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my highly intellegent daughter
STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only
thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide selection of bottles, beleive it or not. Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their stress to the equation than DH is. Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. Thanks S |
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my highly intellegent daughter
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"Stephanie and Tim" wrote: STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide selection of bottles, beleive it or not. Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their stress to the equation than DH is. Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. Thanks S A few weeks ago you said that FIL successfully gave her a bottle. So definitely work with them again, if you can. And once she takes a bottle, keep giving her (that is, have someone else give her) one every day for a while so she stays in practice. What did the trick for me was making sure the milk was really warm. Warmer than I would've thought to make it, but then I guess it comes out body temperature naturally... - Lynn |
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Richard wrote: Stephanie and Tim wrote: : STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only : thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not : spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I : will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea : of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide : selection of bottles, beleive it or not. My daughter could not figure out the Avent nipples. Just couldn't get them to work. The Playtex nurser was the only nipple she'd take, and I know my grocery store carries them, so you may be able to try that. She never did take the bottle well though. Enough to get through the day and nursed like crazy at night (she never took more than 10-12 ounces a day from the bottle and once she started solids even less).: Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in : addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I : have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they : would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and : Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. : : Thanks Stephanie, are you around when you are trying to bottle feed? Try giving a bottle to DH and going for a walk. If DD knows you are around, she may wait for the breast. If you are nowhere to be seen, she may be more likely to feed from a bottle. I second this advice. Also, our nanny could get our daughter to take the bottle if she was distracted - she usually put on her baby mozart video and propped her up in her carseat and then she'd take the bottle. I know its stressfull, but most likely your caregiver will figure something out. Getting the grandparents to try a couple more times is probably a great idea. Mary |
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"Stephanie and Tim" wrote in message
... STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide selection of bottles, beleive it or not. Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their stress to the equation than DH is. Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. Thanks S How about ditching the bottle, and feeding her from a cup? (without the lid like they do when a baby can't be nursed right after the birth). -- Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 5 months 20lbs |
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"Stephanie and Tim" wrote in message ... STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide selection of bottles, beleive it or not. Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their stress to the equation than DH is. Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. Thanks S My DS went off bottles for a while a number of weeks ago, he kept spitting the teat out and like you I didn't want to go forking out for a whole new range of bottles and teats. I happened to be shopping one day and saw a bottle on sale for ?1.50, it was a generic brand of the pharmacy it was bought in. Anyway i tried that later on with him and he took it straight away, it had a softer teat. But luckily it kind of taught him to use a teat and he went back to Avent teats without any problems. We have since bought some more different teats and he is managing great. -- Marie Mum of 3 DD born 03/98, DS1 born 11/99 DS2 born 08/03 |
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Stephanie and Tim wrote:
(I tried explaining that without my salary, they would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. Maybe an afternoon in Nanna and Bubba's basement will convince her. I think having your in-laws try giving a bottle is a good idea. Alternatively, she may take to cup-feeding, or a valveless sippy cup (held by the bottle-giver, otherwise a waste of bm), or a straw (straw into cup of milk, finger over end of straw, full end into mouth, finger off of end, spluttering baby). Phoebe -- yahoo address is unread - substitute mailbolt |
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"lynn" wrote in message ... In article , "Stephanie and Tim" wrote: STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide selection of bottles, beleive it or not. Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their stress to the equation than DH is. Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. Thanks S A few weeks ago you said that FIL successfully gave her a bottle. So definitely work with them again, if you can. And once she takes a bottle, keep giving her (that is, have someone else give her) one every day for a while so she stays in practice. It's weird, since then she has refused, even from him. I think that was our error, not continuing on the successful trend. What did the trick for me was making sure the milk was really warm. Warmer than I would've thought to make it, but then I guess it comes out body temperature naturally... - Lynn Thanks! S |
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"Richard" wrote in message ... Stephanie and Tim wrote: : STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only : thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not : spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I : will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea : of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide : selection of bottles, beleive it or not. : : Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am : concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a : bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda : harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would : be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their : stress to the equation than DH is. : : Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in : addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I : have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they : would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and : Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. : : Thanks Stephanie, are you around when you are trying to bottle feed? Try giving a bottle to DH and going for a walk. If DD knows you are around, she may wait for the breast. If you are nowhere to be seen, she may be more likely to feed from a bottle. Good luck! Richard Micaela's dad Done both ways. I think that my absence is requisite. Thanks! S |
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"Mary W." wrote in message ... Richard wrote: Stephanie and Tim wrote: : STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only : thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I would REALLY rather not : spend more money on new bottles when we have the mother-load of Avent. I : will if I must, of course. But I do not want to spend $$ without some idea : of success liklihood. I live about an hour from a store with a wide : selection of bottles, beleive it or not. My daughter could not figure out the Avent nipples. Just couldn't get them to work. The Playtex nurser was the only nipple she'd take, and I know my grocery store carries them, so you may be able to try that. She never did take the bottle well though. Enough to get through the day and nursed like crazy at night (she never took more than Is the Playtex nurser one the disposable one? 10-12 ounces a day from the bottle and once she started solids even less).: Any words of wisdom would ease my mind. If she would take a bottle in : addition to the breast, I would feel much more at ease for the yucky day I : have to go back to work. (I tried explaining that without my salary, they : would forclose on our mortgage and we would have to live in Nanna and : Bubba's basement, but she was not impressed. : : Thanks Stephanie, are you around when you are trying to bottle feed? Try giving a bottle to DH and going for a walk. If DD knows you are around, she may wait for the breast. If you are nowhere to be seen, she may be more likely to feed from a bottle. I second this advice. Also, our nanny could get our daughter to take the bottle if she was distracted - she usually put on her baby mozart video and propped her up in her carseat and then she'd take the bottle. I know its stressfull, but most likely your caregiver will figure something out. Getting the grandparents to try a couple more times is probably a great idea. Mary |
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"Stephanie and Tim" wrote in message . ..
STILL will not take a bottle. Of the suggestions I have heard, the only thing we have not tried is different bottle types. I remember how stressful it was when DD was learning how to take a bottle. That was no fun at all for any of us. It doesn't help that when they're at the stage of learning to take the bottle, they're still at the stage of lots of nighttime feedings, so you're still sleep-deprived. We eventually learned that DD preferred one particular type of Platex nipple. Often I have heard, "if she is hungry enough she will take the bottle." I am concerned about returning for a whole day of work without her having taken a bottle. Should I dump her on my inlaws for several hours? It seems kinda harsh, but gentle is not working. I think that sending her to inlaws would be good because they are vastly more patient and less likely to add their stress to the equation than DH is. When DD was learning to take the bottle, our ped suggested I go out without her for a half day or a full day, because when she got hungry enough she'd take the bottle. (I never had the guts to do it though.) The ped also said that on the off chance that I was away from her for a full day and she _didn't_ take the bottle, she wouldn't get totally dehydrated. Anonymommmy DD 9/02 |
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