
on July 17, 2008
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My baby will be three months old this week and she refuses to take a bottle. This is an issue since I have returned to work and she will not eat while I am gone (up to...
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- My daughter did the same thing. 2 babysitters actually QUIT because she cried all day long, waiting for me. After waiting all day, she would wake me up all night long...
- We went through the same thing when my daughter was 10 weeks, all of a sudden she refused the bottle. When it was time for me to go back to work at 13 weeks she would...
- We had problems with my oldest at first as well, but not anything like your case. Have you tried bundling your baby tight(I know 3 months seems a little old for this ...
