Is There a Need to Switch to Larger Nipples?

You know, my daughter did the same thing, it seemed as though it was just too much too fast. If you've tried them for two weeks and the baby isn't used to them, go back to the two's for a couple of feedings and see if he does better. Maybe now they'll be too slow, but he'll let you know. I did the back and forth thing until she seemed able to keep up with the bigger nipples. I think babies all drink at different rates, I know my son couldn't get enough no matter how big I made the hole, and like I said my daughter liked it a lot slower. Good luck!

As a mom, you know best and do not have to follow the recommended labels. I have four babies, and all were "Hoover lips." Even my 20 month old (when she does use a bottle) still only gets a #2 Avent. I'm an ex-engineer/ computer geek that stays at home now. Us "mucky-mucks" want to do everything perfect, but I've learned over time, to trust your gut. Many hugs...

A.,
One solution we found helpful is to add some baby cereal - just a touch to make the milk consistency a little thicker - but not to thick that it won't come out of the nipple. You may have to experiment...but we found this helped keep our kids fuller, introduced cereal, and solved the too fast flow of the larger nipples!

On a side-note, I am hoping to launch a new home-based business this year and wondered if you'd be open to sharing marketing advice if I came across any roadblocks?

:) C.

Hi A.! I had the exact same problem with my son, at least with the nipples. He went up in his amounts no problem, but he NEVER would take a size 3 nipple. I had Avent bottles too. Every time I gave him size 3, he would take a little bit then throw the bottle and cry. And the few time he took a little more milk from the 3 nipple, he would throw up because he drank to fast. Finally, I just stopped trying because I wasn't going to purposely make him sick. Now he is 16 months and I have since had a hard time transitioning to a sippy cup. He's taking a sippy now, but it was hard. I would suggest to keep trying or just try a sippy now or it will be harder later on. Good luck!

My son is 18 mos. and we went through the same problem with the flow. Since he didn't have a weight issue or any other medical problems I started putting 1 scoop of rice cereal in his milk bottle. It seems to clog up the nipple (size 2) enough so that he still gets milk but just not as fast.We are working on transitioning soley to the sippy cup but, for now he still gets a milk bottle with rice cereal for sleepy times. Hope that helps.

Hi A.-
My son had his bottle until he was 2. In that whole time I never changed out to a different nipple. We had some Avent bottles and used whatever size comes with them when you buy them!

Keep him on the larger size. He will get used to it. Babies get real frustrated when the nipple is to slow. Try sitting him up more and take the bottle out every once in a while so he doesn't drink to fast and get choked up

Is there a problem with weight gain? Are the nipples ortho shaped?