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My 12 week old DD is now deciding that she likes her born free bottles (with the level 1 nipples) more than breastfeeding. I tried EPing for a couple of days while traveling and I'd REALLY prefer to keep nursing 3-4 times a day when I'm back to work in a few weeks so I'm on the hunt for a new bottle that is a little more similar to the breast so I don't end up with a nursing strike. Anyone else made a happy switch from born free to something else?
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| the lactation consultant I visited preferred the Medela nipples over the Born Free because they are softer. I personally like the Dr. Brown's bottles and they come in glass and polypropylene (which is supposed to be BPA free). From what I could tell the Medela nipples and the Dr. Brown's nipples seem to be equally soft, and both seem softer than the Born Free. |
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I honestly don't think its the particular bottle. Even level 1 nipples dispense milk much more easily (less work for baby) than the breast, which is why young BF babies tend to like the bottle.
I'm having the opposite problem...my 6 month BF DD, who previously took a bottle just fine, has now suddenly decided they are not for her. All that being said, I think that wide nipple bottles are more similar to the breast than the traditional, narrower nipple bottles. We use the playtex nursers with disposable liners (all BPA free) and (until last week) have had no problems switching from breast to bottle and back. We also use latex nipples, which I've heard some people prefer, but they sell silicone as well. Hope that helps! |
Anonymous
| PP here - I should probably mention that we got lazy and were only giving DD a bottle every 2 weeks or so. I think that has more to do with recent events than the bottle itself. |
Anonymous
| I had the same problem. I switched to Nuk nipples on the Born Free bottles. They seem to be shaped much more like a human nipple. My son will now take both. |
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Stick with whatever you already have. In the end, it always works out.
For the last year I have read countless posts about parents who can't get a baby to take a bottle, or parents whose baby prefers the bottle to the breast. It is almost always at 3 months or so, and almost always around the time Mom is going back to work. It always works out. Usually there is either some period where the baby doesn't eat well during the day or night, but natural instinct kicks in. So bottom line, don't spend more money looking for a better bottle. It doesn't exist. Have patience, and you will be OK. |
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She's not saying that her baby is refusing the bottle, but likes the bottle better then the breast. If she waits it out, then she could have supply problems and the baby possibly may never go back.
I'd try some new nipples. It can't hurt. Nipples are not too expensive, as long as you find ones that fit your existing bottles. |