Shouldn't testing nipples be fun?

You would think so. But Daddy P must not have because I was charged with the task of picking out a new bottle. Baby Kate has recently refused to use our Born Free bottles. Which absolutely sucks because after three months we have quite a few and they aren't exactly cheap. Daddy P and her local Grandparents have reported huge problems with the Born Free nipple though. Baby Kate, I guess, just really sucks. She collapses the nipple and then gets annoyed and protests. One night she would only eat a half ounce out of the bottle!

My first try was with the Playtex Flex-something-er-other. It had a valve in the bottle of the bottle promising less gas and colic (always good), but dripped everywhere. And, it didn't pass the Kate test either.

Today, I bought a Nuby Natural Touch bottle. Very funky looking, which I thought was promising.



Daddy P gave it a whirl this afternoon and got 4 1/2 ounces in the kid, which is a record when it comes to bottle feeding. He was super excited about this bottle. It was rather amusing until my cheeks started to blush a little with jealousy.

Now that we've solved our bottle problem I am debating our next nipple problem: the pacifier. Kate hates it. She will rarely take it, and sometimes you just really need a soother. For instance, when you are trapped in the car with her screaming for twenty solid minutes. I would be happy then if she would use it to calm down. But, the "soothie" doesn't soothe... I am debating whether or not this is a blessing or a curse...