Slow Eater

SilasLove · Nov 24th, 2009, 03:43 AM

Does anyone else get frustrated because their LO takes FOREVER to finish a bottle? Anthony is very slow, it was taking him 20-30 minutes to finish a two ounce bottle, and now since going up to 4 oz it takes 30-40 minutes. I get the most frustrated at night and I feel bad for it but I just do not know what to do to make myself less frustrated.

Aidedhoney · Nov 24th, 2009, 04:03 AM

Could it be that Anthony is needing the med flow teat?

Alex used to take ages to have a btl, then the HV suggested moving up to med flow teats and hey presto we take them in mins lol

Good Luck

history_girls · Nov 24th, 2009, 07:40 AM

Same advice - to mine used to take ages on slow flow. She loves fast flow teet because when she wants food she wants food quickly!

aries5486 · Nov 24th, 2009, 08:07 AM

I had this problem with jenna and i moved her up to a medium flow teat and had no more problems

xxx

Mum2b_Claire · Nov 24th, 2009, 09:07 AM

Yup, I agree with the other ladies. If necessary, ignore the age guidelines on the teats. Ruby has always liked a fast flow of milk and was on fast flow (for 6m+) at 4m.

sweetcheeks85 · Nov 24th, 2009, 09:10 AM

As above we moved our LO onto variflow teats when it was taking him an hour to take a bottle x

SilasLove · Nov 24th, 2009, 20:22 PM

Ok, but if he sometimes chokes with this teat is it still ok to move up?

lexy604 · Nov 27th, 2009, 21:39 PM

Carter has been on fast flow since 2 weeks he hates anything else he still chokes from time to time or lets the milk fill up his mouth and than just open it lol but i tried all the other nipples and none of them worked well for him

SilasLove · Nov 29th, 2009, 23:39 PM

Ok, thank you!

emmad339 · Dec 3rd, 2009, 17:39 PM

I'm also having this problem with my daughter - I bought a medium flow teat yesterday but although she finished her bottle in record time, she kept choking on the milk flow and the milk kept building up in her mouth so that by the end of the feeding session she was wearing most of it lol

Nov 24th, 2009, 03:43 AM	#1
SilasLove Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,656	Slow Eater Does anyone else get frustrated because their LO takes FOREVER to finish a bottle? Anthony is very slow, it was taking him 20-30 minutes to finish a two ounce bottle, and now since going up to 4 oz it takes 30-40 minutes. I get the most frustrated at night and I feel bad for it but I just do not know what to do to make myself less frustrated.

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Nov 24th, 2009, 04:03 AM	#2
Aidedhoney Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,444	Could it be that Anthony is needing the med flow teat? Alex used to take ages to have a btl, then the HV suggested moving up to med flow teats and hey presto we take them in mins lol Good Luck

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Nov 24th, 2009, 07:40 AM	#3
history_girls Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Sussex Posts: 887	Same advice - to mine used to take ages on slow flow. She loves fast flow teet because when she wants food she wants food quickly!

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Nov 24th, 2009, 08:07 AM	#4
aries5486 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: a wee town called Kirkcaldy in Scotland!!! Posts: 700	I had this problem with jenna and i moved her up to a medium flow teat and had no more problems xxx

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Nov 24th, 2009, 09:07 AM	#5
Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,893	Yup, I agree with the other ladies. If necessary, ignore the age guidelines on the teats. Ruby has always liked a fast flow of milk and was on fast flow (for 6m+) at 4m.

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Nov 24th, 2009, 09:10 AM	#6
sweetcheeks85 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,963	As above we moved our LO onto variflow teats when it was taking him an hour to take a bottle x

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Nov 24th, 2009, 20:22 PM	#7
SilasLove Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,656	Ok, but if he sometimes chokes with this teat is it still ok to move up?

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Nov 27th, 2009, 21:39 PM	#8
lexy604 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burnaby B.C Posts: 1,954	Carter has been on fast flow since 2 weeks he hates anything else he still chokes from time to time or lets the milk fill up his mouth and than just open it lol but i tried all the other nipples and none of them worked well for him

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Nov 29th, 2009, 23:39 PM	#9
SilasLove Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,656	Ok, thank you!

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Dec 3rd, 2009, 17:39 PM	#10
emmad339 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,384	I'm also having this problem with my daughter - I bought a medium flow teat yesterday but although she finished her bottle in record time, she kept choking on the milk flow and the milk kept building up in her mouth so that by the end of the feeding session she was wearing most of it lol

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