I have these two babies. They didn't gain weight well between weeks #2 and #4, so we supplement. It's not that much, really. They get 3 or 4 bottles a day, 1 or 2 of which are high calorie formula, the rest are EBM. We're working on slowly going to more sessions at the breast, but right now, this works *great* for us.
One of them, however, has awful reflux and *hates* bottles. Of course it's the smaller one, so it's even more important we make sure he gets the extra supplementation. We tried zantac, which did practically nothing, and now our wonderfully supportive ped has moved him onto prevacid, but our insurance insists we order it through mail, and so it'll be 10-15 days before we get it. Bummer.
In the meantime, I'm going on another bottle search. I've tried so many. Playtex Vent-Air, Soothie, Nuby Soft Touch, Breastflow. None of these worked for him at all. (My other boy will pretty much eat from whatever is put into his mouth, bless him.) The absolute best he does is from the latex NUK nipples, the vents on the silicone ones aren't adequate enough. The wide-mouth NUK bottles are so-so at best for him. As it stands, he still takes nearly 45 minutes to eat his meals from a bottle.
I'd like to try the Dr. Brown's system, but I am *so* happy with the glass Evenflo bottles I've picked up, because I can put them down into hot water (I use a dip-sized crock pot with water) and they won't float or fall over. They also clean up nicer, I think. I thought I'd read that you can use the system on top of one of these bottles, but it doesn't seem to work because of the extra length. And I've read complaints about the labeling washing off of the glass Dr. Brown's bottles. It'd also be nice because then I can store the milk i pump in the glass bottles I already have and not buy so many new bottles or use bags, etc, though I suppose I could do that and pour the warmed milk into the plastic bottles.
What should I do? Suggestions? (Apologies for rambling, thanks everyone!!)
One of them, however, has awful reflux and *hates* bottles. Of course it's the smaller one, so it's even more important we make sure he gets the extra supplementation. We tried zantac, which did practically nothing, and now our wonderfully supportive ped has moved him onto prevacid, but our insurance insists we order it through mail, and so it'll be 10-15 days before we get it. Bummer.
In the meantime, I'm going on another bottle search. I've tried so many. Playtex Vent-Air, Soothie, Nuby Soft Touch, Breastflow. None of these worked for him at all. (My other boy will pretty much eat from whatever is put into his mouth, bless him.) The absolute best he does is from the latex NUK nipples, the vents on the silicone ones aren't adequate enough. The wide-mouth NUK bottles are so-so at best for him. As it stands, he still takes nearly 45 minutes to eat his meals from a bottle.
I'd like to try the Dr. Brown's system, but I am *so* happy with the glass Evenflo bottles I've picked up, because I can put them down into hot water (I use a dip-sized crock pot with water) and they won't float or fall over. They also clean up nicer, I think. I thought I'd read that you can use the system on top of one of these bottles, but it doesn't seem to work because of the extra length. And I've read complaints about the labeling washing off of the glass Dr. Brown's bottles. It'd also be nice because then I can store the milk i pump in the glass bottles I already have and not buy so many new bottles or use bags, etc, though I suppose I could do that and pour the warmed milk into the plastic bottles.
What should I do? Suggestions? (Apologies for rambling, thanks everyone!!)
my DS had horrible reflux and would refuse to nurse, and even refused when I tried a bottle of EBM. We had a horrible few months where he would scream each time he nursed, until he was put on Prevacid. It took 2 weeks, but after that NO MORE SCREAMING!
