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Refusing bottle. How long to try out different nipples?
DD was taking the Playtex Naturalatch nipples at first. DH says she was
taking less and less EBM with each feed. So, I tried that other Playtex nipple recommended in a recent thread. I left DH with DD for 1 1/2 hours. DH said she screamed the entire time and screamed worse when he put the nipple in her mouth. I bought a sample pack of Playtex nipples, which includes three different types. The LC at my HMO said not to use the Playtex nipples that are flat on the tip. Should I leave that one out as a last resort? Anyone have luck on it? How often should we try out the nipples before declaring them a failure? Once, twice? How much time should DH try a nipple before trying a different one? 10 minutes, 1 hour? How frequently should we be training DD? We've been doing it twice a week. I go back to work next month. Should we be doing it everyday until we find one she likes? Finally, if all else fails, how long does it take for a baby to take EBM via syringe or cup? The dcp we have is very good. However, I don't want to compromise her time with the other kids, if at all possible. So, the faster, more efficient method is preferred. Do the babies take the alternate methods screaming or are they pretty good about it? I want a method that she will do willingly. |
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Refusing bottle. How long to try out different nipples?
toypup wrote: DD was taking the Playtex Naturalatch nipples at first. DH says she was taking less and less EBM with each feed. So, I tried that other Playtex nipple recommended in a recent thread. I left DH with DD for 1 1/2 hours. DH said she screamed the entire time and screamed worse when he put the nipple in her mouth. I bought a sample pack of Playtex nipples, which includes three different types. The LC at my HMO said not to use the Playtex nipples that are flat on the tip. Should I leave that one out as a last resort? Anyone have luck on it? We used the flat one. It worked fine for us. How often should we try out the nipples before declaring them a failure? Once, twice? I don't know. I honestly can't remember what we did with DD. How much time should DH try a nipple before trying a different one? 10 minutes, 1 hour? I wouldn't let the baby get to frustrated. What other things is he trying? Did he warm the milk way up? Try distracting baby with a video while feeding her? How frequently should we be training DD? We've been doing it twice a week. I go back to work next month. Should we be doing it everyday until we find one she likes? You may want to up it to 4-5 times a week. Mary |
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Refusing bottle. How long to try out different nipples?
"toypup" wrote in message news:Zliec.112621$gA5.1455157@attbi_s03... DD was taking the Playtex Naturalatch nipples at first. DH says she was taking less and less EBM with each feed. So, I tried that other Playtex nipple recommended in a recent thread. I left DH with DD for 1 1/2 hours. DH said she screamed the entire time and screamed worse when he put the nipple in her mouth. I bought a sample pack of Playtex nipples, which includes three different types. The LC at my HMO said not to use the Playtex nipples that are flat on the tip. Should I leave that one out as a last resort? Anyone have luck on it? Thats the only one any of my babies would take. |
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Refusing bottle. How long to try out different nipples?
toypup wrote:
The LC at my HMO said not to use the Playtex nipples that are flat on the tip. Should I leave that one out as a last resort? Anyone have luck on it? That is the one Luke used. We didn't have problems. How often should we try out the nipples before declaring them a failure? Once, twice? How much time should DH try a nipple before trying a different one? 10 minutes, 1 hour? How long is she away from you? If it was 3-4 hours I'd be tempted to try one nipple that whole time. If she didn't eat, she could when you got home. How frequently should we be training DD? We've been doing it twice a week. I wanted to make sure things went well with Luke so we gave him a bottle once a day 5 days a week. Finally, if all else fails, how long does it take for a baby to take EBM via syringe or cup? We got about 2 ounces into Hunter by using the Playtex bottle with the rubber sippy cup nipple. He chewed the nipple, the sitter squeezed the bag to get the milk in. She didn't have luck with syringe or regular cup. He could drink from a regular cup (small sips at 6 months) bur refused milk out of it. -- Nikki Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2) |
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Refusing bottle. How long to try out different nipples?
"Nikki" wrote in message ... toypup wrote: How often should we try out the nipples before declaring them a failure? Once, twice? How much time should DH try a nipple before trying a different one? 10 minutes, 1 hour? How long is she away from you? If it was 3-4 hours I'd be tempted to try one nipple that whole time. If she didn't eat, she could when you got home. Right now, we are only practicing twice a week. Midweek, I am home. On the weekend, I go out with DS about an hour or two for mommy and me time. DH feeds her then. When I go back to work, I will be away from DD about 10 hours a day, three days a week. How frequently should we be training DD? We've been doing it twice a week. I wanted to make sure things went well with Luke so we gave him a bottle once a day 5 days a week. Okay. We may try to increase the frequency of our training sessions. |
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