It never occurred to me that the bottles we use (medela) could be causing some of LO's horrible gas problems.
We went out and bought Playtex Drop-Ins and they seem to help a little, but I HATE them! They make me dread feeding time.
So...what bottles do you use? Why do you like them? If you've had issues with LO's tummy, have they helped?
TIA!
Re: What bottles do YOU use?
Born Free...a tad expensive but WELL worth it. No gas issues whatsoever!
I don't use bottles. I'm pretty proficient at drinking out of a cup. lol j/k
We use Avent. They tend to leak if you screw the lid on too tight but Natalie really likes them. We used to use Nuks but she was having problems with gas and she just didn't seem to like them.
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Thanks ladies!
Sam - Hehe! I couldn't think of another way to phrase it. I'm working on 2 hours sleep.
I think it has to do with the wide nipples. LO wastes half the bottle on himself...just can't keep the milk in his mouth....he'll have it streaming out of both sides of his mouth. So frustrating at 3 in the morning.
Playtex Vent Aire Advanced. Seems to work for us. I tried Nuk bottles and didn't like them for her.
Our favorites are Born Free and the Breastflow bottles made by The First Years.
We have tried: Playtex Drop Ins (they were OK) Playtex Ventaire (seems to make her really gulp fast) Nuks(did not like at all) Medela (ok but she collapses the nipple constantly).
This happened to DS too. They gave him HORRIBLE gas. We use the Playtex Ventaire ones and the gas isn't too bad anymore.
We use both drop-ins and Avent. I preferred the drop-ins for DD1 but this time I'm finding I like the Avent ones much better!
As far as the leaking problem.. that's been fixed You just have to get their new ones that have an extra ring between the bottle and the nipple. We never have leaking issues w/ the new Avent bottles
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