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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2014, 19:49:59 pm »
What is your flow like too?  DS hated bottles (Avent), which was not that upsetting to me as I hated pumping and didn't go anywhere long or had other children. I figured out why though around 6 months that the age appropriate teat/nipple was too slow for him as I have a fast flow.  As soon as I went with the older ones, he was fine.  We also went with a soft straw sippy (by Boots) for water and he liked that he could suck with straw fast. 
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2014, 20:09:36 pm »
fast flow-i think!how can i tell?

and yes-my conversations nowadays are certainly
somewhat "unusual"!x
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2014, 21:51:40 pm »
I went with how they looked once T came off the breast, I figured that's the shape he's working with  ;D
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2014, 23:20:51 pm »
I knew I had a fast flow from pumping and that my child could feed loads fast, still eats on the run lol!
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2014, 06:19:11 am »
lol!
i think i must have a faster rather than a slower
flow, if  that makes sense?!
now i just need to get to a shop to have browse.
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2014, 12:15:53 pm »
ok.so tommee tippee are a non-runner too.
getting seriously bummed out by this whole bottle
situation.
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2014, 12:29:01 pm »
(((Hugs))) It really bothered me too. I tried all different teats too but in the end just picked one and offered it before every single breastfeed in the day.  It took a couple of weeks but we got there in the end.  I'm sure you will too :)
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2014, 13:03:43 pm »
see,she will take 1oz ok from the MAM but im just not
seeing any progress,kwim?
it's a hard slog to get anything more into her.
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2014, 13:47:24 pm »
Jack was exactly the same age as your lo is now when we were going through this.  Have you been offering it before every feed?  That's the only thing which did it for us. It wasn't a big deal if he didn't want it, I just waited a couple of minutes then fed as usual.
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2014, 22:22:31 pm »
i offer once a day,every day,before the 2nd feed
because DD1 isnt around&i can give Dd2 full attention.

got a Dr Browns today,so will try that tomorrow. I've
decided if that doesn't work, I'll just stick to the MAM ones
because they seem  to be her preference.

do you think i should offer before each feed?
she will take the bottle.she just takes forever after
the she1st ounce.
she twists and turns her head or pushes it out with her tongue.
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2014, 06:16:07 am »
I don't know - offering before every feed worked for us, though I didn't bother before bedtime or in the night!  It took a while though.  Ifhe jjust wanted to play with it I let him.  We went from him screaming every time he saw the bottle to taking a full feed from it in increments but it did take a while. It was a faff offering it all day long though ;)

Also, it took two weeks of doing that AFTER I'd stopped trying different bottles.  I think he needed the consistency for him to feel comfortable with the bottle.
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Re: what bottle worked for you?(mixed feeding)
« Reply #26 on: January 22, 2014, 06:25:04 am »
yes,i agree.i need to just pick one!i'll let you know
how today goes!
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