Self Feeding: Born free
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Question About Born Free Bottles
Asked by C.A. from Dallas
on June 8, 2008
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I recently started using Born Free bottles with my 6 week old twin boys. Several times I've noticed that the nipple kind of collapses during a feeding - which is some...
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- I wish I had advice for you, but instead I have a question! I nursed both of my children, but my first born used Advent bottles for pumped feedings. My second refuse...
- I'm not sure about the Born Free bottles but I've heard that evenflo comfort ease is very similar to avent and is BPA free. it also says on the box that it is "similar...
- I hate to say this because I know those bottles are expensive, but I have stopped using mine. I spent $90 online ordering a set of them (before they were carried at t...
Born Free Bottles
Asked by M.B. from San Francisco
on December 20, 2008
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Is anyone else having trouble with Born Free bottles? My son liked them at first but he seems to have a hard time now. I have to change the nipple several times before...
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- Hi M.- What's important is that your baby is eating! I have friends and family alike who have chosen all different routes or combined different types of feeding just ...
- I use the same bottle with my 2 month old son, and some of the nipples kind of suck back into the bottle when he is eating so he can't get the formula out. Maybe the ...
- Advent worked for me. I bottle fed both of my kids and they both responded well to the advent bottle.
Avent or Born Free Bottles???
Asked by D.G. from San Diego
on December 22, 2009
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I am due to have my 2nd baby in January and I can't decide which bottles to use. I will be breastfeeding as long as possible but will still need bottles. I used Aven...
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- Born Free, hands down. My daughter became a totally different baby with these bottles. Less spitting up (she spit up a ton), slept better. I have a new one on the w...
- I use born free and my little man had bad gas until I switched to them, never tried avant but am very hapy with bf!
- i think you should be conderned about plastics and should use the glass bottles.
Nipple Change for Born Free Bottles
Asked by A.A. from Chicago
on December 22, 2008
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we use the born free bottles and their nipples come in stages (levels 1-3 and 2 extras). my husband and i were havinga dicussion on ifyou HAVE to change nipples.
cu...
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- I'm with your husband. Here's something to tink about going forward. The engine of our consumer economy and consumer culture is DEMAND. A lot of smart people get pa...
- You have to be careful changing up, it may come out too fast for her and she can gag on her formula. I have the 3rd level on born free for mydaycare boy, he eats alot...
- I'm with your husband on this one. I think the numbering on packages is purely marketing. Would you put your kid in 2T cloths if her 18 month fit fine, but she is now ...
To Bottle Feed or Not to Bottle Feed...
Asked by C.K. from New York
on June 10, 2008
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I am exclusively breast feeding & I must admit, I quite enjoy that time with my little girl but I keep hearing that I should give her breast milk in a bottle otherwise...
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- You got a lot of responses and I havent the time to read through them to get an idea what other Moms are feeling. My view is like yours...who cares? Babies arent meant...
- I just want you to know that I totally argee with you. Don't listen to what those other people have to say. I am also a stay at home mom to a 15 month old boy and I h...
- There are so many different opinions on raising babies and I think it is because so many different things work for different people. My child raising theory has bec...
Bottle Feeding/ Breast Feeding
Asked by J.J. from Kansas City
on April 11, 2009
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I am intending on breast feeding my child primarily, however when i return to work i'm going to have to pump. Do i have to use specific bottles for pumping or can i u...
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- The advent are great because the opening is big enough to accomodate milk that has been frozen in ice cube trays. Good luck. V.
- You've got two issues to look at: (1) Compatibility with your pump to pump into, and (2) compatibility with breastfeeding so that your child will go back & forth betw...
- You can use any type of bottle to pump into with the Medela pump, you just have to buy the adapters. I had both the Avent and Playtex bottles and found the adapters a...
Training Baby to Bottle Feed
Asked by S.B. from New York
on February 28, 2008
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My husband and I will be traveling in a couple of months, but my four-month-old has been nursing exclusively. Any advice on how to train her to bottle feed? We have ...
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- Well, you may already know that what you should be looking for is a bottle nipple that most closely matches yours. But obviously you have a little one with a very str...
- I had a similar problem with my daughter. She is now 6 months and is still breastfed along with cereal, fruits and vegetables. Whe she was a few weeks old I started ...
- your baby knows innately that the milk that comes from you is the best source. training your baby to feed from a bottle at such a young age is training that there a...
Introducing Bottle Feeding
Asked by C.K. from San Francisco
on February 14, 2009
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Would like to know what is the best way to intro my 3 months old baby to bottle feeding & which bottle is the best out there.
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- I personally like the Dr Browns Bottles. My daughter seemed to have less gas, lighter burps, and hardly to no tummy aches (that I know of). She did spit up but that wa...
- C., I don't know if you plan on continuing to breastfeed, but if you do-- the Adiri bottle is great- it is shaped like a breast and most babies like it. I also like...
- I used Playtex drop-ins premium, clear nipples. My daughter didn't have much colic with them at all and she adjusted to the nipples quite easy. When I have another c...
Bottle Feeding an Infant
Asked by S.M. from Buffalo
on July 13, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestions about getting an infant to take a bottle? My husband and I have been working with our newborn (twelve weeks old) for about 8 weeks now...
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- Hi S.! My daughter did not like the bottle either! A friend of mine....that is NOT a mother made a great suggestion and it worked! I started nursing her (foot ball ...
- S., Awesome that you are nursing her! I'm no expert, but here are a few ideas to check: It may be the plastic in the nipples or bottle, too? Are you breastfeeding ...
- Hi S., Congratulations on the new baby! Has she actually been diagnosed as failure to thrive or low weight gain? Is her growth being measured by the WHO's growth ...
Trying to Get My 8 Mo Old to Feed from a Bottle
Asked by M.C. from Rochester
on March 23, 2009
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I have an 8 mo baby boy. I exclusively breast feed and did introduce a bottle when he was 6 weeks old but gave up because breast feeding was more convenient. Now I a...
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- Maybe since he is 8 months already rather than frustrate yourself and him with the bottle only you can see if maybe he would like his luch from a sippy cup? Good luck....
- I had great success with the breastflow bottles. They are a pain, because of all the parts, but totally worth it! (They are the most similar to nursing, in my opinio...
- Perhaps move directly to a sippy cup -- there are various types and see if he'll drinnk from one. That'll be one less tranisition to make later.
