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Old September 27th 07, 07:06 AM posted to alt.parenting.twins-triplets,misc.kids.breastfeeding,misc.kids
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Default Problem bottle feeding one of the twins

On Sep 27, 6:35 am, "JennP." wrote:
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Hi there,


We have twins who are 3 months old (1.5 months corrected) that my wife
is currently breastfeeding. Occasionally I bottlefeed one of them to
give her a break but our problem is with the other one (Hannah) who
has problems with the bottle.


Hannah will start to take the bottle fine but after several minutes
she will try and spit the nipple out, start crying, arching,
stretching and looks to be in a lot of pain. If I try and continue,
it's as if she can no longer get a good latch on the bottle nipple.
If I do get it above her tongue she will try to suck but quickly
fights it off or sucks but it most seems to spray out of the side her
mouth or leak out.


We've tried all manner of nipples (using different brands, flows,
shapes and textures) but can't find anything that works. She
definitely has reflux and is on Previcid for it. Putting her on it
has allowed my wife to nurse her where before she would not even nurse
very well. Nursing still isn't perfect with her as she sometimes will
take very little but she must make up for it at other times as she's
gaining good weight consistently.


So she's gaining well then? It sounds like the actual nursing is going
better now and her wieght is not an issue. I would suspect that she just has
a preference for the breast over the bottle. It's actually quite common but
I understand your concern given the fact that she is a preemie and that she
was slow to establish breastfeeding. I would watch her weight and let her
have the breast as much as possible. Maybe save the bottles for your other
twin to give your dw a break? HTH

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