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I feel like a genius!
I was all set to write another "help me!" post because Madi is just not
taking to the bottle well and I start work in a couple weeks. We've tried different brands of nipples, different people giving her the bottle, using the car seat, etc. She would either just gnaw on the nipple and some milk would come out that way, or wail until we took it away. However, on a few occasions she did take the bottle sort of OK and I could never figure out what was different. AHA! I just realized that mixed in with the "slow" nipples, I had two Avent stage 2 nipples. I had thought that she was avoiding sucking on the nipple because it was coming out too fast, so when I got new nipples I got the slow ones. Turns out she must have wanted faster nipples and when she happened to get one of the stage 2 nipples, the bottle went better. Sure enough, used one today and she drank 1.5 oz! That may not seem like much, but when the previous max had been 0.5 oz over a long time, I was thrilled. I'm not sure if I should feel like a genius for figuring it out or like an idiot for not thinking of it sooner...I knew I had a pretty fast let-down, so why shouldn't she prefer faster nipples? I bought a couple stage 3 nipples today and we'll have to see how that goes when she goes to visit Grandma tomorrow (the first time we'll be separated...I need the practice) Anyway, since I had planned to post anyway, thought I'd share a success story instead! Of course, tomorrow she might refuse all bottles just to keep me on my toes! Amy |
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I feel like a genius!
"V." wrote in message ... Turns out she must have wanted faster nipples and when she happened to get one of the stage 2 nipples, the bottle went better. Sure enough, used one today and she drank 1.5 oz! That's great you found a way to get her to take the bottle. I know how it feels when your baby refuses one. Ds never took one. I have to admit, sometimes it got hard. Just a word of caution with the faster flow nipples. I'm not sure how often you plan on giving EBM, but since the milk comes out very fast some babies can develop a bottle preference. I found with Jessica that even using the slow flow nipples it was easier for her and it would take a couple of feeds after a bottle for her to stop fussing and get back on track. Just a friendly word of caution. JennP. |
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I feel like a genius!
V. wrote: AHA! I just realized that mixed in with the "slow" nipples, I had two Avent stage 2 nipples. I had thought that she was avoiding sucking on the nipple because it was coming out too fast, so when I got new nipples I got the slow ones. Turns out she must have wanted faster nipples and when she happened to get one of the stage 2 nipples, the bottle went better. Sure enough, used one today and she drank 1.5 oz! That may not seem like much, but when the previous max had been 0.5 oz over a long time, I was thrilled. Must be mommy brain - I did the exact same thing - except E prefers the slower flow nipples. Anyway, since I had planned to post anyway, thought I'd share a success story instead! Of course, tomorrow she might refuse all bottles just to keep me on my toes! Amy Just keep an eye out for her dveloping a bottle preference. PK |
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