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Breastfeeding Mom Going Back to Work, and 4 Month Old Won't Take a Bottle!!
Asked by A.H. from Chicago
on March 29, 2008
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I am going back to work in a week and my 4 month old son won't take a bottle!! I have tried Dr. Brown's, advent, and playtex vent-aire. He used to when he was smaller,...
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- Do you or your spouse try to feed him? My daughter did better at first with someone else giving her a bottle because she expected me to nurse her. she also did better...
- Years ago when my daughter didn't like her bottle, our pediatrician suggested dipping the nipple in a little bit of corn syrup...had to do it frequently, but eventuall...
- Well, he already knows what he likes, good for him! I have a home day care and it usually falls to me when the new baby refuses the bottle. Your day care provider will...
Breast to Bottle
Asked by G.A. from Jacksonville
on September 22, 2008
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My son will be 4 months old at the end of this month. I (with the help of my husband, friends, and mothers) have been trying to get him to accept a bottle, but to no ...
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- to go out with your husband, what I would do is to nurse right before leaving and dash out the door for the maximum of four hours. leave a bottle w/ the sitter. if bab...
- Hi G., Try the book "Babywise," by Ezzo and Bucknam. It helps you get your baby on a feeding schedule. Everyone will be happier and you won't have to worry about bo...
- After four months of exclusive breastfeeding and the number of pounds that your son has gained, it may be necessary to add more solid foods to his diet, especially if ...
Need Help on How to Use Playtex Drop in Bottles Correctly
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on August 14, 2008
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My daughter is 2 weeks old and I am using the Playtex Drop In bottles. I am not to sure about these. It seems that when I set the bottle down to burp her the bottle ta...
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- I used dropins with the natural latch nipples for my oldest son and agree with Diane. Put the lid on or hold it in one hand with the sack pressed up. You can't reall...
- My mostly breastfed baby loves the Avent drop in style bag, we too have tried the Playtex and are much happier with the Avent style. As far as I know they are BPA fre...
- I never used them. I work at a daycare in a baby room and I have 3 babies that use the playtex and I hate them. For one thing your hand does not fit up there very we...
Bottles for Newborn
Asked by R.B. from Chicago
on March 3, 2008
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Hi!
I am expecting a new born in April. Any suggestions on what bottles to use which prevent colic and is teh best for baby. With my last one (2 yrs now) i used mede...
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- Our first son was colicky, too. We tried Advent - no. Ventaire - worked for a little bit but then they started to stop flowing correctly and our son had a FIT waitin...
- I used Dr. Brown's for my daughter when she was colicky and that saved us from insanity! I can honestly say if we ever have another child, I will not even attempt any ...
- I have used Dr. Brown's with both of my girls and have no problems with fussiness. They are a pain to clean but worth it.
Best Bottles for Gassy Baby
Asked by D.S. from Minneapolis
on April 2, 2007
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I am using the Playtex Drop-in bottles but my six-week-old has a TON of gas. We switched to soy formula and use gas drops, nothing seems to help. I was wondering if an...
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- My son was the same way. I started out breastfeeding and found out he was lactose intollerant so had to switch to soy. We also found out he had reflux which is not r...
- We used Avent bottles with our little boy who had lots of gas, and put him on Nutramigen. The Avent bottles has built in anti-colic technology and work like a dream. ...
- Dr Browns bottles worked really well with my daughter. She was much happier when I started using them. She was very gassy also. You can buy them at Walmart and Shopko ...
Switching from Ready Feed Similac Bottles to What?
Asked by A.D. from Seattle
on July 8, 2009
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My son has been using the ready to feed Similac bottles since he was born, he is now almost a month old. I tried the Playtex drop-in and the vent aire bottles in the b...
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- We went from the ready feed bottles to the Avent bottles and they worked well. They have all kinds of differnt nipple flows, so you can customize it to what works for ...
- Go into a store with a large selection of bottles (like Babies R Us) and look through all the nipples sold separately. Look for one as close to the one you are using n...
- Hi A., My now 5 1/2 month old had similar problems. We used the Similac bottles too, but used the powdered formula (mixed it up and poured it in the bottles. Once h...
Bottle Dilemma
Asked by J.R. from Fresno
on July 11, 2007
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Since the birth of my daughter I have used only one brand of bottle. It is the Playtex VentAire Natural Shape, or recently called VentAire Wide. I am now using this ty...
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- I used the Vent Aire with the 2nd (& last) child, around the time they were first coming out or so. My daughter is 7 yrs old now, so it's been awhile. But I had the ...
- J., I use the Vent Aire bottles as well. I also have experienced them leaking everywhere. The problem is they were not put together right. I have found that when I no...
- I too had the same problem with my first daugher and the VentAire I switched to the Playtex Nurser w/ disposible drop ins. Let me tell you, this bottle is a life saver...
5 Week Old Won't Take Bottle
Asked by C.B. from Odessa
on June 18, 2007
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I am exclusively breastfeeding my 5 week old son. I introduced the bottle to him a couple of weeks ago so i could pump and be able to give him a bottle. I tried the Pl...
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- I found that when my kids FINALLY took a bottle, that they did best with the Avent bottles. I think that the nipple most resembles the breast...at least to my little ...
- Kudos to you for giving your baby the best milk! When I went from breast to bottle with my youngest, we also had a hard time finding a nipple that didn't gag her. I en...
- Have you tried the playtex nursers? The ones with the bags?? They work really well. That is what I used with my first son and will be using with my next baby. I'm ...
Slow Nipples
Asked by J.P. from Dallas
on May 8, 2008
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Can anyone suggest a slow nipple? I was trying to find the brand that is the slowest in hopes that my baby doesn't like the bottle better than breast. I start back t...
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- I worked and nursed my children and used Playtex latex slow flow nipples. They worked great for me. FTI...get the original nurser bottles, not the premium ones as th...
- Hi J. - I had the same issue and used the Playtex Vent-aire standard nipple. They have 2 - a slow and a fast. The slow was great, but the fast was really fast, so ...
- J.: I am not sure about the slow nipple but if you gave your baby the bottle only recently then your baby will know what is BEST ( BREAST). don't worry nurse when ...
New Mom Again Seeking Advise on Baby Bottle for My 11 Week Old Son
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on October 11, 2006
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I Am desperately seeking advise on baby bottles and nipples. I am having a difficult time finding one that my son is comfortable with. The problem is that he seems to ...
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- I use Avent Bottles and nipples and they work great, but I do have a friend that has a gassy little one and she uses Dr. Brown bottles which she says work great, they ...
- They sell Dr. Browns at Target now. We used them and loved it. a little harder to clean, a little more expensive, but i think well worth it. Good luck!
- dr browns -- start w/ the #1 nipple, then go up fro mthere, they are the best, though they take some time to clean w/ the separate parts, they are best for gassy bellies.
