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Baby Not Feeding
My friend has a 1 M year old baby who is still in the NICU and is not feeding from a bottle She is really stumped about what is wrong with her son because ...
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- Hi, He needs to develop the suck response. Ask the nurses or doctor how to initiate this! L. P.
- Some NICU will let the mom nurse. Could this be an option? Or at least hold the baby(tubes and all) while trying to feed the bottle.
- hi my son born 6 wks early and stayed at nicu for a month. he as on feeding tube because he doesnt have strong suck yet. i always spend all day with my son eveyday an...
Won't Take a Bottle
I am going back to work in 2 weeks and she won't take a bottle. I've tried different nipples, ... Next question: Bottle Feeding/ Breast Feeding ...
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- My older son had never taken a bottle when he started day care at 3.5 months. He went to home care and after I confessed our bottle failures the lady (who had been in ...
- Are you trying formula or expressed breast milk? She might not be willing to take formula.
- Have you tried the Madela bottles with slow-flow nipples? Or just slow flow nipples in general. They have a differnt shape than normal nipples and the milk actually ...
Breastfeeding to Bottle Feeding
Read all 19 responses: "I am currently breastfeeding. We are now introducing the bottle (breastmilk) at 5 weeks, however my newborn REFUSES to drink from a ...
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- T., congratulations to you on your efforts to continue breastfeeding. Some babies who are breastfed do well with cup feeding. For instructions see the bottom section...
- Just a suggestion but you might try using Preemie Nipples. I breast fed both my boys and when my milk started drying up I had to switch them to the bottle. They didn...
- I can tell you from experience of number four child not being willing to try the bottle at this age (I didn't have the heart to fasting her very long to get her to tak...
Bottle Feeding Breastfed Baby
Read all 9 responses: "My baby is 5 weeks old. We started trying to give her a bottle with expressed breast milk at 3 1/2 weeks to mixed results.
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- I know Dr. Brown's bottles uses silicone nipples, I'm not sure about the Adrini, but my son would drink out of any bottle as long as the nipples were latx they are sof...
- Does she know its milk? Mine did the samething for a bit, but when we squeezed the nipple so that she could taste the milk, then she started sucking. If we jsut stuck ...
- Both of my kids had trouble with the bottle at first. Keep trying- be persistent but relaxed. It can be frustrating when they keep pushing it out with their tongue, bu...
Bottle Feeding
Read all 24 responses: "I am having a very hard time getting my son to take a bottle. I am a stay at home mom so he always has the breast available!
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- HI N., I have two small girls that I have breast fed for the first year of their life, while working a full time job, so stay calm it can be done. I have found succes...
- Try getting the Nuby bottles, or you can find the ones that are more like moms breast. Have you tried having someone else feed him preferably by the person who will b...
- It's not the bottle it is you. Because she knows you are available he doesn't want the bottle. Try to get your husband to give her a bottle. She will most likely ta...
Bottle Feeding
Read all 6 responses: "I also meant to ask if any other moms have experienced their children not being as interested in the bottle after starting baby food?
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- have you tried the sippy cups with the soft spouts. its still kind of like a bottle but its not a nipple but as soft as one.
- Hey, I was just wondering....how old is your son? My daughter stopped (briefly) taking as much milk when I introduced solid food, but after a few days to a few weeks...
- I really wouldn't worry about it, as long as he is getting enough food and still growing. Every child is different.
Bottle Feeding Nutrition
Read all 14 responses: "I have a 3 month old boy. I'm concerned because he still only eats about a four ounce bottle and totals about 20 ounces a day.
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- I would definitely ask your doctor and mention that he went until 3 after his 8am feeding. That sounds like too long. Did you offer him the bottle inbetween and he ref...
- My child was like that as well and he also was on zantac for acid reflux. But as time went on he began to eat more. I had to change his formula to Enfamil Lipil with i...
- Hi T.! Boy i wish my daughter would slow down her eating! haha. My sister's son sounds just like yours - she breastfeeds him, and he probably only shows interest in ea...
Bottle Causing Him to Spit Up?
Could it be the increased bottle feeding or could he be stressed about not being with me during the day? I'm really worried about him. ...
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- I can only respond to the diet part. I gave up all the dairy and milk to see if that helped and it didn't and on my own I found out that my baby quit throwing up her...
- Hi K., I went through this with my son for 3 years! The prevacid never worked for us. But We finally jsut fed him small amounts at a time and let it sit for a bit an...
- It is possible that the bottle is making things worse because he's likely eating much faster. Also, have you considered your diet in terms of reducing his reflux issue...
Bottle Feeding
Read all 24 responses: "My 11 week old daughter started full-time daycare 2 days ago. Prior to that she was exclusively breast fed (with a FEW exceptions of ...
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- K., Is the 9 oz breastmilk or formula? Either way, 9 oz from a bottle from an 11 week old is good. She will not be hungry, if she is she will feed! Be ready to nur...
- I think the advice the ladies have given is wonderful. As a day care provider myself, I have had this happen in my care. The babies eventually took the bottle, they re...
- This is normal and fine. She will get used to it. It took my son a while to get used to it but he is fine now. Also - 9 ounces during that time isn't that bad. She...
Bottle Feeding
Read all 5 responses: "My son has recently only eating about 4-5 oz of his bottle, prior he was eating all 8 oz. At night he eats 4oz in his high chair and ...
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- My son is 11 months old. I use smaller bottles with him (4-5 ounces). The doctor told me he should take up to 28 ounces per day. If your son is growing well, I woul...
- My 10 month old daughter occassionally doesn't want to finish her bottle at dinner/prior to bedtime. It's usually when I let her eat table food first and she fills up...
- Appetites come and go as children grow. If your son suddenly rejected all food, there would be a problem, but half a bottle of formula, I wouldn't worry too much about...
