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Need Help with Baby and Bottle
Asked by J.C. from San Francisco
on April 16, 2008
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I need some advise on what to do about my baby (10 weeks old) not taking a bottle. It seems like he doesn't know what to do with the nipple. He twirls it around in h...
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- I had the very same issue with my son. He is now almost 9 months old. I was told after a lot of research on him not taking a bottle that I started too late with him. I...
- I had the same problem with my daughter (now 11 months), we started introducing the bottle at 2 months and she was not having it! We tried daily for about 2 weeks stra...
- My first born didn't take to the bottle right away either, and we figured it was the flow from the Stage 1 nipple. When we tried Stage 2 nipples, she took to the bott...
4.5 Month Old Will Not Take a Bottle!
Asked by T.M. from Fayetteville
on December 27, 2008
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My 4.5 month old refuses to take a bottle. I have been exclusively breast-feeding and I want to start supplementing formula once or twice a day. I tried pumping a co...
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- Your baby knows what is good for her and what is not! To introduce formula would hamper her immune system and predispose her to illness. Formula is totally different...
- Try Sassy Mam Ultivent bottles - the nipples are shaped just like a real nipple - they are also BPA free if that is important to you. I breastfed too but had to finish...
- I breastfed my last baby she is now 39 but I tried to breastfeed all my children but for one or the other reason the doctors wouldn't let me so when I became pregnat I...
Cleaning Wipes for Breast/nipple and for Medela Pump Parts and Storage Bags
Asked by N.B. from New York
on September 30, 2008
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Hi,
I'm stocking up for breastfeeding supplies and wanted to know...
Do I have to use the cleansing pads specifically sold to clean your breast before breastfeeding ...
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- Just wanted to add a note about Lansinoh cream - try to only use it when you really need it e.g. when you first start breastfeeding & when your nipples are very dry. ...
- I breastfed my son for a year, nursing when I could and pumping and leaving bottles for my husband and caregivers when necessary. I really liked the medela storage bag...
- I used the Medela bags for the first few months, and then switched to the Lansinoh because they held more. Both were exactly the same, functionally. Technically, you...
Gas Drops
Asked by M.S. from Rockford
on September 23, 2008
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With my first son, someone had given us gas drops as a gift (it was a gift basket with all kinds of meds) and i have never used gas drops before. My doctor had mentio...
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- Hi M., I had to write because our children are almost exactly the same ages except or baby is 4.5 months now...and yes, they are all boys too. I have found that the...
- I also have a 1 month old. I used the gas drops with my 2 1/2 yo daughter when she was little. I also changed my diet and di some crazy stuff to reduce the gas. It was...
- I prefer to use peppermint essential oil on his tummy. A little goes a long way, it's all natural, and worked like a charm. Young Living is the best kind, but yo...
Four Month Old Will Not Take a Bottle
Asked by D.W. from Madison
on May 2, 2009
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I would really like my four month old to take a bottle so my husband can help with feeding but she refusing to take one. She has been breast feed only, and I've tried...
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- HI D., I personally have not had this problem, but a good friend of mine did. She was faced with going back to work and had to pump. The approach she used with her ...
- i answered some of this on your other post! go to www.askdrsears.com or search for books by william and martha sears on amazon - their books are fantastic and thou...
- How many kinds of bottles have you tried? I've read testimonies from moms who say that their baby took the Breast-flow bottle (I think you can get them at Target) whe...
Switching Between Breast and Bottle
Asked by J.A. from Minneapolis
on October 1, 2008
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I have a 3 month old that is suddenly not taking the bottle anymore. We started giving him the bottle when he was 2 weeks old so that I could leave him with a babysit...
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- its normal for baby to not want to take the bottle from mom... as he can smell mom and wonders why mom is making an exchange for the real thing. is he also having truo...
- I used an elan nipple from envenflo but you might try the wide mouth nuk bottles. I had the same problem with my daughter but she finally ended up with a bottle and w...
- Good morning, J.! Your little guy is just deciding for himself that he likes the breast and not the bottle. It's very common and will require patience and help from ...
Nursing/bottle Transition
Asked by M.O. from Houston
on March 22, 2007
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Hey guys, I NEED HELP! I have an 8 months old baby who I have only breast fed since he was born. The thing is that I am ready to go back to work so I need to start h...
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- I had exactly the same with my 5 month old... I was working on this hours a day, with avent, gerber, soothie (because he takes this pacifier), NUK, Avent tempo,ventair...
- Hello! Bless your heart! I know what you are going through. My daughter was 13 months before she would take anything other than the breast. It wasn't SO bad for me ...
- I gave my son apple juice diluted with water in a sippy cup to tempt him to try the cup. Since the juice is sweet, he was willing to work at it until he figured it out...
When to Introduce a Bottle and How Often
Asked by C.W. from Austin
on November 19, 2008
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This question is for all those experienced working moms who managed to continue breastfeeding and any professional lactation consultants out there.
My daughter will...
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- I agree..way to go on your regime with the breast and the bottle. I didn't go back to work as I worked from home, but I introduced a bottle a little earlier than 4week...
- Hi C.. I think it depends on the baby. I have two children. I nursed my son for 14 mos and I am still nursing my now 14 month old daughter. Both gave up the bottle...
- I don't know about anyone else, but my daughter had no problem with a bottle even after several weeks w/o having one at all. She did come to a point (a few days reall...
