thicked feeding/nipple issues

I used the Dr. Brown’s but the Y’s were too fast for Myles so I used a stage 3 nipple and snipped it with a sharp scissor to make the hole slightly bigger. I hear they are making stage 4 nipples now, so maybe they’d work. Oh, and I was using 1 tbs for every two ounces.

we used avent.. they have nipples that say “for thickened feeds” on them. they worked PERFECT.

when we thickened bens formula with cereal we used 1 tbsp per 2 oz , and stage 3 nipple for the Dr Brown bottles. stage four and the Y cut were too fast for my son.

what i did that helped was to grind the cereal in my mini food chopper so that it was much finer and flowed through the insert much easier. You could also use a food processor, blender, or coffee grinder .

Im not sure how thick your sons formula needs to be, but ours was 1 tbsp cereal to every 2 oz formula.

hope this helps !!!

KIM

BensMommy2007-6-22 2:26:59

let me know how it works for you!

good luck

wonderful! Glad I could help! These bottles really work well for Benjamin too.

KimM

BensMommy2007-6-26 0:45:40

why the change?

i use simply thick now…cereal decreased bens appetite too much and it was time to start solids…

i use the #3 nipple without problem… honey thick 1 packet to six oz for us.. ( tapering down to 1/2 just to see how he tolerates it)

i dont really have a problem with it passing through the insert, as much as it clinging to the sides of the bottle.. having to kind of shake down the bottle a little…

its never easy is it?

KimM

BensMommy2007-6-27 3:46:37