Why switch nipple size?

I am still on Level 1 and Andrew is 7 months.

Why do you need to switch? TIA

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A lot of times the flow is to slow and the baby will get cranky because they cant drink enough. Luka is almost 9 months and on level 3 dr. browns. I guess if he isn't complaining then dont switch. I also noticed that he would leave about 2 oz of each of his bottles which is so not DS and after a few days thats when I made the switch

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I haven't switched yet either. I only use the size 2 nipples on the advent bottles since they come with the larger bottles. DD is a 8.5 months old

I don't see the reason too unless DC is struggling to get milk out.

From a marketing background-I totally think that nipple switching(labeling with age ranges) is just another marketing ploy to make mommies spend their hard earned money.

Message edited 1/11/2007 1:41:48 PM.

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So they can get more fluid and not have to s*ck so hard to get it. They will also finish the bottle much faster. When we went from level 1 to 2 and now to level 3 nipples its a big difference in time. Used to take 45 mins for a bottle with a level 1. Now that she is older and on a level 3, she'll finish a 7-8oz bottle in 10 mins.

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DS is 5 months old and we are still using size 1.

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DS is currently on size 3

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oh wow I dont feel so bad, Luciano's still on a sz 1 (avent) and he's 5m.
I think he knows that I want him to stay a newborn

but seriously IVe tried the sz 2 a few times, and he gags and gets overwhelmed with the flow.
Last week I even put a sz 2 by mistake, and I was like hey whats up with him, he was catching his breath and gagging over the bottle and sure enough it was a sz 2.

I want to switch him only because I want him prepared for putting cereal in the bottle (Yes, bad mommy here )

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Andrew finishes his bottles very fast now. I can't imagine how much faster he will finish it if I switch. Maybe I will try after he is feeling better.

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Anthony is 7 months and on size 2....I don't change it unless he needs to.

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I changed Sydney to size 2 around 2 months old. She was starting to fall asleep during her bottle and it seemed like she was working so hard to get it out. If he seems fine, leave it.

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I didn't switch to 2's until he was older b/c I was BFing so I thought the smaller nipple size was better......I never went to 3s.

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Michael is such a heartly eater. I just switched him to size 4 Avent because he was literally sucking the size 3 nipple inwards! He did this with all the stages, as well as get frustrated.
So switching worked great for us.

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DS would get frustrated b/c he wanted more quickly, it's so much nicer for him to finish the bottles so fast!

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I JUST switched Kerri to a size 2....only because her bottles were taking along time for her to feed...it took her a little bit to get adjusted

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I still use level 1's and Lauren is 8 months. SHe has no troubles fiinishing her bottles in any time, so I just never bothered to switch.

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Kaitee is on size 3 at 5 months old. I went from size 1 to size 2 when she was sucking the bottle so hard that when she let go the nipple got sucked into the bottle! (3 months old) I guess I waited to long. Then when she started to suck too hard again around 4 months I switched her and she never had a problem with them being to fast. I wouldn't have switched if it didn't bug her.

Message edited 1/11/2007 4:35:35 PM.

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When James was like 2 months old it was taking him a million years to finish a bottle and he was falling asleep. I switched to size 2 and it was much better. He's still on the size 2.

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DD is 6 weeks old and we switched to Level 2 nipple about 2 weeks ago. She was falling asleep while feeding.

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I was told that you switch the nipple size when either (1) your baby is falling asleep when feeding and /or (2) taking a LONG time to finish a bottle..

We already moved Nikolas up to the fast flow nipples a few weeks ago now, and he's only 3 months old (these are using the Playtex Nurser Dropins..) because it was literally taking him an hour to finish a bottle with the slow flow nipples and he was getting very annoyed when feeing

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i switched olivia at 10.5 months to size 2 and 3s the 4's were too fast and she was gagging although if i give it to her at lunch and dinner she is fine. she didnt have a problem with the 1st but i figure if we are going to sippy cups soon we might as well get a faster flow.

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we're on advent 3s @ 7 mos. I didn't know they made 4s!

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Posted by sweetness

From a marketing background-I totally think that nipple switching(labeling with age ranges) is just another marketing ploy to make mommies spend their hard earned money.

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I just switched Jacob to size 2 (Dr Browns) and he is 3 months.
He always fell asleep when drinking his bottle and it took forever. Now he seems to get it faster and he actually seems more satisfied!

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My son was on level 2 (avent) until we switched him to a sippy cup at 1.

He was always a fast drinker even with the level 2 so I did not feel the need to change it.