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Newborn & Toddler Okay to Share Bottles?
Asked by I.C. from Los Angeles
on November 24, 2008
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I'm about to have baby #2 in three weeks, and am making preparations for him. My 2 year old is not entirely weaned from the bottle yet herself--still takes a bottle fi...
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- Hi. You really need to get your 25 month old off a bottle before the baby comes or she'll never want to get off it when she sees the baby drinking a bottle. My doctor ...
- Newborns need slow flow nipples. If the baby drinks to fast, your looking at spitting up and choking problems. I would just save the bottle for when the baby is older....
- Newborn needs to have newborn nipples, the one your other child uses is old and the nipples stretch, dang hubby's I swear... always cutting the corners on things, this...
Anybody Use Glass Baby Bottles?
Asked by A.M. from New York
on April 21, 2008
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I want to switch to glass baby bottles. I just bought Dr. Brown's glass bottle but he has a plastic thing in it that I can't seem to get rid of the "plastic taste" Doe...
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- I second the recommendation for Evenflo bottles. They are great, very sturdy and inexpensive. I was worried about gas but didn't have a problem.
- Evenflo? Evenflow? (I can't recall the exact name) but it's one of the major bottle lines they have plain and simple glass bottles with no plastic anything. My son ...
- I also use the Dr.Browns plastic bottles and I love them. I have no problem with a "plastic taste". I am not even sure if they still sell glass bottles. My daughter...
Bottles in the Air
Asked by M.T. from Chicago
on August 30, 2008
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I am a first time M. traveling on an airplane with my 10 month old next weekend and i had three questions: I know liquid is not allowed past secuirty. Has anyone tra...
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- Hi! I never flew w/ a car seat (took advantage of the infant in lap allowance until my daughter turned 2) but there is a new FAA approved harness that creates a 5-poin...
- I've had my water (already in a baby bottle) tossed at security. I think they would have let me keep it if I'd have mixed in the formula right then. I just bought bo...
- Hi!! I just went on vacation with my little one a few weeks ago. You can bring on empty bottles, baby formula, and medicine. If you want to bring pre-made formula, ...
Breastfed Baby Super-gassy After Bottles
Asked by S.J. from Boston
on August 20, 2009
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My nearly 16-week-old daughter is in daycare where she gets bottles of breastmilk. I've been using the Medela bottle system because it's easiest for me; that's what I ...
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- I see a lot of people suggested Dr. Brown's - they attach on to the Medela pump parts too.
- I am using Born Free glass bottles. She's not gassy at all after her bottle of BM. But my daughter is only 3 weeks old and gets only 1 bottle of Bm a day. De. Brown...
- Maybe try a lesser flow nipple for newborns? A breastfed baby is used to having to put a bit of energy into it to get the milk out. She might be applying the same s...
BPA Free Bottles (Namely MilkBank and Breastflow)
Asked by B.C. from Chicago
on February 4, 2009
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Hi Mommies!
I'm nearly 20 weeks pregnant with my second baby and will breastfeed again. It was a wonderful experience with my first and I'm so proud of myself for ...
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- I've never used breastflow or heard of milkbank BUT am on my fourth month of breastfeeding and am using the good old playtex nurser (you know the ones with the disposa...
- I don't know anything about those particular brands of bottles, but check out www.safemama.com for a "cheat sheet" of BPAfree bottles/cups. Great resource.
- I still love my Avent bottles! Babies 'R' Us will still exchange your old bottles for the BPA free versions. You need to take the entire set (bottle, ring, nipple, a...
When to Which to a Cup and No More Bottles
Asked by M.B. from Peoria
on April 25, 2009
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well i have an 11mouth old little girl who will be 1 on may 10th time goes so fast. my problem is im not really sure what age she should stop getting a bottle. my husb...
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- We always stopped using them at 1. We too only put formula in bottles, so when we stopped formula when they were one we stopped bottles. It went smoothly for all 5 k...
- Our Dr. has always told us they should be off the bottle completely by 1 year. We've done that with our 2 oldest and plan to do the same with our baby when the time c...
- I never felt any pressure or in any hurry to switch. My kids have perfectly healthy teeth. Just to add another perspective!
Different Bottles
Asked by N.C. from Dallas
on July 23, 2009
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My son is 5 weeks old tomorrow. We are having a problem with finding a good bottle/nipple that doesnt choke him. He is eating and spitting out half the formula and c...
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- We used Born Free Bottles and Avent. However, we had to buy newborn nipples because they flowed to fast for her. Sometimes the nipples they come with are for older bab...
- We had a similar problem with our daughter. So, we purchased the premie nipples and used the Dr. Brown bottles. Those worked pretty well because the flow was much sl...
- We used Dr. Brown's, and our son never had a problem with them. I definitely think they are worth the money. About breastfeeding - that's a very personal choice an...
Feeding 3 Week Old and Bottles
Asked by K.R. from Dallas
on July 7, 2008
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My son is 3 weeks old and is breast feeding and has formula at night. The doctor said he would sleep longer at night with the formula, but he's not. No matter what, he...
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- At just 3 weeks eating every couple of hours is very normal. All baby's are different. As for the bottles I used the Playtex Nurser with the drop in liners. My son ...
- I had someone give me a book called Baby Wise when my second son was born. It was a lifesaver!! My first son woke to eat every two hours for the first 3 or 4 months an...
- So many medical "experts" say this, but I don't think it's true. Breastfeeding is enough. It may be affecting your milk production during the day (unless you're pumpin...
Bottles and Pacifiers
Asked by S.G. from Fort Wayne
on October 21, 2008
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My son, Jaylen, is 14 months old. He still gets a bottle at night before bed. I give it to him while he lays down. I also put a pacifier in his crib because he wakes u...
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- I also see no problem with the pacifier at night time. as long as he is not running around the house with the pacifier, let him soothe himself. my son just turned 3 an...
- I breastfed, so I can't help you with weaning Jaylen from the bottle. But, in my opinion, he is still little, and I would let him keep the pacifier at night if it soot...
- My first son would have taken the bottle forever so when the second one came around...call me mean....I took it away right at 12 months. Cold turkey. No problems whats...
Soon to Be Mom Needs Your Opinion on Bottles
Asked by C.P. from Kansas City
on September 16, 2006
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I am pregnant with my first child. All of my friends from college do not have kids yet and so I really don't have anyone else to ask. The clerk at Babies R Us told me ...
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- Have you spoken with a lactation consultant? I breast-fed primarily and had to supplement both my children(jaundiced). There are different bottles that help with "nipp...
- Playtex drop ins are good but I just used regular bottles with appropriate size for my little one's age when he was born. I thought the drop ins were a pain in the you...
- C., Congrats on the soon-to-be arrival of the baby. I am a mother of 2 girls, one 3 1/2 years and the other 5 months old. I could not wait to buy Dr. Brown bottles...
