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Breast Feeding to Pumped Bottle
The last few days my husband has tried to introduce a bottle of pumped milk. ... bottle feeding problem · breast feeding problem ...
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- I know its frustrating. My daughter refused a bottle even after I went back to work. Luckily I worked in a small office a couple evenings a week, so my hubby would j...
- Keep trying, but you might be too late. With my first, I tried giving a bottle after a few months so that my husband and I could go out for a night, but my son said N...
- I didn't breastfeed, but I know even for bottle fed babies you sometimes have to try different style of bottles and nipples.
Bottle Feeding an Infant
I never had that problem w/ my son before. But when my niece was about 2 .... Bottle feeding often cause babies to take in more than they need because of ...
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- Hi S.! My daughter did not like the bottle either! A friend of mine....that is NOT a mother made a great suggestion and it worked! I started nursing her (foot ball ...
- S., Awesome that you are nursing her! I'm no expert, but here are a few ideas to check: It may be the plastic in the nipples or bottle, too? Are you breastfeeding ...
- Hi S., Congratulations on the new baby! Has she actually been diagnosed as failure to thrive or low weight gain? Is her growth being measured by the WHO's growth ...
Sleep Problem with My 5 1/2 Month Old.
Read all 4 responses: "Hi all I'm having a problem with my 5 1/2 month old son. ... problem sleeping · breastfeeding problem · bottle feeding problem ...
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- He might be going through a growth spurt and might need that extra feeding through the nite. How lucky you are to have had him sleeping through the nite at 3 months! ~A.
- I am having a similar problem, except my son has never slept through the night consistently. He has done it for a few nights, almost 1 whole week in a row, but not ev...
- I agree on the growth spurt or teeting. I'd add a bunch of pacis in his crib so maybe he can find one himself and you won't have to go in and give it to him.
Problems Breast Feeding --Help!!!
I had a lot of problems producing the milk and had to set up this awful time consuming contraption to help stimulate .... Decision to Breast or Bottle Feed ...
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- Hi! Let your wife know that formula is fine!!! I too tried to breast feed and gave up at the hospital. With the stress of a baby in the NICU I decided to give up--p...
- We have all had similar problems. I am deeply disturbed about the lack of support your wife is getting from places that are supposed to help. She needs to do what is...
- Speaking as a someone who could not breastfeed (worked at it for about 6 weeks), but I mostly pumped my milk and fed it directly to my daughter in a bottle, I can tell...
I Need to Wein My Baby from Breastfeeding to Bottle Feeding.
I Need to Wein My Baby from Breastfeeding to Bottle Feeding. ... We had a similar problem starting my kids on formula after I had been breastfeeding. ...
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- Hi C. - I'm K. !!! How cool to see your spelling which was my original spelling! My Mom and Dad changed it when they had twins Kevin and Kathy - guess they wanted to b...
- C., I know this may sound harsh, but when he gets hungry enough he'll take it. We had a similar problem starting my kids on formula after I had been breastfeeding....
- C. I have two daughters and my first did not take a bottle until 4-5 months. I just kept trying with her everyday when she was not tired and in a good mood. My se...
5 1/2 Month Old Now Refuses Bottle
I've been back at work for 3 months and we haven't had any problems..." ... I would definitely have others feed her with the bottle other than yourself and ...
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- Hi H. I feel your frustration my now 3 yr. old hated the bottle and I had to drive home on my lunch hour b/c she would not take the bottle she would go 5hrs without...
- I have had the same problem but only my son was older. He was about a year old when he started refusing the bottle. I started giving him a sippy cup and he would dri...
- Could be ear infection too. I have worked in the childcare field for 15 years now and I would say 9 times out of 10 when a baby refused their bottle they had ear infe...
Bottle-Fed 6 Month Old
He may be having a problem with sucking down more than anything else with the larger hole. When I started bottle feeding my daughter at around 2 1/2 months ...
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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?...
Discomfort Night Feeding
I bottle feed at night for sanity reasons. I also give the drops (usually late evening in the hopes of a more peaceful night) and haven't had any problems ...
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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...
Breastfed Baby Refusing Bottle
We had this problem with my youngest. He absolutely refused to take a .... Bottle feeding is easier for the baby - less sucking required - so it could be ...
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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...
Baby Won't Take a Bottle
I had the same problem with my daughter The solution this will sound weird .... Breastfed Infanttrying to Bottle Feed Now ... Problems with Bottle Feeding ...
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- I totally understand. I really hope it gets better soon. Try warming the nipple of the bottle. You could heat up water in a cup and then warm the nipple in that water...
- We had the same problem with my son! After trying several different bottles/nipples, I got a nipple with a larger hole and that worked better for him, but he would on...
- You have gotten alot of good advice, but I just have to say Kudos to your husband for being such an invested dad to think about the medicine dropper and take the time ...
