November 2015 Moms
angelinthepit23
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Increasing Nipple Flow
angelinthepit23
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So after LO was born I had to use size 0 nipples for my Avent natural bottles because the 1 was choking him and formula would just pour out of his mouth when he ate because he couldn't keep up. Last night I was feeding him and he kept grunting and squirming and pushing away his bottle only to then suck on his hands and want it again. It definitely wasn't a gas/constipation issue so I figured he finally was getting frustrated with the flow of the 0 nipple.
Today I went back to the size 1 and while he is now content with the flow, he still dribbles ALOT. So much that the front of his onesie is soaked. He's not choking or spitting up so I'm thinking it will just be an adjustment period to the faster flow.
Anyone else go through this? It's almost impossible to get a bib on the boy when he's hungry because he pretty much has hulk strength and refuses to move his hands from his face/mouth. I'm exhausted as is and then have to pry his hands away to get the bottle in his mouth so bib is out-at least at night. And I hate putting him back to bed with a wet onesie in the winter.
Today I went back to the size 1 and while he is now content with the flow, he still dribbles ALOT. So much that the front of his onesie is soaked. He's not choking or spitting up so I'm thinking it will just be an adjustment period to the faster flow.
Anyone else go through this? It's almost impossible to get a bib on the boy when he's hungry because he pretty much has hulk strength and refuses to move his hands from his face/mouth. I'm exhausted as is and then have to pry his hands away to get the bottle in his mouth so bib is out-at least at night. And I hate putting him back to bed with a wet onesie in the winter.
Re: Increasing Nipple Flow
We have a bib on her pretty much all day since she's also a puker. There are bibs that look like bandanas that you could try to keep on your LO all day. Once they get to teething, they drool as much as they dribble now. Living in a bib stopped when Ellie (DD1) was around 9 months.