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Tell me about "Y Cut" nipples....ANYONE READ ME!

brideonjuly8brideonjuly8 member
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I know they are used for thicker bottles with cereal in them, but I was wondering if anyone used them for just bm/formula.

In laws babysat yesterday while DH and I went to a movie and DS took about 1oz in the bottle, then got frustrated and pissed and wouldn't take the rest :::sigh:::  So MIL just put it in his sippy and held him and he took it no problem.  Gulped it right down. 

I had thought of this, but most of the time he plays and spits a lot of it out and I'm not going to waste that much bm.

So, I'm thinking the fast flow nipples are just not fast enough.  He's a very effecient nurser and can eat 5-6oz in less than 5 minutes.  He likes to get in and get out and back to playing.

Do you think it sounds like it's just not fast enough for him?  Do you think switching to a Y Cut might solve this ever-going bottle problem?

Anyone ever used  Y Cut for just bm/formula? 

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Re: Tell me about "Y Cut" nipples....ANYONE READ ME!

  • balihaigirlbalihaigirl member
    I've never heard of Y cut nipples but I'm so glad that he took the milk from the sippie cup and if he can eat that fast, it seems like that might be the answer!  I hope this works for you!!!
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  • batstephbatsteph
    That made me ouch until I realized you were talking about bottle nipples, not mommy nipples.
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  • EmerEmer member
    We've been using them for months for just BM.  We used them for DD, too.  We use the fast flow Playtex, but it's the same thing, right? 
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  • brideonjuly8brideonjuly8 member

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    We've been using them for months for just BM.  We used them for DD, too.  We use the fast flow Playtex, but it's the same thing, right? 

    Fast flow and Y Cut are different.  Fast flow just had the one hole and Y Cut has a "Y" cut in it so thicker fluid can flow out, mostly used for formual/bm mixed with cereal.

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  • EmerEmer member
    I think we have something that says Y cut, but maybe I'm thinking of tri cut.  I'll check when I get home.  Both kids handled the fast flow by 3 months, so I don't think it's unrealistic that an 8-9 month old could handle something faster.
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  • nanannnanann
    we never did them.  I just wanted to say -- if you can go ahead and get him on sippies now, do it!  I know it's a bit messy at first, but he obviously knows how.  That can be a hard transition to make so it sounds good to me to go ahead and get started if it seems you need to anyway!
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  • Bookworm75Bookworm75 member

    Those Y cut nipples would just about drowned my kids! Even with rice cereal in their formula, it was too much too fast. Is he using a #3 nipple and still having an issue? If so, then I guess try the Y cut and see how it goes.

    DD is on the #2 right now and DS was on #3 up until 20mos when he switched to sippy cups full time.

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  • TayteeTaytee

    Just keep in mind that in general the faster/easier they can get their milk, the less they like to breastfeed and the less patience they have for it. Not all babies obviously but the risk is there.

    I will not switch to a stage 2 nipple this time until I'm done breastfeeding because that was the beginning of the end for DD. DH pressured me into it saying it took her "too long" to take a bottle and he felt she was frustrated. Within a month I was pumping exclusively, 1 month later, I was DONE pumping for both sanity and supply issues.

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