Liquids: First Years

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Is First Years or Evenflo Breast Pumps Any Good?

When my son and daughter were born premature, the WIC offices where I lived provided a motorized Medella pump supplied from a medical supply store. Obviously this was very good. I know that Medellas are sold in Target but I also seen other brands. Is there an "off" brand ie, Evenflo, First Years, etc. that is comparable but without the price??

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Getting Fluids Down

Hi mamas, My neice is 10 months and has caught the rotavirus. She was...

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Milk and Juice

I am wondering how many ounces of liquids does a 16 month old need? And what...

Juices

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Won't Drink Milk from a Cup

My 13-month old daughter will not drink milk from a sippy cup...only a bottle. Her doctor said she doesn't need to drink much milk as long as she's getting dairy from other sources during meal times. Any advice to get her to drink milk from a cup? I've tried many different brands (including Playtex, Nuby, and First Years).

Sippy Cups

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No Sippy Cups?

So I've seen many questions with posters that state they do not/will not use sippy cups for their toddlers, and today's question got me wondering why. Personally, we never used the traditional "sippy" cup that has a lid and a valve (too much to wash and potentially lose), but introduced the kind with just a lid around 8 months. My son was EBF, and didn't get bottles much so it was either water in a cup or breastmilk. Around 2.5 he was trustworthy enough to lose the cups with lids and go to regular cups with only an occasional accident. ...

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Which Sippy Cup?

Hi, my son has been using the sippy cups with the rubbery straws. It's very...

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The Sippy Cup

hello all, My son just turnned 19 months and has been using the nubby...

Water

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When Is Ok to Give a Breastfed Baby Water?

so i always thought before 6mos a breastfed baby souldnt be given water? my peditrician hasnt told me bto.. i never gave my 1st child water except in her formula until like 5mos.. im bf this time and everywhere ive seen its never been said that she has to have water til 6mos.. my baby has been running a fever and we went bto doctor turns out she has a uti and so he gave me instructions on how to deal with the fever he never once said to give her water. well my grandma is a nurse and she says that i should be giving her 2 ounces of water...

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Bottle Warmer Help

Ok my friend gave me a night and day bottle warmer made by the first years...

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Too Much Water???

Is there such a thing as too much water for a toddler. My son is two and...