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The Y nipples were too fast for Myles until he was 6 months old (or older) even with 1 tablespoon of oatmeal to every two ounces of formula. I didn’t want to thicken anymore than that so I used a stage 3 nipple and slit the hole slightly to make it flow right. It was a serious PITA because as time went on the hole would get bigger and I’d have to make a new one. I know that doesn’t help much. Sorry.
I hope you find a better solution.
Okay… I tried 1 Tbs of oatmeal per 2 ounces of neocate with the Y nipples and she could not suck it through… she only took 1 ounce and gave up! So, I cut it bigger and we were a little more successful, but not much! Perhaps she is disliking the new consistency?? AHHH!
One project leads to another! Anyway, thanks for all the “nipple” help. The oatmeal cereal is not as fine as the rice. Maybe try blending it in a blender to make a more even consistency. I used to have a problem where the consistency seemed fine and flowed properly but then a clump would clog up the nipple. The blender may help with that. I found that making his bottles ahead of time helped. The consitency seemed better if it sat in the fridge over night. It’s all trial and error. So frustrating
but eventually you figure out what works.What brand of cereal are you using. I tried the Earth’s Best Organic and gave up because it would clog the nipple no matter how much or how little I used, but Gerber Oatmeal worked fine. So, I used Gerber for bottles and Organic for spoon feedings. Just throwing that out there on the off chance you are trying to use the Earth’s Best like I did.
You’re welcome! I learned about that FAB idea here! I would have never thougt of it myself.
I hope it helps.
Denise,
I just used a really sharp hair cutting scissor and snipped a tiny bit to make it slightly bigger. But I did this with a stage 3 nipple, not a Y cut. Maybe it would work with the Y nipple as well.
It’s so frustrating when manufacturers don’t make their products uniform. If you buy two packs of Y cut nipples, they should be the same!
I didn’t notice the “that I bought” thing at all and probably no one else did either. I don’t even preview my posts anymore because I try to squeeze this part of my life into tiny little time slots in my day when my three angels are either sleeping or happily entertained, so I can only imagine how some of my posts sound.
Anyway I used the narrow neck Dr. Brown’s so I don’t know about any other nipples that would work. Maybe the Avents since they are wide bottles too. Also, Walmart is now selling a wide neck dr. brown type bottle. I forgot what it’s called; probably Parent’s Choice.
And no I didn’t re-sterilize them after snipping them. I’d just wash them in hot soapy water, but I didn’t sterilize for any of my babies. My doc didn’t think it was necessary.
Good luck!
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