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What Next After Weaning?
My son could not digest any of the baby formula I bought (even the expensive ones made for digestive .... weaning baby from bottle · weaning baby off bottle ...
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- If you're trying to wean from the bottle at the same time, I would just go ahead and introduce the milk in the sippy cup. You also don't need to use formula if you wa...
- Has she ever been on formula? I was told by my ped that you should stay with breastmilk and/or formula until they turn one. I started mixing half formula or breastmi...
- I make a mixture of whole milk yogurt, plain soy, and goat's milk (you can buy quarts in the dairy case)...my breastfed daughter loves it and she doesn't have any prob...
Trying to Wean and She Can't Tolerate the Substitutes...
Sep 29, 2009 ... I am attempting to wean my daughter off the breast..." ... Have you smelled formula? It's really stinky and kinda gross. My son was not a fan when I had to ... Every baby is different. Have you tried Lactaid (sp? ...
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- She could be allergic to milk. Does she have the stomach issues when you drink a lot of milk or eat a lot of dairy? If she is allergic to milk she is most likely all...
- Since she's nearly one, shouldn't you be able to choose milk over formula? If she's having trouble tolerating dairy, you might try rice milk. My three year old has a t...
- First off, congratulations on making it this long breastfeeding. You're in the minority. Great job mom! I really get the wanting to have your body back. Nursing ...
HELP Switching 13 Mo Old to Whole Milk/weaning from Bottle
Can't Get Baby to Drink Milk or Formula Out of a Sippy · 22 · One Year Old Feeding Issues · 12 · Weaning Baby off of the Bottle and Switching to Whole Milk ...
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- My daughter could not tolerate any formula. After we tried everyone of them the doctor finally told me to start her on milk.. Whole milk is very thick,, so I started ...
- I hate to say it but my son is nearly 2 and is still drinking milk from a bottle! I had followed what some of these other moms have suggested. Just doing it graduall...
- you might start by trying his formula cold from the fridge like milk would be, and formula in his sippy. if you can get him to do cold formula in a sippy, you are one ...
Help - Started Feeding Baby Formula and He Has Constipation
Stop feeding that baby soy formula!! He may be allergic to soy (my mother is), ... Once he stabilizes, you can start to wean him off that. ...
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- We called my son "the constipation kid". As of when he turned 5 weeks old he was miserable with constipation. We would put a "splash" of prune juice in his bottle th...
- A.: I am now the Mother of a 17 year old! (my niece sent me this link to see an article of interest and I happened to see your post). Without meaning to pry, I could...
- There are 2 good options. One is Karo syrup in the bottle. You'll have to experiment - I found one spoonful per day (I put it in a bottle I knew would be finished co...
Weaning from Breastmilk to Formula
... until the baby can go on regular milk. My third was my longest breast fed baby since he hated formula. .... Next question: Weaning off Breastmilk ...
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- First try giving mostly breast milk-with a little formula mixed in, then keep increasing the % of formula in the mix. Also, all formulas are not the same, so consider...
- Is there a reason that you have to wean him? If you are going back to work then it definitely makes sense. Otherwise I would just continue nursing until the baby can...
- Try mixing fomula with breast milk. More breast milk than formula at first. Than a little at a time more and more formula.
Weaning Troubles
Weaning Troubles. Hello Moms. First off, Thank goodness there is a place where we can all ..... My Baby Won't Transition from Breast Milk to Formula! Help. ...
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- If I were you I would pick my battles. It sounds like weaning him is more stressful than nursing him. If you want to wean anyway, go slowly. I would try to tran...
- Try a sippy cup. They tend to have to suck harder just to get anything out. This may give him the "low flow" that he prefers.
- try, mixing the formula with the breast milk more breat milk than formula, in a soft top sippy cup. Slowly work the breat milk out... my 10 month old NEVER took a bot...
Weaning from Formula to Milk
Add formula, which to me defeats the purpose of weaning off the formula, .... Next question: Can't Get Baby to Drink Milk or Formula Out of a Sippy ...
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- There are days when my daughter doesn't want to drink her milk, so I try harder to make sure she has a reasonable amount of yogurt that day (and I buy plain unflavored...
- My daughter is also one just turned 1 on August 6, I have started to feed her Enfamil Next Step for 9mnths and up in her sippy cup or at night in her bottle. She It i...
- Hi K., Have you tried Soy Milk? My son didn't like milk, so I was told to try soy and he liked it. We used it for a couple months and gradually switched to regular mi...
Weaning off the Breast
I have a 15 week old baby girl and I need to start weaning her off. .... I also like the idea of trying to mix breast milk with formula for a little while ...
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- Hi A.! Wow, I can't imagine the discomfort! would you like me to get the contact information of a lactation consultant? Weaning your baby does not mean you will n...
- Hi A., Try a syringe with a small tube attached to it. Put the end of the tube and one of your fingers in her mouth. That way she gets "you" as well as the formula....
- A., Mastitis or not, it was going to have to happen eventually anyway. Did your OB offer any suggestions? I would ask for advisory help at any clinic or hospital...
Need Help on Weaning 17 Month Old off His Bottle!!!
Most of the common wisdom about needing to teach a baby to "self soothe" .... I tried the whole milk in the sippy only when she got off formula and she ...
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- Hi G.. When I transitioned my son off the bottle I gave him less and less each night. So for instance if he got 6 oz before bed monday night, I gave him 5 the next and...
- You are already doing the right thing... so very slowly when taking away the bottles. Try to give him just a little milk in a bottle and a full sippy cup at the sam...
- Hi G.: I JUST went through this with my daughter. First off, my oldest was off the bottle at 12mo, he hated it, yet he loved the paci. My daughter, who is 21mo no...
Transitioning Baby from Breast Milk to Formula...
Now some peole say you should just wean them off everything completely, but, .... She may eat more once she starts formula or once she is weaned. ...
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- 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...
