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My 2 Yr Old Still on Pacifier
I just worry that his teeth will protrude forward because he uses the Soothie and not the other types that are better for their teeth. ...
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- The 'cutting' idea is very interesting and very well will probably work... However our little 3yr old just gave hers up 4mths ago. Her upper lip became allergic and ...
- We cut the tip of the pacifier. I remember the puzzled look on my son's face as he declared it "broken". He kept going back to it for a couple days and then decided ...
- S., Cut the tip of the pacifier. He will lose interest quickly. Also, you could box up the pacifiers and give them to the "binky fairy". Replace the pacifiers with ...
Help with Formula
The soothie bottles work best for her so far. Now, however, she will only drink breast milk and my work schedule only allows me to pump once a day at lunch ...
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- Def. do the half and half. I had to do it with my son because like your daughter he thrived for my milk and wanted no part of formula, but at 6 mo. I decided I was do...
- Hi A., I myself didn't breast feed and my son was on Similac Advance. One of my good friends however was in your situation and the Similac did work from her son. I'...
- I am a working mom of 3 and they were all breastfed. I started my two oldest on Similac around 8 weeks old. I spoke to my pediatrician regarding my youngest and the co...
Weaning for the Breast to Bottle
If she takes one like the soothie, there are bottles made by soothie that have the same nipple as the soothie pacifier. My son did some of this last year ...
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- I would definitely have someone you trust come over for a whole day. You need to leave the house so baby doesn't smell your milk around. Have that person offer the b...
- Try Nuk nipples. I nursed both of my boys and used bottles. Both of them would only use Nuk nipples. The Nuk worked well with my friend too. The nipples are flat.
- Talk to your breastfeeding specialist. Although her specialty is getting the child to breastfeed, she probably has ideas on how to get them to take a bottle as necess...
2 Questions - Fussiness During/after Nursing & Best Pacifier for Breastfed Baby
She happily takes the Soothie brand of pacifier ... He is a big fan of the pacifierat first he would ONLY take the Soothie which we had to buy ...
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- Hi C., Well I'm not a nurse, but am a mother of two breast fed babies and I'll just tell you about my experiences with them. My daughter was fussy at the breast at l...
- For the first question, I would consider whether your son has reflux--that is what I was advised when my daughter did something similar. My pediatrician told me to ho...
- Do you have very active letdown? That is when your baby pulls off, is your milk squirting everywhere very forcefully? It is quite common in early nursing because you...
What Is Your Favorite Bottle for Breastfed Baby?
I ended up getting the Soothie bottle. He has that for his paci and it seemed to be the only that he'd really like. My sister-in-law watches him and she got ...
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- We used Avent with our daughter and I used it again with our son. Babies R Us had an exchange program where you could bring in your old Avent Bottles and trade them i...
- Mam Ultiventbottles are great - and BPA free - available at walmart.coma and Target.com
- BreastFlow by First Years. It took a little while to get the hang of it, but my daughter (now 9 months) has had no problem switching between me and it. Blessings!
Baby Can't Suck Bottle
A few that I have had success with are Playtex Nurser, Avent, Gerber Bottles, and my 4 mo. old really like the Soothie bottles but that's because she takes ...
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- My daughter did this every time I offered her a bottle. I believe she was trying to figure out what it was. SHe is a breastfed baby and doesn't care to drink from anyt...
- HI K., Does your baby take a pacifier? If she does I would try to find a nipple closest to that shape. If not then well I would just have to agree with the other moms...
- Hi K. - you probably just dont have the "right" nipple. My first loved the clear silicon Avent nipples and hated the latex Playtex nipples. My second was completely ...
Having Trouble Getting My Son to Take a Bottle
We have tried Dr. Browns, playtex vent air, soothie(which is the brand of ... My daugher also used a soothie pacifier. I could not feed her a bottle b/c she ...
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- When I took my daughter off the breast at six months I had to leave her with my mom. If she could smell me and the breast milk then that was all she wanted. Get your...
- My daughter never did take a bottle. I had to have surgery and i was breastfeeding. My mother was taking care of her. she was about 4 months old. she never accepted an...
- I used the gerber ones with the big nipples with my daughter and they were the only ones she would take till she was older.
Help, My Baby Won't Take a Bottle
I was finally able to get her to take the soothie brand bottle and it was the ... That is my hope with my second child she does like the soothie binkie so I ...
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- Hi K., I did like the playtex drop in bottles but I was wondering if you have tryed formula in the bottle, when my daughter was born and I had to start back to work s...
- Oh I know this can be so hard but he will take the bottle when he gets hungry enough. My son did the same thing and we tried all kinds of bottles - eventually ending w...
- I have a 9 wk old & she started a bottle a couple weeks ago. She likes Dr. Brown bottles. Good luck! Sometimes it's just a matter of finding the right bottle.
Baby Questions
When my son left the hospital after birth, he would ONLY take the Soothie pacifier that the hospital gave him. Thinking I was doing the right thing, ...
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- L., I hope I'm not too late to get this piece of info to you. My son spent lots of time in his swing. To protect his head, we bought a product made by Boppy called ...
- My swing saved my life! Babies at that age can't really do anything as far a playing so don't worry. Just make sure the head is supported. One peice of advise though, ...
- My youngest slept in his swing and bouncy most of the time throughout the day. He LOVED it. AS far for the nipples make sure the nipple and nipple hole is not to bi...
Having Trouble Pumping, Looking for Guidance....
I found a hand pump (don't remember the brand, but fits Soothie bottles) that I could pump with. I got over twice as much with it than the electric. ...
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- I returned to work when my daughter was 8 weeks. I began pumping at about 5 weeks to build up a supply too. My mom passed when my daughter was 5 weeks old and then m...
- When I was having trouble with my milk supply a nurse told me about breast compression. Unfortunatley I lost the address to the website she recommended, but its worth...
- I breastfed/pumped for 3 months and pumped exclusively for the following 7 months--so I have learned a few things along the way. There are probably two reasons that y...
