Vegetables: Playtex
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Playtex Drop-Ins System
Asked by V.K. from Saginaw
on April 1, 2007
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With my 2 1/2 year old, we tried nearly every bottle on the market before he settled on the Avent bottles. They were great, but I'm thinking with the next one (due in...
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- My son would -only- use the platex nursers (with drop ins) for the first 6 months. We used powdered formula, so we just made it to order, and used warm water to mix it...
- V. - I'm currently using the drop-in system and I heat the bottles in a cup of hot water (from the tap). It doesn't take long at all to heat up. I used the drop-ins f...
- V., I had those for both my boys. I used a bottle warmer, can't remember what kind it was though. I poured a little bit of water in it(there was a seperate measuri...
Introducing Solids
Asked by M.M. from Portland
on November 28, 2006
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my daughter is 22 weeks. she is strictly breastfed but starting to show an undeniable interest in food when dad and i are eating. i wanted to go six months on just bre...
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- It's actually much better to start with fruits and veggies because they are less likely to be allergenic than grains like rice are. Rice is the least allergenic grain,...
- My son hated the rice cereal. We had problems with Reflux with our son and the GI Dr told us if he is interested and can pull toes to mouth it is time to introduce, h...
- Hello both of my children started baby food at 4 months. My daughter had rice cereal at 2 months and did fine. My son however wouldn't touch the stuff. We started him ...
Starting Rice Cereal
Asked by J.S. from Phoenix
on September 8, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am starting rice cereal for my breast-fed almost-5-month old. We've tried mixing it with breast milk and giving it to him with a spoon-without much succes...
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- I would try mixing it with plain water. Some babies will get confused if it smells and tastes like your milk but you're trying to feed it with a spoon. It took my daug...
- Just keep at the spoon. He needs to know that milk is in the cup and food is NOT. My understanding is that if the tounge spits it all back out, he's just not ready. ...
- We found that it was impossible to feed my son cereal mixed with breast milk -- it was just far too runny. In (as I recall) pretty much the same proportions, formula o...
Starting Cereal
Asked by S.M. from El Paso
on December 7, 2009
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I just moved so I dont have a new dr. out here yet, the baby book Im reading isnt very clear, and the box doesnt say...so my questions are...once I start my baby on ri...
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- This is what we did. My son was 6 months ( able to sit up and i was told to wait till at least 6 months due to allergies, which he has anyway). If I remember correctly...
- I would advice you to get a breast pump and pump your milk and add cereal to it just like powder formula a , i used regular bottles just upgrade depending on the age o...
- S., Thank you and your husband for what you do for our country. I suggest that you find a doctor immediately, like last week. Not all doctors feel the same about fe...
Starting Cereal and Continuing to Breastfeed
Asked by E.M. from Boston
on March 18, 2008
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Hello moms,
My pediatrician wants me to start feeding my 4.5 month old son cereal and because they think he has a milk protein allergy. They want me to start him on...
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- Hi E., I'm sorry you're having such a stressful time. Adding cereal can be a very controversial topic for some breastfeeding mamas. Although I can't speak from experi...
- breastmilk is the best food for your baby still and if you feel like he's not ready to start - then go with your instinct. a mother's instinct is usually never wrong (...
- Hi E., I read this post and the previous one you mentioned. If you were my friend and we had this conversation over coffee and you told me what you have written in y...
Sippy Cup Recommendations?
Asked by C.G. from Chicago
on October 1, 2006
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Hi there,
My 6 month old is showing an interest in wanting to drink out of a cup. I have a Circo Target sippy cup - but I don't like it. I bought the Playtex Stage ...
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- Nuby (the soft nipple ones)....I get them at Target - they're great and do not leak...also, take n' toss sippy cups (I think first years) - do not leak.
- Hello C., I bought one of my daycare kids a Parents Choice. I don't remember what it was called but I can describe it to you. We got it at the Super Walmart, the re...
- I personally don't like the soft tip sippy cups. To me they are way to similar to bottles. I have had the experience of them leaking (my sister-in-law LOVES them). ...
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...
Sippy Cups
Asked by K.E. from New York
on March 13, 2008
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After reading the question about stopping the playing of games with a sippy cup...that reminded me of my question: Is there a straw-based cup that doesn't leak? I've...
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- On a whim, I bought a cup with a straw of a sort made into it at Walmart for my daughter (22 months)yesterday. It was a cheap cup shaped like an animal where the stra...
- I have a set of cups from tupperware that use a regular straw. They ar not leak proof - but they are the best I have found. They only leak if totally upside down or ...
- This is not so much finding things as finding out things. My sister has a friend who is a speach therapist. she said that sippy cups were not good for children as th...
Help! 7 Week Old Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by T.G. from New York
on November 5, 2009
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My 7 week old son will not take a bottle. He did at the beginning, and we did not keep up with it as we should have. Now, he is refusing. We have tried Avent, Born ...
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- They say to have someone other than you feed him the bottle. He associates you with the breast. Keep trying he will eventually take it and then be sure to offer a bo...
- I went through the same thing, but my munchkin was abut older (three months) and a lot more stubborn. It took my mother and I eleven hours before Ben finally decided t...
- I used and loved Dr. Browns. I am almost positive that the three bottles that you tried have the wider "breastlike" nipple. Maybe try a "regular" nipple. I used the...
My Baby Won't Take a Bottle! Help
Asked by B.B. from Los Angeles
on April 7, 2008
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My daughter was introduced to a bottle at 3 weeks and was goven one about once per week.
A week ago she refused it all together!
I am starting work part time soon a...
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- Hi B. Don't worry! I have several girlfriends who had this problem, so I don't think it's unusual! A few of them found that using a nipple shield when feeding (th...
- hi B. b, were you the one giving her the bottle? perhaps it would be good to have someone else give the bottle instead of you. it is said that breastfed babies reall...
- B., Please don't use a nipple shield. It can affect the way your baby nurses and can cause your milk supply to drop. I would recommend, like the most recent post, t...
