10 Days Old - Choking on Bottle

JenniferJaneC · January 2010

My little guy has found a new way to scare me. I feed him breast milk from a bottle (Playtex bottle with a slow flow nipple) and every so often he'll start gasping like he is choking, or he'll just stop breathing entirely and then make choking sounds. I've been trying to burp him frequently and feed him in a sitting up position, but besides that, what else can I do to stop the coughing/choking? It scares the heck out of me when it happens.

thetwistedwillow · January 2010

Most babies do that as they learn to suckle from a bottle. It's a lot faster than a breast!

chloephoebecali · January 2010

My baby did it even with the breast!

thetwistedwillow · January 2010

chloephoebecali:
My baby did it even with the breast!

LOL! Yes, this is true too. My LO chokes if the letdown is really forceful.

Wake_Life · January 2010

My Little guy does that sometimes too. He has gotten better about it though. He's almost 3 weeks old now. I use the same kind of bottles and nipples. It can be scary but my doc said not to worry about it. Most of the time I can't even pull the bottle out to pat his back and he's over it and sucking again.

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