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4 Month Old Daughter Has Recently Become Very Fussy About Bottle Feeding-
Just recently she has started to refuse to bottle feed and wants only the breast . Unfortunately my breasts do not produce much milk- about 1.5oz per breast ...
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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...
My Baby Won't Take a Bottle of Breast Milk
For me, when I had to incorporate bottle feeding for my son... I used the "MAM" brand baby bottles... it's REALLY great. I love those bottles and my son had ...
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- Hi, we had the same problem for awhile. It became a battle. My husband would feed her a bottle, and she would throw a fit. We would just close allt he window and le...
- My friend went through this. Just keep offering the bottle and evetually she'll accept it. My daughter also wouldn't eat well unless I fed her. I think this just tak...
- we had the same problem & discovered our babies had outgrown the low flow nipples. try med. flow & see if that helps.
Adding Rice Cereal to Bottle
I don't like putting ceral in the bottle and unless the doc tells you to I wouldn't give it to him. The meds didn't help with my baby. I just tried to feed ...
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- My youngest also had reflux. I don't like putting ceral in the bottle and unless the doc tells you to I wouldn't give it to him. The meds didn't help with my baby. I j...
- I would check with your baby's doctor prior to adding any type of solids to his diet. Although he may suggest you do just that, add some rice cereal...some would prefe...
- my older daughter was insatiable... she was always always ALWAYS hungry! I know that some people say it's ok, but I've heard and I believe that their stomach's are ju...
Bottle Nipples for Breastfed Baby
I was exclusively breast feeding my son but now that I'm getting ready to go back to work we used ... Need Bottle Recommendations for My Breastfed Baby ...
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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...
Feeding Schedule with Rice Cereal?
Should I increase the cereal feedings and take away a bottle feeding? ... I started feeding my baby solids 2x a day when she was 7 months; however, ...
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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...
Getting My Baby to Take a Bottle
Forget the bottle, Just give her a sippy cup. The doc is going to ask you to stop giving the bottle in a couple of months anyway. My breastfeed baby likes ...
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- If she won't take a bottle, try a sippy cup. Most babies prefer to take a sippy cup after breastfeeding. When both of my kids were small, I breastfed for the first 2...
- Forget the bottle, Just give her a sippy cup. The doc is going to ask you to stop giving the bottle in a couple of months anyway. My breastfeed baby likes the Nuby one...
- T.- Try the sippy cups that have straws (I think Playtex makes them). When my daughter switched over to the cup- she couldn't get the idea of turning the cup up to g...
Formula Feeding
You just put a little but in the bottle of formula or you can even give it straight in .... My baby had the same problem. I tried almost all brand (Enfamil , ...
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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...
Breastfed Baby Refusing Bottle
Also, I used the bouncy chair to feed my daughter. She took the bottle much .... Bottle feeding is easier for the baby - less sucking required - so it could ...
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- A., I am in the same position but my baby is 15 months old. I think once they choose what they like it's hard to switch back and forth. Maybe if you were away for lo...
- My daughter was the same way, refused bottles everytime we tried to give her one. The day I went back to work I was SO worried, but she drank 2 bottles like a champ a...
- I had the exact same problem with my daughter at the same age. Except she was with Grandma and Mommy and Daddy were at a Bruins game when she suddenly decided that bot...
All of a Sudden My Baby Won't Take a Bottle...........
In fact I was never able to feed him a bottle until I was done nursing him ... My ped said it was normal, possibly the baby just wanting more "mommy time". ...
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- have u tried the bottles that look and feel like a breast to the baby like the adiri and the nuby natural touch i used them for my son and he loved them you can get th...
- Hi there, Yes, it's common for a nursling to stop taking a bottle. Mostly because they don't retain a "memory" quite like we do, and the motor skills it takes to d...
- I would suggest trying a different brand of bottle or nipple. Some babies are finicky about that. Our nurse recommended Avent to avoid nipple confusion - it's supposed...
Feeding Rice for the First Time
Read all 16 responses: "I am going to start feeding my son rice for the first time ... By nine months they were off the bottle and feeding them selves. ... My baby was 6 months old (the recommended age to start solids) and she took to ...
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- When I started my daughter with rice cereal, I just put a little in a bowl (maybe a teaspoon) and mixed it with breast milk or water (enough to make it runny). My d...
- My suggestion is to skip the applesauce. Just very dilute rice cereal. Applesauce tends to be too harsh on the tummy. C.
- L. - Spoon feeding to start out is fine especially if you are diluting with breast milk. I would not recommend the addition of applesauce as newborns need to have new ...
