Comments on: It’s All About the Flow http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/ On Her Flying Trapeze - Blog of Seattle-Area Mom, Kathryn Young Thompson Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dina http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-255894 Dina Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:47:09 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-255894 I came across your blog because I was looking up the nipple flow issue...My 2 month old baby boy has been taking ages to finish his bottle and it has only dawned on me a few minutes ago that the flow might be the problem! Glad I'm not the only one..I was starting to feel like a terrible mom! Thanks for sharing! I came across your blog because I was looking up the nipple flow issue…My 2 month old baby boy has been taking ages to finish his bottle and it has only dawned on me a few minutes ago that the flow might be the problem! Glad I’m not the only one..I was starting to feel like a terrible mom! Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: SAS http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1745 SAS Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:28:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1745 Hi, I came across this blog because I'm an idiot! My poor baby has been trying to tell me a long time now! She rejected the breast @3 months and is a solely formula fed baby now. (Poor milk supply) She wasn't finishing her bottles, I thought she wasn't hungry. She was starving! I final had my Einstien momment lastnight when going over her journal that I started to keep a week and a half ago. I am surprized her cheeks arn't permantly caved in from sucking so hard! Usually it takes a long time after feeding her that I can leave her. Last night...within 5 minutes...maybe even two! I think the sleep deprivation got the better of us! You are not alone on tthe bottle/nipple flow issues! Hi,

I came across this blog because I’m an idiot! My poor baby has been trying to tell me a long time now! She rejected the breast @3 months and is a solely formula fed baby now. (Poor milk supply) She wasn’t finishing her bottles, I thought she wasn’t hungry. She was starving! I final had my Einstien momment lastnight when going over her journal that I started to keep a week and a half ago. I am surprized her cheeks arn’t permantly caved in from sucking so hard! Usually it takes a long time after feeding her that I can leave her. Last night…within 5 minutes…maybe even two!

I think the sleep deprivation got the better of us! You are not alone on tthe bottle/nipple flow issues!

]]> By: hlh http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1744 hlh Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:47:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1744 DYM- try Lansinoh- or whatever its called. Comes in a purple tube at the grocery store with all the baby stuff, its about $8 a tube. Works GREAT for healing...safe for baby to nurse too. I bought it with my first and the tube is still 3/4 full and I have 2 kids now, well worth the investment. DYM- try Lansinoh- or whatever its called. Comes in a purple tube at the grocery store with all the baby stuff, its about $8 a tube. Works GREAT for healing…safe for baby to nurse too. I bought it with my first and the tube is still 3/4 full and I have 2 kids now, well worth the investment.

]]> By: emlouisa http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1743 emlouisa Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:09:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1743 Ah, yes. The flow problem. The first nipples I bought were medium flow and I about choked my baby to death trying to get him to take it. I soon figured it out and did the slow flow thing. Only problem is that slow flow means SLOOOOOWWWWWW FLOOOOOWWWW. It would take 2.5 billion hours for the kid to finish a bottle. (this is according to my husband and I am just SURE it is so accurate) My little one is just getting his first razor sharp tooth. I am not looking forward to that first bite, either. Ah, the joys of motherhood. Ah, yes. The flow problem. The first nipples I bought were medium flow and I about choked my baby to death trying to get him to take it. I soon figured it out and did the slow flow thing. Only problem is that slow flow means SLOOOOOWWWWWW FLOOOOOWWWW. It would take 2.5 billion hours for the kid to finish a bottle. (this is according to my husband and I am just SURE it is so accurate)

My little one is just getting his first razor sharp tooth. I am not looking forward to that first bite, either.

Ah, the joys of motherhood.

]]> By: The Daring One http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 The Daring One Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:08:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1742 SO, I tried several of your techniques with Laylee and they worked great. She never really bit after I made it clear that it was unacceptable. With Magoo, it's a whole new ballgame. He doesn't bite down anymore. He just sort of gnaws as part of his sucking motion so I don't even realize he's doing it, except that I get really raw after the feeding. It hurts a ton now because he did bite down a few times when he first got his teeth and the wounds won't heal because he's scraping away at them. I know...TMI ANYway, that's the deal. SO, I tried several of your techniques with Laylee and they worked great. She never really bit after I made it clear that it was unacceptable.

With Magoo, it’s a whole new ballgame. He doesn’t bite down anymore. He just sort of gnaws as part of his sucking motion so I don’t even realize he’s doing it, except that I get really raw after the feeding.

It hurts a ton now because he did bite down a few times when he first got his teeth and the wounds won’t heal because he’s scraping away at them.

I know…TMI

ANYway, that’s the deal.

]]> By: Moonface http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Moonface Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1741 Hate the pumping. And the sterilising of bottles. It's just too much hassle for me. But also hate not being able to go away for more than 3 to 4 hours at a time. Hate the pumping. And the sterilising of bottles. It’s just too much hassle for me. But also hate not being able to go away for more than 3 to 4 hours at a time.

]]> By: Elena http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Elena Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1740 A good healing trick is to get an antibacterial ointment with a pain reliever in it for your nipples. That will help ease the pain and promote healing. I would only pump exclusively for a few days though because you don't want to minimze your milk production. That's really the best food for the little guy until he is at least 1. I wouldn't let him get away with biting though!! When my kids did that (and all of 5 them did at least once and I'm getting ready for #6 to try it!) I made sure I made a very loud yell (which wasn't that hard to do) and said "NO NO" in a very loud voice. I did the flick Theresa suggested too!! Then I put the kid down and walked away. That scares them a little bit and they come to realize that if they do this, then mom will do that! They learned there was a consequence!! The other thing though is to nurse him when you're sure he's hungry and stop when he quits nursing vigorously. Watch carefuly and if it even looks like he is thinking of biting take him off the breast get eyeball to eyeball with him and say "No No." My kids all figured it out and all of them nursed for at least a year, one of them up until age 3 and most up to age 2. Your little guy is a smart kid - he'll figure it out!! A good healing trick is to get an antibacterial ointment with a pain reliever in it for your nipples. That will help ease the pain and promote healing.

I would only pump exclusively for a few days though because you don’t want to minimze your milk production. That’s really the best food for the little guy until he is at least 1.

I wouldn’t let him get away with biting though!! When my kids did that (and all of 5 them did at least once and I’m getting ready for #6 to try it!) I made sure I made a very loud yell (which wasn’t that hard to do) and said “NO NO” in a very loud voice. I did the flick Theresa suggested too!! Then I put the kid down and walked away. That scares them a little bit and they come to realize that if they do this, then mom will do that! They learned there was a consequence!!

The other thing though is to nurse him when you’re sure he’s hungry and stop when he quits nursing vigorously. Watch carefuly and if it even looks like he is thinking of biting take him off the breast get eyeball to eyeball with him and say “No No.”

My kids all figured it out and all of them nursed for at least a year, one of them up until age 3 and most up to age 2.

Your little guy is a smart kid – he’ll figure it out!!

]]> By: RGLHM http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 RGLHM Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:04:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1739 YAHOO!! SO happy he took it and is allowing you to heal. YEah for the many sizes of store nipples. YAHOO!! SO happy he took it and is allowing you to heal. YEah for the many sizes of store nipples.

]]> By: owlhaven http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1738 owlhaven Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:03:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1738 Just say no or ouch loudly, and set them on the floor whenever they bite. They get the idea quick that biting means the meal is over. Sometimes you can also tell when they are getting ready to bite, because they stop sucking seriously and kind of play around. Usually the biting phase only lasts a few days if you make it obvious that biting is not ok Mary Just say no or ouch loudly, and set them on the floor whenever they bite. They get the idea quick that biting means the meal is over. Sometimes you can also tell when they are getting ready to bite, because they stop sucking seriously and kind of play around. Usually the biting phase only lasts a few days if you make it obvious that biting is not ok

Mary

]]> By: HLH http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/comment-page-1/#comment-1737 HLH Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:34:00 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/wp/index.php/2006/01/31/its-all-about-the-flow/#comment-1737 My 12mo. dd has recently started to be a biter and dang does it hurt, I don't remember ds doing it much... I very quickly use my finger to unlatch her, tell her "no" and then slowly put her back on. It seems to be effective. I am just too lazy to pump...I hopeing she will be ready to wean here in a few months. My 12mo. dd has recently started to be a biter and dang does it hurt, I don’t remember ds doing it much…
I very quickly use my finger to unlatch her, tell her “no” and then slowly put her back on. It seems to be effective. I am just too lazy to pump…I hopeing she will be ready to wean here in a few months.

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