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Bottle Feeding
Read all 17 responses: "I have been nursing my son since birth. I have been struggling with bottle feeding (my breast milk) with my son.
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- Hi Dear. Some babies just refuse the bottle. My son just turned one year, this past Wednesday. I breast feed. Early on, I had my husband feed with the bottle, occa...
- S. When my girls tried to pull this stunt I just continued to give the bottle. When they get hungry they will take it. Althought maybe you should try another bottle...
- Hang in there! I had similar problems with my son when he started daycare. It was so stressful. I would just try lots of different nipples. The one that worked for ...
Breast & Bottle Feeding Question...
Read all 3 responses: "This may sound like a weird question but I'm hoping someone out there can advise. I am heading back to work soon and my daughter will ...
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- Hi C., The type of nipple you want to use really depends on your own letdown reflex. I had the same issue. It's a little hard to tell, but when I pumped I kind of...
- from what I learned from the several breastfeeding consultants I worked with (I had a lot of trouble breastfeeding-but made it 1 year!), it is always best to use the s...
- Hi C.! From what I have heard the breast is very slow flow. I think keeping the slower flow nipples on the bottles is the best idea. In fact I went back to work ...
Bottle Nipple Question
Read all 10 responses: "Ok, my daughter is breast fed and bottle fed with pumped breast milk and the occasional formula feeding. BUT, my question is this: ...
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- I didn't read through all the responses but I did read Melissa's and she's right on. I found some bottles by First Years (I think) called Breastflow at Babies R us (I...
- I had this same problem with my son. I used Avent bottles, with these I could buy the nipples that had like one or two holes, whatever worked for me. My son did much...
- Check the packaging of the bottle nipples you buy. They have different stages to them. I don't have any Gerber ones to look at, but with the Playtex nipples, it is sta...
4 Month Old Daughter Has Recently Become Very Fussy About Bottle Feeding-
Read all 9 responses: "My 4 month daughter used to eat on a normal (for her age) eating schedule. I do a mix of breast and formula. Just recently she has ...
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- What bottles are you using. If you are not already...try the Breastflow bottles. My son won't use any other bottle. Another reason is she could be teething. Our son wa...
- I assume you've tried Mother's Milk tea to increase your milk production. Another thing you can try is Alfalfa tablets. Take 6 to 8 prior to going to bed. You'll be am...
- she may be teething and the bottle nipple is harder and hurts more than the breast. maybe try sippy cups. she really shouldnt have a bottle when sleeping anyway. you d...
Bottle Nipples for Breastfed Baby
Read all 16 responses: "We are trying to find a bottle nipple that our daughter ... for those times when they need to bottle feed their breast fed babies. ...
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- I used the Playtex with the bag with my first and then got sick of the bag with my second and used Avent. They were wonderful! FYI, when it comes time to transition ...
- I used Avent, but I found that with any of the bottle nipples, they all flowed faster than breastfeeding! So, we had the problem of the milk coming TOO fast, instead ...
- I was exclusively breast feeding my son but now that I'm getting ready to go back to work we used Breastflow. At first I really liked the nipple but after a few uses i...
Discomfort Night Feeding
are you nursing or bottle feeding? if nursing, i don't think the mylicon causes too much constipation. I would try right after the feeding, try to get a ...
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- Hi K., This is not really a solution, more of a ME TOO! With my first child she never had this but this (4 weeks old today) one seems to be extra gassy (bottom half...
- Congrats K.!! I used Mylicon after every feeding with my first daughter. I never heard of it causing constipation nor did it cause it with her. But what it sounds like...
- are you nursing or bottle feeding? if nursing, i don't think the mylicon causes too much constipation. I would try right after the feeding, try to get a birp, then g...
Bottle-Fed 6 Month Old
Read all 30 responses: "My 6.5 month old has been bottle fed since 2 weeks old. We use the Avent bottles. We've tried to switch to the "3" nipple flow since ...
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- Hi K., I am a SAHM with 3 & 1 on the way. I breastfed my children as long as I could, but it never lasted long. All 3 of my kids were bottle fed more than breast...
- Maybe its not the nipple that the problem. Maybe its the babies position. My sixth month old son use to have reflux, but its done now so its not an issue. Halfway thro...
- Hi K., Did you think about increasing the holes in the nipple that makes it hard for the baby to get milk from? Have you thought about giving your baby massages?...
Feeding Schedule with Rice Cereal?
Should I increase the cereal feedings and take away a bottle feeding? ... You can add a night feeding of rice cereal before she has her last bottle. ...
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- Don't take away any of her bottle feedings since those are actually providing the bulk of her nutrients for the day. What you might want to consider is feeding her ha...
- How much rice cereal you feed her and how often is just going to depend on her. My son is almost 7 months now and has been eating rice cereal and applesauce since 4 mo...
- The ultimate goal by the time she is one is to be feeding her three main meals a day (with a morning and afternoon snack) and no formula. If you keep that in mind it m...
Formula Feeding
Read all 27 responses: "My four month old son has had problems with Enfamil formula. The powder made him constipated and the concentrate made him very gassy ...
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- My baby had the same problem. I tried almost all brand (Enfamil, Good Start, Walmart, Soy, etc), and the one that worked better for him was Similac. However, I think ...
- My daughter was the same way... She was very sensitive to formula after nursing for 2 months, but to help her with gas we used gas drops (mylicon or generic) and that ...
- Hi, C.... We use Enfamil Lipil Gentle-ease. It's broken down a bit more than average formula to help with the gassiness. (In fact, it's specifically for babies th...
Help - Started Feeding Baby Formula and He Has Constipation
Read all 22 responses: "Hi everyone, My son James is 2 1/2 months old. He has been weened off breastfeeding and has been formula feeding with soy for 2 ...
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- We called my son "the constipation kid". As of when he turned 5 weeks old he was miserable with constipation. We would put a "splash" of prune juice in his bottle th...
- A.: I am now the Mother of a 17 year old! (my niece sent me this link to see an article of interest and I happened to see your post). Without meaning to pry, I could...
- There are 2 good options. One is Karo syrup in the bottle. You'll have to experiment - I found one spoonful per day (I put it in a bottle I knew would be finished co...
