Mommy Diaries Take 5- Carmen Brown

Who in the world (I would like to use another word there) came up with all of these different bottles? First of all, it’s like trying out for the Olympics when you’re pregnant, don’t do this, only sleep this way, eat only these foods, yadi, yadi, yadi.

So here we are, blessed with this beautiful baby boy and I made the choice to formula feed. There’s only one dilemma – how do I know which bottle or bottles to choose when staring at racks and racks of what seems like to be hundreds at Babies R Us???

When I was a little munchkin, it seemed so easy and natural for my parents. They just stuck a bottle in my mouth, probably one they picked up from a local grocery store, and that was that. I have now bought around 5 different types of bottles to try, different nipples, and don’t forget BPA free because, according to the experts, that chemical in plastic may kill my baby. Ok, maybe not kill, but have some screwed up life long-lasting effects.

I read in a local paper that Gerber made plastic bottles, BPA free, and seemed to be the answer to all my mental dilemmas. Let’s just say they are great little bottles, but the milk leaks out from the nipple producing not only a mess, but those god awful things mom fears the most: bubbles!!! Bubbles only mean one thing – gas – and do you know what gas means – screaming baby making faces like the way you look when you are constipated on the toilet. These ‘leaky’ bottles were getting on my last nerve at 3:00 a.m., so I ventured out back to the baby super store to get even more confused. Being this little, it just does not make sense to me to get these huge bottles - I want something small, user friendly, BPA Free, and easy to hand wash. Remind you, as I’m searching these huge shelves, I have had all of 4 hours of sleep (co-parenting is our next subject) - Just when I thought the world of bottles had got the best of me, my friend Chezley brought me over a ‘Dr. Brown’s’ bottle. She said it was the only bottle that worked for her son when he had really challenging gas issues. So, we tried it!! Halleluiah! It is a strange looking bottle, but it works wonders. It has not been the complete solution (I’m not sure there is one), but his gas pains have decreased big time. Ahhhh – happy time is back in full effect. Any suggestions for gassy baby? Hit me up at Carmen@987simon.com . Make it a good one!