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4 Month Old Will Not Take Bottle
Asked by L.S. from Reno
on July 17, 2009
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I have a 4 1/2 month old daughter that loves the boob! LOL When she was born I supplemented bottles while my milk came in. My milk came in on the 6th day and from then...
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- try a faster flow nipple on the bottle..also stop w/ the teething meds..oragel and meds like that can numb a baby's mouth up and make her swallow her tongue. also try ...
- NAET.com for allergy eliminations. Sometimes babies refuse to eat something because it tastes funny or makes them sick. It's just allergies.
- I'm sure that is really frustrating. Out of curiosity did it happen around the time you started solids? Also, I'm wondering why you are giving a 4 1/2 month old SO man...
3 Month Old Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by M.L. from Los Angeles
on July 2, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I have a 3 month old baby girl. I've been breastfeeding almost exclusively. I would like baby to take a bottle when I have to go out sometimes for dr. ap...
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- Hi M., We went through something similar with my DD when she was 3-4 months. She was having trouble BFing (kind of like a strike that lasted for 6 weeks!) and at th...
- Hi M., glad that you are continuing breastfeeding! You didn't mention if you are giving her breastmilk or formula in the bottle, but I will assume it's pumped milk. b...
- Perhaps you could try different kinds and shapes of nipples until you find one she'll take. I remember watching a reality show where a couple adopted a baby. When th...
Almost 9 Month Old with Severe Constipation
Asked by K.F. from Seattle
on July 21, 2008
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Hi,
My soon to be 9 month old is severely constipated. This has been going on for about the past month. After no BMs for 5 days, I awoke to him screaming (in pain) ...
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- Hey K., Sounds like you've done your homework and have made a lot of changes already. Good for you - I do think some children have greater problems with constipatio...
- Hi there, I had the same problem with my son when he was 8months old and it was so bad that we had to rush him to the hospital and they had to give him an enema. Th...
- First off, I want to say congratulations on your son being a cancer survivor! I don't really have any more to add than what the other moms have already responded,...
11 Month Old Won't Take Breastmilk or Formula from Bottle/cup/sippy
Asked by S.L. from Los Angeles
on January 24, 2009
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so my strong willed son started refusing a bottle at around 3 months. I wrote in at the time and received wonderful advice. Unfortunately I was not able to be consis...
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- join the club! my son started using regular cup with very small diameter opening after we've tried every possible toddler drinking devices in vain. It came by accident...
- Hi S. Have you tried having someone else give him the sippy with milk while you go in another room? Chances are if you are there or the one giving him the cup he's go...
- I feel your pain! I'm a Mom of 14 month old twin girls. Still nursing both! But now it's only a little in the am & then to sleep. They did nothing but nurse until...
I'm Weaning My 11 Month Old. How Do I Get Him to Drink Formula from a Cup?
Asked by A.V. from Great Falls
on May 15, 2008
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I'm weaning my 11-month-old son. It's going fairly well; my body has adjusted to only three feedings a day. My son now nurses upon waking in the morning, at noon, an...
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- If you feed him during the night he knows he can count on it. If you do not feed him during the night (I have let my children cry for certain reasons and they eventua...
- Wait until he can drink milk to wean. Then add 50/50 breast/cows milk and slowly reduce the breast milk so the flavor is familiar. try diff sippy cups too!
- Hi-- I'm sorry you're tired. . . you sound like a sensitive, responsive mom and soon you will be rested again. ;) You might be interested to know that the American Ac...
I Can't Find a Bottle That Works for My 7 Month Old. Please Help!
Asked by S.D. from San Francisco
on March 11, 2011
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I started bottle feeding my son formula about 3 weeks ago. He was only breastfed before with occasional pumped bottles. I used Madella bottles. I didn't buy the bigger...
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- Some formula coming out the sides of his mouth is normal...at least I think it is. My little ones have always had a little dribble coming out of one side. Now if it's...
- Maybe he's ready to go to sippy cups - Baby#2 loves sippy cups 'cuz she sees big bro drinking out of glasses and straws and learned how to drink that way very quickly....
- I used the Dr.Browns and really liked them...they have nipples that are medium flow nipples. I have also just cut slow flow nipples a little so they are not as fast as...
Help! 2 Month Old Will Not Take a Bottle!
Asked by L.S. from Buffalo
on April 12, 2008
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Please help if you have any experience with this. My 8 weeks old daughter refuses a bottle. We started giving her a bottle at 4 weeks, everyday until now and are ver...
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- try using whats called a breast shield when you nurse. its a small plastic cover that goes over the nipple. It made moving from breast to bottle easier. It may sound f...
- try a nipple that matches the pacifier,usually LATEX is softest, and easiest AND DO NOT BREASTFEED even if she cries, even if she won't eat, Continue to pump and p...
- I had the same problem. As soon as my daughter could sit up well or even hold her head steady I started to give her a sippy cup with formula in it and I nursed her at...
2 Month Old Spitting up Currdled milk....a Lot
Asked by P.M. from Atlanta
on May 16, 2010
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my friend has a 2 month old who is always spitting up and kinda gassy. any ideas he is on a milk based formula now...her ped recommended nutramigen but i told her to t...
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- My nephew was like that also... Tell her to try lactose free/ soy formulas... It worked for us...
- Both of my children were gassy and spit up a lot and didn't tolerate the milk based formulas that well. I switched them both to Enfamil AR after we got home from the h...
- I would try a different bottle type. We too had the Playtex nursers and they made my son very gassy. We switched to Avent bottles and that helped alot. My son was nurs...
Seven Month Old Breastfed Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by C.M. from Washington DC
on December 13, 2008
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I have just been put on a strong pencillin and cannot feed my seven month old who has only been breastfed up to this point. I have some frozen breast milk but not eno...
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- Hi C., Try using the nipple that is shaped like a nipple. Playtex and the other brands have them, I find Playtex one works better. It looks like this: http://www...
- Hi - A few quick ideas: feed her when she is half asleep. This always seems to work to sneak something - like the bottle - to my son. Oh, and also, my Mom ended up p...
Lookin for the Best Baby Bottles
Asked by L.J. from Dallas
on October 19, 2009
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We used Dr. Brown bottles for our first grandbaby...but don't want to for this one. 5 pieces to every bottle is too much to wash. Have any of you moms used "born free"...
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- I use the Born Free as well, but just to let you know there is a valve that you have to use in each bottle. I tried not to use it and it leaked. So you still have 5 ...
- That's what I use and love them. I have never used anything differnet so I don't know if the bottle is great or if my baby would do fine on any bottle. There is only...
- Well I personally started my daughter on the sassy mam bottle but I hated it b/c of the pieces and she actually wasnt latching right b/c it was such a wide nipple, we ...
