My baby doesn't know how to use this. Is he supposed to bite &amp; suckle? Or suckle will do? He is biting it like a teether so he's not drinking anything
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He is supposed to suck on it like a nipple. It is only soft for comfort reasons. It won't hurt to bite it, but he should learn to sip on it, hence a sippy cup.
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Just make sure the nipple is all the way pulled thru. Some babies make more sounds when sucking so that could be what your hearing. If she doesn't appear to be getting gas or belly ache then everything should be working find
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It is as an excellent cup. My 10 month old is BF and bottle fed and he quickly started using it with my assistance. He holds it himself and can drink from it but can be a little messy without assistance since he is still developing his fine motor skills. I know all babies develop at different rates. For us it worked. I am really pleased with the cup. Hope that helps. Good luck.
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It should help. My son is currently doing the same thing. I have to watch him like a hawk because he does it when he isn't actively drinking and gets bored. It's getting better now, because I remove him from the breast when he does it and tell him "no" when he bites. He doesn't like getting removed, so he doesn't bite. I hope that help. Good luck
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I think it looks cute and soft and good for baby to catch her interest in cleaning teeth. But you need to teach your baby how to clean. You can change a gauze when they can control
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You put the food in the nipple part and the kid sucks on it like a pacifier. Bits of food get sucked out through the holes in the pacifier part. It works great & is dishwasher-friendly, but if you're using something juicy, or if your kid is slobbery, then when they turn it upside down, all the juice that collected in it when it's in the direction as pictured runs out the other end and onto your kid and your floor. The idea is to be able to give babies real fruit (or whatever) at an age where fruit would otherwise be a choking hazard.
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Im still using the slow nipple for my almost 1 yr old. He enjoys this and it helps put him to sleep. He does not like any other flow.
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I used it for a 20 month old, to wean her off of her bottle, & it worked perfectly. However, she did end up chewing a hole in the silicone spout, but she was always chewing holes in the bottle nipples, so, it was nothing new for us.
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We opened this today at Christmas and I threw away the instructions- are there secrets as to how to get her to say certain things. We get "I'm sleepy.../bottle/blanket" ALOT! Is there anything really cool that we're missing? If you respond, thanks in advance!
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You actually don't want a sippy that would be very hard for a baby/ or child to get liquids from. The mouth does not need to learn to suck and this can be detrimental, if it's always the way he/ she is drinking. There is current research on this but it's a newer finding in the last couple of years. There are speech problems from them and palette formation issues. Experts now suggest they only be used during a transition period between bottle and cup. It may be worth it to keep those kids carpets around until they're old enough to use cups without frequent spills.
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No, it doesn't. Usually when my little one eats all that was in the tip I can tilt it down and it falls down into the mouth part. It usually isn't even a problem though because the mouth piece is small enough that my baby and usually get all the food out by himself.
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Thank you for message. No you don't need to bite the straw it's just a sucking straw. The mouth section is made of acrylic & you just suck like a normal straw. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
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Did you try squeezing the water out. If it still doesn't maybe baby will be able to suck the water out which is what we did. Provided the water is fit for drinking
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It is PERFECT for teething. That is the main reason I bought it. I think it is more sanitary than the mesh and MUCH easier to clean. I love that I don't have to peel the grapes, he chews on it until all the juice is gone and the peel stays in the feeder. I don't gave to worry about choking.
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No - depends on the reason why I'm giving it to my 3 month old baby. Sometimes all I need is to drizzle it on his pacifier nipple and it will help alleviate any issues. Feel free to start with a smaller dosage and see how your baby works with that! I absolutely love this product and wish they had it as a part of the subscribe & save program because we keep a bottle of it at the daycare and one at home!
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Our baby did not have an issue with latching, the problem was with the Chicco bottles. He got lazy from those bottles because he did not have to suck hard to get the formula/breast milk, so he did not want to nurse. Once we switched the the Medela nipple, that issue went away. They have to build up a vacuum in order to get the milk to flow through the nipple, mimicking the nursing process. They are expensive, but well worth it.
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We have found if the hole is on the top nothing comes out for my baby. We have not had leaking but she don't get anything if its the wrong way. I love these bottles my baby goes breast to bottle and bottle to breast with no problems. And I think an older baby would prefer the bottle the correct way and have no problem self feeding.