Bottle Nipples - Karlstad,MN

I would by the next stage nipples. I don't like cutting/making the holes bigger just to save a few bucks, personal decision, all though it would be tempting. I switched my children when they started doing the same thing your son is doing now.

i wouldnt go anything too much bigger, you can certainly try it, but go back if he seems to choke or sputter when drinking.

NEVER alter a bottle nipple. pieces can detatch from the nipple and be ingested. this is very dangerous.

go ahead and get a different size nipple. of course make sure you get the formula mixed well..... that kind of thing... dont worry so much about the amount that he is eating, worry more about starting when hes hungry, and stopping when hes full. babies tummies are VERY small - about the size of their fist, and so they fill and empty rather quickly. also, in the first year, babies will TRIPLE their weight and DOUBLE their height - hopefully the ONLY time in their lives that this will happen, so thats a tremendous amount of growth. it seems like so little because they are tiny, but you try doubling your height and tripling your weight and you will understand that it must take a LOT of eating frequently :P :D

anyway, im sure you are fine - dont be concerned with amounts and timing, just be concerned with fulfilling his needs when he has them. on his hunger schedule not ours. only he can tell you when he is hungry and full. listening to that helps him to grow up to listen to his hunger cues later and not eat when hes not hungry. that sort of thing.

good luck!
www.askdrsears.com is a good resource...

Most of the bottle systems state what age range to go up to the next level is, but I think it partly depends on if your child is ready or not. I would try the next size up and see what happens. If he ends up with milk everywhere, go back to the size 1 and try again in a few weeks. I would not recommend altering the nipples you have- it may cause extra leakage. Hope that helps!

My kids are 7 years apart so I have a hard time remembering too.

My daughter is 6mos. and is still on level 1 nipples from Playtex Ventaire Bottles. I tried to switch her to a level2 the other day and she couldn't handle it. She too eats and then falls asleep without finishing and wakes up 20min. later hungry. I've just accepted it.

L.,

You didn't mention what type of nipples you are using.

I used Ventaire with my kids and had to step up to the next step within a month with my son and didn't even by #1's with my daughter after learning they didn't do much for my son. You can also, just make the whole a bit bigger instead of buying new ones.

We recently went up to level 2 nipples with our son. He had just turned 3 months old when we did it. He was collapsing the level 1 nipples like your son.
I was afraid of the nipple falling apart if I would've made the hole bigger or cut into it, so we just went ahead and bought a pack of Gerber nipples...they're only a couple dollars for six of them.

It sounds like he may be ready to switch. We switched our son around 3 months and he did well with that. I'm not sure about making the hole bigger but I think I read that you are not supposed to do that. I can't remember the reasoning though.