Struggling with teats again

[*Liz*]

Thomas has a size 2 MAM, and feeds are getting very slow again ie 30-40mins to take 4-5oz. If he has 4oz he will struggle to even manage 3 hrs. He is going sleepy on feeds even after silly short A times.

I tried a 3 and it drowned him  . Milk everywhere.

What next?? Keep trying  .

Here was today on a size 2....

8am 5oz but took it in 2 20 min sessions (last NF was 6oz at 4am)
11.30am 6oz
3pm 6oz
4.15pm - pitched a fit - turned out he was hungry - had another 3oz
6.30pm - pitched another fit - likely OT this time - had 4.5oz bedtime feed and passed out in a heap

He has 1-2 NFs of 5-6oz. If the afternoon goes to plan he has 6-7oz at bedtime. Rest are 4-6oz.

[TB9]

Is it possible he could get used to the level 3?

Do you have any other bottles hanging around to try?  I used to put water in two different nipples and hold them up side by side to compare and see if the nipple from a different bottle would be just a bit faster, but not too fast...I ended up using a few (or five, lol)  different bottles with her, because she was really picky about the flow, and sometimes needed it just a bit faster.

DD2 was very different from her sister, who used one bottle the whole time she was bottle fed.

[*Liz*]

I have a couple of dr Browns, will give it a go. Size 1 always gave faster flow on the dr browns than the MAM, so perhaps it will with size 2 as well.

He does seem like one to get set in his ways  , but mama knows the flow is too slow.