I apparently have lost the ability to finish my whole set of thoughts in one coherent post. That pushes me to a writing mojo overload, translating to publishing multiple posts in a day.
Has your Ped ever asked you to stop bottle-feed for the baby?
My doctors (as in Figlia's doctors) have.
Apparently, there was some 'collection' in one of her ears which has caused the trouble.
Superped and Dr. T both want me to stop bottle-feeding her. My contention is that the collection is most possibly from the projectile vomitathon of a couple of weeks back, and not milk having dripped any other way into her ear.
I am not prepared to stop bottle-feeding. I am not prepared to give up the convenience it affords.
DH has been clashing with me over this, and he wants me to follow the doctor's orders.
Have you ever had to stop bottle-feeding the baby, and switch to using a bowl and spoon to feed milk to the baby?
P.S. Not that it adds to the quality of the post, but I have been using Nu.by bottles for her.
I've never heard of this before!
ReplyDeleteThat makes no sense whatsoever! I think I'd be resistant. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of a doctor saying to stop bottles. Perhaps changing to a different nipple size, etc. But never telling someone to stop it. Doesn't sound right.
ReplyDeleteI've heard some times doctors ask for parents to change the position they bottle-feed their child... to something more upright, so that the dripping into the ear thing doesn't happen. But I've never heard of a doc saying to stop bottle feeding altogether. Figzy is still a few months away from being able to transition to a sippy cup, and having to spoon feed her milk would suck big time (no pun intended).
ReplyDeleteThat's a new one for me!
ReplyDeletei have never heard of such a thing, it's ridiculous. if they really think milk is dripping into her ear while she is bottle feeding then why not just put a cloth or something between the bottle and her ear?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a perfect example to stand up to the docs. Weird advice. I would go for a more upright position and using a cloth like previous commenters suggest. And to prevent ear infections, clean nose with the saline solution religiously (as in twice daily when baby doesn't have a cold, when she has, at 8-10 times a day). When my baby was in the hospital at 6 weeks the nurses taught me how to do it - head to one side, squeeze solution into upper nostril (don't be shy), then close nostril with one finger and mouth (by pressing chin up) with thumb - saline (+ snot) will come out the other nostril. Repeat with the other side. Works best when baby is already screaming, ha.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard this before, and especially not that young. I think it sounds weird, and I wouldn't trust it myself.
ReplyDeleteV had troubles with some bottles, so we tried a lot of different ones (he prefers the Medela nipples). And he has troubles with spitting up, but that's usually in relation to what he eats, or if he's had vaccinations recently. I do not think the issues described would be solved with giving up the bottle so prematurely. I would be worried about that.
And if they're concerned about the dripage, maybe try a slow flow nipple, make sure her nipples aren't worn out (they can do this after a couple months, you have to check them), try a different bottle, have a washcloth catch it, etc... Lots of different options than just giving up the bottle so early.
ReplyDeleteChiming in as yet another who's never heard of this! But, if DH wants to spoon feed her, he can have at it... :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others. I've not heard of dropping the bottle for one so young. We had to really hold up the boys' heads and used a burp cloth around the bottle where it met their faces to catch drips, etc. Does she spit up a lot? Could that be what's going into her ear?
ReplyDeleteI also agree that DH could totally be in charge of bowl feeding her milk if he wants it so badly!
Never heard of this ever. Bottle feeding in my humble opinion cannot get milk into a babies ear canals???? And if that theory were correct then breastfeeding would surely do the same thing cos in the end of the day it's still baby sucking on a "device" to extract milk? Or maybe I'm being dumb?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't stop honey. As discussed privately I think your ails with baby are related to her snotty nose and post nasal drip rather than her method of getting milk.
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I've been told to sit the baby more upright, but never to spoon feed them. I know plenty of kids with tubes in their ears, both breastfed and bottle fed.
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