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Bottle-Fed 6 Month Old
We use the Avent bottles. We've tried to switch to the "3" nipple flow since he was 3 months, ... Have you considered using other bottle and nipple brands? ...
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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?...
5 Week Old Will Not Take Bottle!
They are a two nipple system that mimics the breast. meaning, the baby has to compress to get any milk. I would try different bottles and or nipples. ...
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- Some babies really just prefer the breast over the bottle. Usually, it's the other way around! Try not heating the bottle up all the way...it doesn't need to be any wa...
- When my baby did that we just put a little syrup on the nipple to get her to suck on it. It took a few tries but eventually she was fine.
- Have you tried the BreastFlow bottles? They are a two nipple system that mimics the breast. meaning, the baby has to compress to get any milk. I would try different bo...
Medela Nipples and Other Bottles
Read all 5 responses: "I'm wondering if anyone knows of other bottles I can use with the Medela nipple. Thank you!"
6 Month Old Hates Drinking His Bottle
Bottle nipples taste bad S.... have you found the right products to feed him with? Glass bottles and non-toxic nipples can be found on www.safebaby.com. ...
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- Bottle nipples taste bad S.... have you found the right products to feed him with? Glass bottles and non-toxic nipples can be found on www.safebaby.com. If you are hea...
- I nursed my daughters and then also pumped to give daddy the feeding time snuggles too. But neither of my girls would take a bottle either. However they didn't mind s...
- S., My daughter was the same way at 6 months (now almost 9 months). She went from drinking 6oz bottles to 3-4oz bottles. I figured she just wasn't going through a...
Bottles and Nipples???
Read all 8 responses: "hello all, I have a bit of an issue with bottles. Here is some back ground. My son is 3 mos old and started out a breastfed baby.
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- I had a neighbor who son spit up and it turned out, after several trips to the doctor and ER, that he had a problem with the connection between his stomach and small i...
- All I can say is, I had a baby that had such horrible reflux we were at the hospital every week. I nursed him. He seemed to do better at the bottle. Playtex Nurser ...
- i use dr browns because i have to add rice cereal to my daughters bottles which i swore i would never do.... but any way dr browns have diff levels of nipples 1 2 3 an...
Using Avent Bottles
I have a question for anyone using the avent bottles. Ever since we switched to the faster flow nipples (my daughter is nine months now and completely ...
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- We too have that problem, and besides screwing the tops on too tight, my husband swears that you have to turn the top a little to the right until it drops down, then t...
- I used Avent bottle. Do you mean they are leaking through the nipple holes, or just leaking out the side? Since they are the faster flow nipple, I would find if yo...
- Wow, that's so funny! My youngest is now 6 and I remember being so frustrated with the same thing! I guess they never fixed the problem over all these years. Yes, y...
Adding Cereal to the Bottle
She gagged and choked on all but one kind of bottle and nipple, and feeders were the worst. She started sleeping good around 3 months old if I remember ...
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- Well, It really depends on who you ask. I had my first son in 1994. His Dr was the head of pediatrics and on the board and traveled everywhere across the US. My son wa...
- I can't give any advice on how to do this as my boys never took a bottle. I am responding with a warning. If you warm the cereal please, please, please check the tempe...
- Yes, we just poked a bigger hole in the nipple and added the cereal. Worked like a charm. They used to sell "cereal bottles", but we found a regular bottle with a bigg...
3 Month Old Won't Take Bottle
I have tried 4 different bottle/nipples and she has taken each of them on ... Try changing the nipple on the bottle. Also, putting some breast milk on the ...
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- Good luck! My baby took a bottle in the hospital but then when I tried again a few months later it never worked. She went right from nursing to a sippy cup. I was to...
- Have you tried various nipples? My son was also breastfed and I went through 4 or 5 different nipples before I found one he liked. We ended up using Gerber Mams.
- This same thing happened to me. I eventually tried a variety of nipples on the bottle and having my husband give them to her. It took a few weeks, but she found one ...
Nipple Confusion
She prefers the easy bottle nipple. What can I do to have her drink from my nipple only and wean her off the bottle nipples? Thanks in advance ...
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- hi E., have you tried putting a few drops of breast milk on your nipple when you are latching your baby? sometimes just the taste will get them to start sucking......
- You just have to quite giving her the bottle and start just giving her the nipple at first she may not want it but if she gets hungery then she will. just don't give ...
- I had a similar problem with my daughter and agree with everyone who suggested you see a lactation consultant. I worked with one and it was totally worth it. I do r...
10-Week Old Won't Take a Bottle
Once we did this, Grayson got use to the bottle and we weaned him away from having to have the bottle nipple slit. Good Luck! ...
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- Have you tried switching nipple types and not just bottles? Have you tried to give him the bottle, or has it been only family? I found that when it came time to take m...
- I say first let her get use to you offering him a bottle before u switch to someone else.And the position may also be a factor as well as the nipple type...try and get...
- There is a bottle that looks like a boob. I am not kidding. I think I have seen it in the one step ahead catalog. THey also have a website. onestepahead.com. It is...
