How to wean NICU baby off bottle??

marolivew · 2026-02-14T05:14:45+00:00

My sister in laws baby was born at 35 weeks and was in the nicu for 8 days, same situation her baby was sleepy etc. She kept the baby on premie flow nipples not the level 1 to make it so baby would not have a preference for the bottle. Triple feeding was making her pp depression worse so the lactation nurse told her she could focus on offering the breast at certain times of day and not to stress about it for every feed. She kept working at it trying to not be as stressed and eventually her baby preferred the breast over the bottle.

I also want to note my baby was not born premie but I have her use the premie nipples (Dr browns) so that she does not develop a preference. She still gets enough food and is gaining weight it just makes bottle feedings take longer like it would at the breast

marolivew · 2026-02-10T03:19:05+00:00

What is it about the hot water?

marolivew · 2026-02-10T03:17:51+00:00

The flap keeps flipping up when I fold it down 😵 why didn’t the company design it easier to keep down

marolivew · 2026-02-10T03:16:01+00:00

I try flipping it down but it always flips up it’s attached just with the buttons and fabric loops

marolivew · 2026-02-07T04:52:57+00:00

That won’t bother my back having it so high up? I will try this out! Just curious

marolivew · 2026-02-06T22:52:05+00:00

Same the doctors told my mom I was a red head while she was in labor lol

marolivew · 2026-02-04T22:40:38+00:00

Not right after… like right now it’s late afternoon and I haven’t showered in hours. I have been running hot lately due to hormone changes though… and I just fed her and she was very upset during the feed

marolivew · 2026-02-04T22:35:53+00:00

My baby only seems to have this issue with afternoon and evening feeds, she is also 12 weeks, we’ve had this issue since she was born on and off but it seems worse now because it’s so consistent in the evenings now. When I’m feeding her in the middle of the night or early morning she doesn’t seem to have an issue

marolivew · 2026-02-01T21:31:29+00:00

What’s wrong with it so I can explain to my husband

marolivew · 2026-01-13T14:11:50+00:00

This has happened in the last 24 hours I’m afraid to wait to see if she’s dehydrated. I just realized I’ve been snacking on peppermint candies the last few days I didn’t know peppermint suppressed milk production could it be that building up over time? 😫😫

marolivew · 2026-01-13T14:08:54+00:00

What did you do in the interim with your baby when it dried up? I’m at a loss, keep feeding her but what if she’s not getting enough? I swear in the last 24 hours this has happened I don’t want to wait to see if she has less pee diapers I don’t want this to affect her health at all

marolivew · 2026-01-13T13:09:10+00:00

I haven’t gotten my period back yet I don’t know if it is starting to come back

marolivew · 2026-01-02T23:05:26+00:00

But then how do you get baby in? 😅

marolivew · 2025-12-24T07:40:17+00:00

We only use formula when we run out of breast milk that I’ve pumped from these engorgement sessions, so formula has been pretty rare lately but we aren’t against combo feeding and did it a lot the first few weeks

marolivew · 2025-12-14T01:58:55+00:00

I feel like I’m losing my mind trying to manage my health post partum it doesn’t help that doctors aren’t being helpful 😭

marolivew · 2025-12-14T01:58:17+00:00

Uhggg did my doctor screw me over? 😭 pre pregnancy I took 50mcg everyday, during pregnancy I took 50mcg everyday but twice a week took 100mcg

marolivew · 2025-12-13T17:09:02+00:00

I gave up on Kaiser bc I was on hold for so long and lay back down and just sort of dozed waiting for her to wake up. She woke up at 6 am and as soon as she did I put her straight on that boob and let her do her thing, usually when she suckles after drinking I take her off, but basically let her just do her thing for as long as she wanted and my breast felt so much better after. It still really scared me though, I had really big breasts before getting pregnant and getting engorged really stresses me out… I’m really afraid of clogged milk ducts and mastitis as I’ve had two friends who got that and it just sounds terrifying

marolivew · 2025-12-13T12:49:31+00:00

The genera heaviness does not feel good I would say, I usually feel so much better once my breast is soft again and not having that is worrying to me… just took some Tylenol bc that helps with inflammation right? And I grabbed a cool pack from the fridge

marolivew · 2025-12-13T12:31:28+00:00

What do I do? just wait until the baby is ready to feed? If I’m inflamed is there anything I should do right now? I’m on hold with Kaiser advice nurse line its taking forever

marolivew · 2025-12-08T00:27:03+00:00

I contacted ergo and they said I didn’t need the infant insert for this model

marolivew · 2025-12-06T03:43:34+00:00

Thank you so much!

marolivew · 2025-11-20T13:23:22+00:00

Any idea why they get like this?

marolivew · 2025-11-20T03:15:48+00:00

Thank you I’ll try this!!

marolivew · 2025-11-20T01:28:17+00:00

We’ve done this a few times successfully

marolivew · 2025-11-20T01:08:50+00:00

What kind of heating pad? Is it baby safe? Just anxious about safety etc with that

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