breast milk in bottle
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 10,338 articles
Breastmilk storage...dealing with Liquid Gold!
Breastmilk storage...dealing with Liquid Gold! Here's the scenario...I pump 6 ounces of milk, put it directly in the bottle and feed her. ...
Answers
- If at all possible, I would separate it before you feed it to her to avoid any bacteria from her mouth getting back into the bottle or on the nipple. But you should b...
- Rule of thumb: Once it is out of your body or thawed. It can be re-refridgerated and heated for up to 24 hours before it is no good. Hope this helps. :o) Bles...
- Once she drinks from the bottle you can't save it anymore due to probable contamination. Just put 4 oz in the bottle and refrigerate the other 2 oz for later.
Breast Feed Baby Who Won't Take a Bottle
She will not take a bottle for ANYTHING...even if it contants breast milk. She screams until she falls asleep and then just starts all over again. ...
Answers
- Neither one of my girls took a bottle either. They went straight to a sippy cup, the ones that you have to suck on to get the liquid out. However, I breastfed one fo...
- Pedi's agree that babies need full fat milk until age 2 for proper brain development. What better that milk that is made specifically for them? Why stop giving people ...
- R., A mother and her baby should breastfeed for as long as they wish to breastfeed. The American Academy of Pediatrics currently (2005) recommends: "Pediatricians ...
Bottle Nipples for Breastfed Baby
I have 3 children all breastfed and given breast milk via bottle. The only nipples that worked for my children are AVENT bottles and nipples. ...
Answers
- 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...
Transition from Breast to Bottle Feeding Infant
Also I am not sure if you are using breast milk in the bottle or formula, ... My baby wouldn't take breast milk from a bottle but did take formula, ...
Answers
- K.- So sorry to hear of your trouble with the bottle. It can be very upsetting for mom, dad, and baby. I went back to work part time when my son was 3 1/2 months ...
- As a person who babysat a breastfed newborn/baby, rest assured that your child will take the bottle. They will not starve themselves. Just make sure you are getting ...
- Hi K. - Honest, you just need to keep trying and not give up! I went through it with my now 2 year old at the time and it was awful! And I ened up having to leave him ...
Baby Snubs the Bottle, Even If It's breastmilk...i Can't Live like This Anymore!
Read all 11 responses: "Hello, I have a 6 month old baby who is now exclusively breastfeed. I now have a problem with this since I am the main breadwinner ...
Answers
- Hello H....you sound so stressed out...but you CAN get through this and will be fine. :-) Hang in there. I too have the same issue. My first was bottle fed exclusi...
- stand firm, don't give in....the battles are only going to get tougher! As for feeding every 90 minutes, wow! It really sounds as if she's a hungry girl....keep try...
- H., First rule out, a sore throat. then....... I have breastfed all 5 of our children, and the first thing you need to change is..... who is in charge of you. ...
4 1/2 Month Old Refusing Bottle (With Breastmilk)
Read all 13 responses: "my 4 1/2 month old is refusing to take a bottle. she starts crying when anyone tries to give it to her. i am exclusively ...
Answers
- Have someone else give the bottle, don't be around, experiment with nipples...what everyone else said... My daughter took it no problem. My son was problematic with ...
- don't try giving the bottle to her your self have your dh do it when you are not around V.
- Hi A., Many breastfed babies don't like to drink from bottles. I would suggest trying when you aren't home. Babies are smart and they can tell if you are home eve...
Sterilizing Bottles????
It depends if you are putting breastmilk in the bottle or formula. Breastmilk itself is sterile, so the bottles only need to be washed with hot water and ...
Answers
- It depends if you are putting breastmilk in the bottle or formula. Breastmilk itself is sterile, so the bottles only need to be washed with hot water and soap. I've he...
- I wondered about that same thing when I was a first time mother. First of all, you will be plenty busy with a number of other things that sterlizing everything will so...
- I got these great bags at Target that I would use to sterilize the bottles. You put a little water in them, and then put them in your microwave and it steam cleans th...
Transitioning Baby from Breast Milk to Formula...
I did not mix with breast milk but you can if you want if she won't take it at all. Formula is much sweeter and I always made sure it was a warm bottle. ...
Answers
- J., Yes. When I weaned my daughter I would replace one ounce each week with formula. I did this until she was drinking a full 8 ounce bottle of formula then she w...
- Hello J., I have three boys that I breastfed, and all were a little different when it came time to wean. But, in general, I added a small amount of formula to the br...
- i did mine different i started out w/ the night time bottle and made it a full formula bottle at first and then when she got to eatting foods i nursed in the morn then...
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, ... The other suggestion about expressed breast-milk was good . ...
Answers
- 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 ...
Bottle Nipple Question
Ok, my daughter is breast fed and bottle fed with pumped breast milk and the occasional formula feeding. BUT, my question is this: When she eats with a ...
Answers
- 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...
