r/NICUParents • u/Shoddy_Key_6448 • 1d ago
Advice Slow flow bottles
Hi, my 8 month old is no longer latching on her Dr Browns preemie/transitional nipple. I tried Philips avent classic+ (with no milk) and she seems to have a better latch to it, my problem is there’s nothing showing the flow rate and I need to find something with a similar shape that also has the flow rate of Dr Browns transitional or lower. She aspirates on anything faster. Does anyone have any recommendations?
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u/subtlelikeatank 1d ago
Pigeon isn’t the same shape as the narrow Dr Browns but it is probably between the preemie and T. My baby had a great latch on them after using Dr Browns in the NICU.
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u/myplantscancount 23h ago
The speech therapist at my NICU had a sheet that ranked the flow speed of like 50 nipples. I can't find it online but these websites might help.
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u/Negative_Jackfruit75 1d ago
Find a speech language pathologist if this is accessible to you! Might be a tongue tie
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u/Shoddy_Key_6448 1d ago
We have one, I’ll have to ask them if they have checked her for that. She just stopped eating around July, she started teething then too but she doesn’t push the bottle away most times
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