my 3 month old son has taken bottles before (about 1 month ago) with breast milk and sometimes formula.
now, i am getting ready to go to college and i’ve had to start pumping and he will NOT take a bottle. i’ve tried a couple different types of bottles (avent natural and second nature) but he REFUSES!!!!!
any suggestions?………….
thanks

My son just turn to 3 week old, he is Breastfeed baby, i had a problem with the bottle, i was pumping my breastmilk and put in avent bottle he didnt really like it, he was drinking one oz then crying give him 15 min later, drink one oz, like he was drinking very SLOW. I changed it to Stage 2 because i have Fast flow breast milk, then he still donest like the bottle. then i was trying to use a different bottle, i was using similac Orthodontic Nipple ( rubber latex from the hospital ) and he did actully took and drink all my supply Milk4 oz, i was wondering if thats nipple is good for him? or do i have to change different bottle or avent ?

need to go back to college .

I know that most people are going to tell me to be happy with what I have, or assume that I am young and that my nipples are going to change later.
They do get hard when I’m cold or aroused, but not in a way that causes them to poke outward. I mentioned my flat nipples to my doctor and he just told me not to worry about it - but he didn’t even take a look at them to see what I meant.
I can live with my nipples the way they are if there is no solution - I’ve never had a guy have a problem with them. But I do feel uncomfortable exposing them in the bedroom.
I have gone through puberty, I am 25. I don’t have small breasts though (32DD), so my lack of nipple looks strange compared to the size of my breasts.
I have heard of pumps, suction cups, fetish toys, avent nipplette etc. that can be used to fix this. Does anyone know if any of these things work or of something different that might work? I won’t opt for surgery, that’s just ridiculous.
I am worried not only for shyness in the bedroom, but because I plan to breast feed when I have a child. If there is nothing to latch on to, how will the baby feed?
So if anyone knows of something I can do that might work I’d really like to hear it.

I used Avent to feed my daughter pumped milk, but she hated the nipples…so I just gave up and exclusively nursed. Baby #2 is on the way and this time around I MUST return to my part-time job asap. What is the best bottle/nipple combination for a breastfed baby? I am going to stay home for at least a month to establish the nursing and my milk supply. Very confused by all the options and contradicting information. I need an advice on this from someone with experience in the same matter!

ok my daughter is 3 months old when she was born till about a month later i would breast feed at night and bnottle feed during the day bc i produced a lot of milk and didnt want it to go to waste… after a month my milk reduced.. i did not have to pump anymore… now i want to go back to school for maybe 3 hrs a day and my mother in law is going to watch my baby but my baby refuses to take any bottle =( i will not leave my baby at my mother in laws if she does not eat.. i tried avent and nuk… but i dont understand whats going on.. my baby uses the mam pacifier to go to sleep should i try the mam bottle?? ugh i dont know what to do!

i plan to breastfeed and pump. what is the best bottle you have used?

Playtex drop-Ins: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3247623&fromRegistryNumber=44633497&product_skn=152514

Avent: (i heard bad reviews on this one) http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3711269

Gerber Nuk: http://www.gerber.com/Products/NUK_Wide_Neck_Bottles_Nipples.aspx

or good old fashioned cheepos: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2919700

I was reading the reviews on all the bottles but they all have the same pros and cons said about them it must be different for every baby. I have a 3 week old who is very gassy. I used avent and they leaked and would bubble with air. I have born free which are ok they dont seem to get any air. I have to pump to increase my milk supple a long with formula so my baby can get enough to eat witch is why I need bottles. Which bottles do you like best and for what reason ? I am thinking about buying the playtex designer drop ins but dont know how it will work with the bottle warmer. Also I heard something about playte ventair causing early puberty? I appreciate all responses . thank you

We are having our second baby in a couple of weeks and plan to breastfeed, but want to have a back-up plan in case it doesn’t work out. All the reviews I’ve read so far for Dr, browns, Avent, Playtex, etc have leaking problems, tons of parts to clean, or some other drawback…we used the playtex ventaire with our first child and had ALOT of leaking problems and markings rubbed of the bottle after a few washes…is there anyone who knows of a good bottle system with minimal hassle? Breast pump compatible a plus but not necessary…

I have a baby boy who will be a month old on Saturday. He’s been on bottles (with EBM) since he was a little over 2 weeks old and we’ve struggled to find one he likes/can latch on to.

So far we have tried the Nuk Orthodontic bottles, but it would take him over 30 minutes to drink half an ounce. We tried the bottles that came with my pump, but he wouldn’t even latch on to that one. We’ve tried the Playtex Ventaire but the nipple is way to small for him.
The only ones he can use is the regular Gerber bottles, but we can’t find any slow flow nipples for it (we own a ton of them plus medium and fast flow from back when our daughter was an infant) and the Drop-In liner bottles, but I hate having to always make sure we have liners.
From that, I’ve come to the conclusion that he likes the larger nipples the best. Is there any bottles out there I’ve missed that are larger? I’ve heard the Avent Bottles have large nipples, but there wasn’t any at Walmart today so I will look for them at Target the first chance I get….any more out there?

This blows because we switched to bottles *because* of latch issues and it’s the same problem now….LOL.
Dr. Brown has the smaller nipples, like the Playtex Ventaire, unfortunately.
The bottle is called "playtex ventaire advanced"…..I think it’s the standard.
Yeah, I mean having a wide base. With most I have tried, the nipple and base are both the same size.

I have been exclusively breastfeeding, but lately my in laws (to be) have been begging to watch the baby for a couple hours to allow me & my fiance to do some errands.. only thing is that my baby HATES bottles.. even if I pump she refuses the bottle… She doesn’t know how to suck on it and the odd time that she does get abit of milk she will start gagging and cry as if shes in alot of pain. I’ve tried Medela bottles and the Avent ones (which is supposed to be very similar to a breast’s nipple). What type of bottles do you mothers use that breastfeed or express your breast milk?