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Starting Solids
Asked by N.F. from San Francisco
on November 8, 2009
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My 5 month old girls seem to be ready for solids, and I was wondering if it is okay to give them rice cereal mixed with formula in a bottle. Does anyone have experien...
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- I've always heard negatives on doing this ... I think the only reason people do this is that they are trying to get younger babies to sleep better so putting the cerea...
- not bottle, they could choke. time to do high chair & spoon-with formula great! take pics-will be so cute to look back @ how tiny they first were sitting in high chair...
- My 7 1/2 month son starting to eat rice cereal two months ago. At first the cereal would just come right out as he didn't know how to swallow it or take it in. I gave...
14 Month-old Won't Drink Milk from Cup
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on April 14, 2009
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I am transitioning my son from the bottle to a sippy cup. He hates the sippy cup and will only drink a few ounces from it and then shakes his head no and will not dri...
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- Stay persistent and DON'T GIVE IN!!!! You have to throw away the bottles (I had the SAME problem with my 12 month old). If they're gone then that's all he'll have to...
- HI M.---I agree it is frustrating when it seems like your son is starving himself, but don't worry, he'd never do that. I do have a couple of suggestions. I have the...
- If you are just not introducing a sippy cup it could take some time. My daughter is now 13 1/2 months and has been off bottles since she turned 1. It was easy for her ...
Introducing a Bottle
Asked by A.F. from Milwaukee
on July 5, 2008
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I soon have to go back to work so I have started giving my 6 week old daughter one bottle a day in the evening so dad can do it. She sucks it down so fast then scream...
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- Our daughter is a "puker" too and we just try to be very careful after she eats. We try not to sit her up unless of course she needs to burp. (this might be a reason s...
- I like the ideas about using a slower flow nipple. Also, I would suggest taking it a little more slowly - try giving her just one ounce from the bottle, then finish by...
- Check the nipple size. Typically breastfeed babies can't handle the larger nipple size/faster flow. If the size is a 2 or 3 go down to a 1. You could also try a dif...
Baby Bottles --- Need Suggestions
Asked by B.P. from Dallas
on August 20, 2008
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Greetings, Everyone -
My DH and I welcomed our beautiful daughter to the world on July 22, 2008 at 32 weeks gestation. She was in the NICU until Monday August 18th...
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- I had a preemie as well (32 weeks too). I tried a gazillion different ones. The only ones she would take were the Enfamil ones I got at the hospital. I found them at t...
- Let me tell ya. I know exactly what you are going through. In the NICU for 4 months. I came home and started using Avent with a # 1 nipple. She would fall asleep also,...
- I mostly use Avent, but also have one Born Free bottle that the baby liked better as he got older. The nipples or so soft they often collapse until the baby gets used...
Transitioning from Bottle to Sippy
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on September 16, 2009
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I'm trying to transition my 10month old from a bottle to a sippy cup. I bought the training cup from Born Free. As he uses their bottles. I gave him it today and no...
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- My daughter's first sippy was a Nuby. It was the one with the soft drinking spout, and ever since the first time using it, she has never had a bottle again. She is n...
- My son is almost 11 months and we also use Born Free. I had tried him on their sippy cup a couple of times and he had the same frustration, drinking less than an ounc...
- Why are you transitioning so soon? I can see where you might not want to put him to nap with a bottle to protect teeth but children need that sucking motion.it is a co...
BPA Free Bottles
Asked by V.M. from Boston
on August 12, 2008
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Hi Everyone! I am wondering if anyone uses BPA free bottles. I would like to get these for my imminent arrival (due 9 Sept) but am starting to get confused between th...
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- I bought Born Free bottles and a sippy cup for my youngest when she was already 9 months old because I was nervous about all the chemicals and the BPA issue. She love...
- I used Green to Grow but didnt love them The air flow wasnt the best the nipple kept collapsing,born free are much better,we have the sippie cups.Dr.Browns makes glass...
- We used the Sassy brand of bottles and my daughter really liked them. The nipple is the same shape as the Mam (Sassy brand) pacifiers we used too. There are a lot ou...
Help 8 Week Old Struggles with Bottles and Pacifiers
Asked by J.W. from Los Angeles
on August 19, 2008
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my 8 week old has difficulty taking the bottle and pacifier. she seems to gag or choke on them at first. eventually she will suck for a little while but then will ga...
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- my boy chokes on all of them except the playtex drop in nursers, and nuby's. with the nuby they pretty much control the flow, and that helps alot.he will not take the ...
- J., Be very careful about trying too many different artificial nipples (bottle and paci). Give her a chance to get used to one. It's not uncommon for babies to gag ...
- Well, regarding the pacifiers.... I wouldn't force a pacifier on my child, when my daughter was 8 weeks she just didn't like them she would suck for a little bit and t...
Bottle Suggestions for Breastfed Baby
Asked by K.T. from New York
on September 1, 2009
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My 2 month old has been nursing all this time and I'm going back to work in one month and want to have him get used to bottles. I'm not having great success. I've trie...
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- Try Adiri bottle (just like a breast!) and try it when he 1st wakes up in the morning and is likely to be the most hungry. Also be sure to try a bottle at least 1-2 ti...
- Hi K., I don't think its the bottle that you use that your baby doesnt like, it's the shape of the nipple. Most bottles come with the traditional straight nipple for ...
- Dr. Brown's bottles are great. L.
Easy Sippy Cups
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on January 3, 2009
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My older daughter (now 4) never learned how to drink from a sippy cup, instead going straight to a straw rather easily (she could just do it one day!) My younger daug...
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- Try using a camelbak sippy straw water bottle. They're intended for adults, but my daughter has loved ours since she was 6 months old. They're now BPA-free, so no wo...
- I couldn't find a soft sippy cup that didn't leak so I started using the Take and Toss cups with handels. Not only are they cheap but they don't leak and last just as...
- Mrs. C.... I kind of had the same problem... my son just turned 3 in Dec. and I took him off the bottle at 1, tried to give him every sippy cup on the market, nothin...
Trying to Transition to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.A. from Chicago
on February 16, 2009
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My son is 15 months and is not a good eater. He is only 18lbs and is not on the chart for weight. He has many severe allergies and cannot eat dairy, soy, wheat, oats ...
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- R. - I know ensuring babies switch to a sippy cup at 12 months is standard medical advice nowadays, but I'm not sure why (is it for the placment of the teeth?). I wou...
- both my girls were not even 18 lbs by that age. They didn't hit 18 lbs till they were 18 mos. So I totally understand your anxiety about not getting enough calories....
- Just a suggestion, but my son who is 12 months loves the NUBY sippy cups. They are a softer nipple. I have tried the hard sippy cups and he does not like them. The NUB...
