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3 Month Old Will Not Take Bottle - Help!
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on December 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I know you all will be able to help me. You always do!
My son is 3 months old and is exclusively breastfed. When he was 2 weeks old I introduced a bottl...
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- My dd also did that when I went back to work when she was 6 weeks old. She took it fine from 6 to 10 weeks, then refused it at all costs. Try a sippy cup (one of the...
- Our bf son takes a platex drop in with the slow flow nipple. Good luck!
- My daughter went thru 8 or 9 different brands. Tried silicone, latex nipple, Nuby, Born Free, Nuk, Breastflow, Medela - to name a few. I had to go to daycare everyday ...
My 2 Month Old Won't Take a Bottle Anymore
Asked by G.L. from Dallas
on August 7, 2009
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I had a little girl on the 30th of May and have been breastfeeding her since then. I am a school teacher so have had the summer off and have been breastfeeding on dema...
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- Maybe she doesn't like the formula? Are you pumping yet? I am not sure how long you plan on breastfeeding, especially since you are going back to work, but I rented ...
- G. -- perhaps it's what's IN the bottle..have you thought about pumping and having "the good stuff" in the bottle? Maybe that would persuade her.. On the pumping iss...
- Hi, My daughter did the exact same thing at the same time. I was getting ready to go back to work and she was 2 months old. I tried lots of different bottles and my...
Safe Bottle Compatible with Breastfeeding?
Asked by D.D. from Hartford
on May 25, 2008
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I am pumping a little as I will need to bottle feed my almost six month old breastfed daughter soon when I have dental work done (I will have to pump and dump after th...
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- Hi D., I used the playtex bottles, with the NUK nipples, but I turned the nipple upside down (NOT the way the instructions said to use it) that way the baby can sti...
- I've always used playtex w/ drop ins. They are safe and I haven't had trouble getting my bf boys to take them. I would start intoducing the bottle slowly, and not by y...
- Mine takes the playtex drop ins...but at 6 months if your daughter will not take the bottle, you could try giving a sippy cup.
Have Anybody Delivered at Health Central Hospital?
Asked by G.M. from Orlando
on December 13, 2006
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How was your experience? Could you recommend an OB doctor who delivers there?
I am due in march and I am thinking of switching doctors and hospital, because my last...
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- I have not delivered there, but my mother's OB/GYN is located in the hospital and delivers there as well. Her name is Dr. Farwick. She is very nice and I have heard ...
- Hi G., I am a labor doula and have had experiences at all the local hospitals. If you would like to give me a call we could discuss all of them and then you can make...
- Hi G., It's so great that you are looking into the hospital you're considering delivering at! It's so important to not only research your midwife/doctor, but also the...
Getting 14 Month off the Bottle
Asked by B.O. from San Francisco
on April 17, 2008
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Hi, I was wondering if anyone out there has advice about how to get my 14 month old off the bottle. She will drink out of a sippy cup (water and juice only) but she w...
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- I'd be interested in this too. My son is 12.5 mo and will not take milk (warm or cold) from his sippy cups. I had one successful try with a born-free training cup, b...
- Hi B., I had the same problem and my peditrician recommended putting a small amount of Ovaltine in your milk and slowly reduce the amount your putting in. I starte...
- Have you tried flavoring the milk in the sippy cup with strawberry or chocolate? That is what I had to do to get my son to drink milk out of the cup. I put about 1-2...
Which Plastics Are Safe and Unsafe to Use?
Asked by J.R. from Daytona Beach
on March 5, 2008
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Does anyone know if it is unsafe to use the #7 plastics (as mentioned in Parents magazine) when it is with Gerber stage 2 foods?
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- Here is a great website that should give you all the information that you need. Whole foods sells a great bottle and sippy cup called Born Free if you are interested....
- My 12 year old has a rhyme to remember what is good and bad palstic. SHe did a whole recyling safety home study on it... "4, 5, 1 and 2, all the rest aren't good fo...
- Hi Jeanine, I don't trust Gerber ANYTHING because they use Quaternium-15 in their baby consumables. Gerber's Grins and Giggles is the first product that comes to mi...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by E.C. from Phoenix
on December 10, 2008
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hi ladies, i was wondering if i could get some help on how to switch my 11 month old from her bottle to putting her milk in a sippy cup. i have tried to put half her m...
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- Hi E., My home daycare lady switched my kids from bottle to sippy on their first bday...just cold turkey...happy birthday...here is a sippy cup! there never was a pro...
- Hi E., Being a first time mom can be a bit confusing with all the new things that come up. You will get alot of great advice and suggestions to try to help your wee...
- She may simply not like the milk. And that's okay! My son (and husband (still) and myself as a child) all do not like to drink milk. So we just drink a lot of water...
12 Week Old Refusing a Bottle. NEED HELP!
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on April 12, 2010
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My 12 week old son is refusing to take a bottle. We introduced the bottle for the first time at 4 weeks, and he took it with no problem. We gave him a bottle about onc...
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- We have the same problem with our 8 month old. When he was 10 weeks old, and I went back to work - he took a bottle just fine. When he was 5 months old - he cut 2 te...
- Hi there, Our baby took a bottle just fine the first few weeks of her life. One week, I got lazy and didn't pump, never imagining that going a week without the bott...
- Ok, this is gonna sound really harsh but we had to do this with our first boy, who is now a very healthy 5'9" 12 year old boy. We just waited him out. We started in ...
Getting Depressed Wondering If I'll Be Able to Handle My Child...
Asked by A.K. from San Francisco
on April 22, 2010
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I am so worn out, and I don't know if it's because my 13 week old daughter is completely "normal" in her behavior, or if she already has a "challenging" personality. ...
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- My son is now 2 1/2, and the first several months of his life were definitely a challenge for us. At about 8 weeks, I was ready to accept that my child had colic, but...
- She is going to change 10 more times with her personality by the time she even hits 1. My son was SO colicy when he was a baby (ugh, it was horrible and I DON'T miss ...
- May I just encourage you to believe in your self. Your mom and MIL has first babies too. I think they may have forgotten the uncertainty new moms face. What they need ...
Terrible 2'S Seems Too Early
Asked by A.M. from Memphis
on August 8, 2006
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I have a 15 month old daughter who is just trying. She is hitting, throwing things, not listening. I know that she is more than likely trying me, but I get tired of ...
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- hey A. sometimes kids just try us for no real reason evey child is different your next one an angel you just never know sometime all you can do is take deep breath an...
- You made me have flashbacks!LOL My son who is now 6 went through the same thing! 1-2 and 2-3 were really rough! He had such a temper that it had me really worried! I w...
- Hi A., It must be very trying to have a child at your wits end...perhaps she may just be wanting your attention. By doing all those stuff, it will attract your atte...
