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6 Month Old Hates Drinking His Bottle
Asked by S.L. from Minneapolis
on July 14, 2008
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My 6 month old hates drinking his bottle. We always have had trouble getting him to drink the right amount of formula. He was breastfed for the first 4 weeks and the...
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- Bottle nipples taste bad S.... have you found the right products to feed him with? Glass bottles and non-toxic nipples can be found on www.safebaby.com. If you are hea...
- I nursed my daughters and then also pumped to give daddy the feeding time snuggles too. But neither of my girls would take a bottle either. However they didn't mind s...
- S., My daughter was the same way at 6 months (now almost 9 months). She went from drinking 6oz bottles to 3-4oz bottles. I figured she just wasn't going through a...
When to Start Bottle Feeding...?
Asked by S.P. from Seattle
on August 20, 2009
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I just recently gave birth last week & I am trying to figure out when I should start pumping & bottle feeding my daughter. I don't want to start too soon since I want ...
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- I was going to wait 6 weeks but gave in and introduced the bottle at 3 weeks. My friend waited until 7 weeks and their daughter refused to accept the bottle. She is st...
- I'm not sure as a SAHM, why you would pump and give her a bottle at all?
- I know that most people say wait 4-6 weeks to bottle feed. However every case is different. My son is 3 months old and I waited until he was about 3 or 4 weeks to give...
4-Month Old Suddenly Refusing Bottles.
Asked by M.P. from Cleveland
on August 19, 2009
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My 4-month-old breastfed daughter is suddenly refusing to take bottles. She is exclusively breastfed and usually receives one bottle of breastmilk a day. For the pas...
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- Is she just refusing it from you? Try it. My daughter would not take a bottle from me, but she would take it from anyone else when I was not in the house. Babies know...
- M. - I too just went through the exact same thing. This one is child #3 and my other two had no problems transitioning when I went back to work. But Michaela (my 4 m...
- My son did that around the same age, after we tried to leave him overnight with his grandparents. Have you tried giving her a sippy cup instead? The Nuby cups worked...
Can't Keep up with My Hungry Baby
Asked by A.R. from Kansas City
on August 18, 2009
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Hi Moms,
This is my second week back to work after being off 10 weeks with my darling little girl. She has always been a good eater and I have been able to keep her ...
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- Instant Oatmeal cook per directions,oatmeal cookies,anything that is store bought that contains oatmeal water lots of it and you'll be happy with the results.If that d...
- My baby's ped. recommended Fenugreek, an herbal supplement found at health food stores(it is in Mother's Milk tea). It really does work. Also, make sure you are drin...
- Mother's milk tea, by Traditional Medicines. LOTS of water Oatmeal Dont give up... you are a trooper and a good mommy!
3 Month Old Won't Take Bottle
Asked by L.T. from St. Louis
on July 29, 2009
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Help! My 3 month old baby girl is refusing a bottle. Sometimes she will hold the nipple in her mouth, but usually she cries the second it is in her mouth. She want...
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- I had this problem with most of my breastfed babies! For me it was less stressful to just accept that I would have to nurse them regardless of where I was. Then I wai...
- try having your husband give her the bottle without you being in the room or in sight. with some of my kids I couldn't they wouldn't let me give them a bottle but they...
- With a baby this young don't know if my advice will help but one of my daughters has twins and she went back to work only weekends and they were so hard to get on any ...
Difficulty with Bottle
Asked by K.L. from St. Louis
on March 31, 2009
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Hello!
We have been feeding my four week old one bottle/day of expressed breastmilk for the past 2 1/2 weeks. This has not been going well. She will drink an ounce ...
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- I swear by the Breast Flow bottle. You can find them at Babys R Us. My daughter refused every bottle, but she took this bottle from the first instant. Good luck!
- maybe this is stating the obvious, but i know my son won't take a bottle if it isn't the right temperature. it has to be warmed up or he won't take it. he is still b...
- My daughter seemed to have a similar problem - and we upped the flow rate for her nipples (from the 0 month size to the 1-3 month size) and she seemed to take more mil...
Issues with Breastfeeding
Asked by M.K. from Charleston
on November 1, 2008
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My son is 4 months old and we are having a very tough time with breastfeeding these days. I work part time and he gets bottles of breastmilk when I am at work. He has ...
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- Doing the halfad half thing is totally acceptable. Just the fact that he has gotten it for this long is a great start for him. If you are on a good pumpig schedule, ...
- I asked my friend (who is a La Leche League Leader [LLL]) for some advice for you. This is what she suggested: Lots of skin-on-skin, bathing together, laying in be...
- I breastfed my oldest for the 1st 9 mths of her life and am currently still breastfeeding my 2nd who is 6 1/2 mths old. I would recommend massaging your breasts so th...
Bottlefeeding issues...help!
Asked by S.G. from Denver
on July 3, 2009
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I am a working mother of two boys, my youngest being just three months old. Recently, my infant has decided he doesn't want to take a bottle anymore. I began pumping...
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- Hi, I went through the same thing. I worked overnights and my son was breastfed. I pumped and he had a bottle when I worked. At 6 months he "weaned" himself off of th...
- Sounds like a terribly stressful time for all of you! Who knows why these little guys do what they do. Some babies miss mom so much when mom goes back to work that ...
- The only advice I have is probably the absolute LAST thing you want to hear; that is maybe, maybe your baby needs you more than your career at this very moment. Possib...
My 5 Month Old Does Not Want the Bottle Anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Asked by N.K. from Detroit
on May 4, 2007
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My daughter will be 6 months old. She is on solids now and has been breastfed and still is. She has taken a bottle of only breastmilk at 4 days old. All of a sudden...
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- Have you tried a sippy cup. my daughter was on a sippy cup at 3 1/2 months she just did not want a bottle anymore either. Good luck M.
- N., I have a 9 1/2 month old that has not taken a bottle since she was 4 or 5 months old. She has never had formula, when she was taking a bottle it was of breast mi...
- Sounds to me that you are a good mama! You are not doing anything wrong! I weaned my daughter at 5 months, and she had never had a bottle before that. At first she...
Wondering What Kind of Bottles to Buy
Asked by M.B. from Memphis
on December 28, 2008
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I am planning on breastfeeding, but I work, and will also have to use bottles. I am wondering what kind are the best. I know I want BPA free, but I'm not sure what's...
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- I used Dr. Brown's wide-mouth bottles, and my sister-in-law used the same ones for her first son. She recently traded in the twice-used bottles for brand new (guarant...
- dr browns are great! they saved my life!
- I agree with the mom who said you have to let the baby decide. I'd suggest getting one of each of several kinds that you like and then after the baby is born and shows...
