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8 Month Old Not Eating
Asked by B.S. from Tampa
on April 13, 2008
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My daughter typically eats four 7 oz bottles a day and has 3 small meals. She never has been a big food eater, she LOVES her bottles. For the past 2 weeks she has had ...
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- It's not only normal when they're teething but when they are sick as well. My son does this. All the kids in the daycare I work in lose their appetites sometimes sever...
- She may be teething and sometimes their appetite goes down when they are teething. Sometimes babies just go through phases of hardly eating anything, and then eating ...
- She might have a sore throat. As for hydration, try popsicles. I get the all fruit ones, so at least they are getting a serving of fruit when they are sick and refus...
Bottles to a Cup
Asked by T.D. from Knoxville
on April 6, 2007
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help!!! My son is almost 14 months old, and he is still on a bottle, i give him 1 at nap and 1 before bed.(he does not go to bed with them) his doctor wants him to sta...
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- hey T. I had a similar problem with my son now 16 mos. When he was 13 mos old and when everything else in out life was fairly routine (this was right after the hubb...
- Hello T., My daughter was drinking milk by bottle before nap time, and before bed until she was 4 years old! She did not like to drink from sippy cup before sleep. T...
- Hi- my son was in the same situation. He is almost 18 months and still on formula because he has a milk protein allergy. He also wouldn't take milk from a sippy at f...
Whats the Best Way to Boil Water to Add Formula
Asked by T.B. from Miami
on September 1, 2009
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Dear Moms,
I ve been told that boiling the water on those electric tea kettle pots is unsafe cause it can cause cancer. Can you please tell me whats the best way to b...
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- T., Can't understand why persons would say that about the electric tea kettle. Everything seems to cause cancer these days - LOL. You can always try the regular k...
- Why do you need to boil your water? Is it well water? As for tea kettles causing cancer, that's a new one to me!! Soon they'll be telling us the water itself causes ca...
- A regular tea kettle and/or pot will do.
BPA Free Bottles
Asked by N.S. from Pittsburgh
on April 23, 2008
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I was wondering what anyone thought of Nuby bottles. My sister wants to switch to BPA free bottles and the Nuby Non-Drip bottles are reasonably priced, say they reduc...
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- Hi N., here is a web that will help you and sis pick the right one . I switched to BORN FREE and they are Great! they also grow with baby since they sell all compatibl...
- I used the Avent bottles with my first, Evenflo Comfi with my second. With my third I had read about the more recent concerns with plastics and recycling numbers and t...
- I second the Born Free, we've been very happy with them. Glass bottles are also making a comeback due to BPA concerns.
Transitioning from Breastfeeding to Bottle
Asked by W.N. from Seattle
on March 30, 2009
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HELP!!! My sweet daughter has started biting me when she nurses. She did this when she was teething last month but I was able to get her to stop by touching her cheek...
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- You might try putting her milk in a sippy cup; the type with a straw; not necessarily the one you have to tilt up to get the milk out of. It might just be different en...
- Ugh, I totally feel for you. While my daughter was always great with a bottle, we did have a number of periods of biting. Sometimes teething related, sometimes not. ...
- my son went through a biting phase and it did end and we're still nursing (he's 2 y/o). Maybe you're okay with stopping breast feeding, but if you don't really want t...
BPA And Bottles
Asked by K.K. from Boston
on June 6, 2008
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I had used Playtex Ventaire bottles for my son, but am now concerned about the BPA in the polycarbonate bottles. My daughter is 1 month old, and I am looking into alt...
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- If you go to babiesrus.com, they have a BPA section under feeding that you can click on and it has a wide selection of bottles and feeding supplies you can choose from...
- fyi - I just bought dr. browns bpa free bottles at babies r us for $4.99 for my 2 month old.
- I love the Playtex nurser with drop ins. They work fine for formula or breastmilk. (I used the Avent plastic ones with my oldest, which are also on the BPA list of o...
4 Month Old Refusing Breast
Asked by J.B. from Medford
on August 28, 2009
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Last week I had to go back to work for a few days. This meant leaving my 4 month old son for about 6-7 hours. I expressed milk, and he was bottle fed (which he has h...
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- Yes, the bottle is easier for him. One way to make it a little harder is to hold it (and him) more vertical so he has to work at it a little. Not so upright that he's ...
- Hi J., No, 4 month olds don't wean themselves this early. He is probably just a smart little guy and realizes he doesn't have to work as hard for the bottle, and i...
- I am a lactation consultant in seattle. you can google me if you want. He is NOT weaning. he is too young. He may be a little hurt that you were gone. babies some...
HELP! Almost 6 Month Old Will NOT Drink from a Bottle!
Asked by J.A. from Phoenix
on June 24, 2009
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Hello Mamas! I really need some suggestions! My son is almost six months old and he will not drink a bottle! I am a stay at home mom, so it hasn't really been an issue...
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- Have you considered just taking baby with you to NYC? Six months does seem a bit early for separation from mommy. Good luck!
- most of my 4 were able to use a sippy cup by 5 months....I'd start working on it. One of my boys (I have 3) refused to drink from a bottle and because of severe medic...
- My son has never had an issue and we used the Nuk bottles (and pacifiers and now learner cup). The nipples are shaped like the breast is during breastfeeding. My other...
Baby Rejecting Bottle
Asked by D.F. from Allentown
on April 3, 2008
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I have given my breast fed 3 month old 1 bottle a day since she was born. It has worked out well to allow other people to help out with her care. She would take as man...
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- It sounds like she was doing really well at first and all the sudden stopped. Is she cutting teeth? I would go back to the original bottles and nipples and maybe loo...
- My son never excepted a bottle - when I went to work - which was only a day or two a week for a few hours he was perfectly content to starve until I came home! People ...
- If she will take a sippy cup, you would be much better off. NOt having to wean from a bottle is a good thing. YOu can even still breastfeed some of the time. Like morn...
17 Month Old - Still Gets Bed Time Bottle
Asked by M.B. from Tucson
on January 22, 2008
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My daughter still takes a 6-8 oz bottle of milk at bedtime. This is the only time she gets a bottle. If we give her less milk, she tends to wake at night wanting to ...
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- My son, who is now 5, did this for a very long time. We just tried to make sure he drank some water or brushed his teeth afterwards. The milk can stay in their mouth...
- Our firstborn had a bath-bottle-brush-book-bed routine until he was at least 3. It worked really well for him and he was a fabulous sleeper. So maybe start gently tran...
- My kids were 1 (12 months) when we stopped the bottle. Sippy cups with milk seem appropriate. You can still rock her with the sippy if you feel the desire to do that...
