Bottles
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Topic: Bottles
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Bottles
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 3:39pm
| Anyone have any issues with their baby not taking bottles? Ella refuses to take any other bottle that isnt her NUK one with the well used teats. The thing is that eventually i will have to replace them with new ones and she refuses to drink from new teats even if i check the holes arent blocked. I just brought some new avent bottles and new teats for 1+ month and she screams and refuses to even try to suck.... any pointers? Im seriously almost at my wits end this has not been a good day! |
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Posted By: kasbee
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 3:54pm
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The only advice i really have is just keep trying she will take it when she is hungry enough.
I think the best thing with trying to get baby to take the bottle is to just keep offering it to her and she will get the hang of it. Maybe get somebody else to try and give it to her if you haven't tryed that already. That worked for me. Good luck i know it can get frustrating.  ------------- Kelly, mother to 4 wonderful children. http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:21pm
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My friends baby did this and she was a witch with bottle feeding. Best thing to do is to keep trying with the other one. Just use that one for the mean time so she gets to know that this is the only bottle and teat there is missy. If she is that hungry she'll drink. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:24pm
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its mindboggling how such an angelic looking child could be such a fussy miss when it comes to feeding!
can you get some more of the same brand bottles? that might be the only issue she has, she likes the ones she has? i dont know, not much experience with bottles sorry :( or what about having 2 bottles ready for a couple of feeds, start with the one she likes, then do a quick switch on her - hopefully she might just accept the new one coz she has already starting drinking and is hungry. then when that has worked a few times, just have the new bottles. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:31pm
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Shes a right little minx! I think she inherited my stubborness personally lol
I may have to sell the new bottles and get her some more NUK ones grrr oh well i really wanted to Avent ones for going out coz they dont leak! *sigh* She was starving before hadnt eaten properly for hours and STILL wouldnt take the bottle, now u cant tell me thats not stubborn lol |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:32pm
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he he that sounds like a tricky plan.. what a good idea!!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:48pm
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Hey Jess, what size are the Avent ones you bought? ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:51pm
| i got her the number 2 for the 1+ month... |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:53pm
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problem is if the avent ones are different teats to the NUK ones then she will feel the difference.. sometimes they develop their own way of sucking and different teat shapes just make them grumpy... Paris would only take the teats that were shaped the same as the one on her dummy, so we used the pur flat ones.. Try washing new teats with nice hot water and letting then soak (not too long!) which *may* soften them a little. With her well used teats the holes in them would have gotten a little stretched and she won't have to work so hard cos the teats get all soft... keep trying her at every feed, but mainly you'll probably have to stick with the same ones you started her on. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:54pm
| Yer im thinking ill go and get a couple more NUK bottles and save the avent ones for when shes bigger and we go out coz im sure by then she wont care coz foods food if she is anything like her father lol |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 4:57pm
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Jess, if you do end up changing your mind and decide to get rid of the Avent ones, I'd be happy to take them off your hands... (would pay whatever they're worth)... ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 5:04pm
Jax - Will sell them then  Coz ill just go and get some NUK ones.
Ill pop u a PM |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 31 August 2006 at 6:36pm
| I've got a 2 pack of Avent extra soft newborn teats (0+ mths. Flow = 1), packet not even opened that I'm willing to sell to anyone here. Ashlee won't take Avent bottles/teats either. Flick me a PM if interested. |