Let’s talk bottles!
Suggestions for particular brands? Particular shape or set-ups like inserts or nipple attachment thingies? Advice on nipple flow? Do you use different types as our babies grow older? Is there a difference in bottles for formula vs. bottles for breastmilk? Are different kinds of bottle recommended to manage any conditions in our babies like reflux or nipple confusion? And what kind of accessories do we need for cleaning and/or sanitizing and/or storing bottles? Any tips on cleaning?
Re: Newborn feeding series: Bottles
Also a fan of the oxo tot brush and boon grass. With the boon grass - don't forget to toss it (top and bottom) in the dishwasher every once in a while. With DS I was not thinking straight and didn't realize that the water that drips from the bottles/grass just settles into the tray at the bottom and gets disgusting. So remember to pop that in your dishwasher every once in a while!
For nipple flow, if you plan to breastfeed, I've been told to keep the flow slow no matter their age and learn to place feed. DS didn't get get a preference for bottles and switched well between the two. Also DS also never went past 4 oz per a feed for a bottle. But he only had 1 bottle a day before bed.
I loved the wide bottles because I was less likely to make a mess and they matched well with the spectra pump.
With DD, I went back to work 7 weeks PP (a travesty, if you ask me, but don't get me started on mat leave in the US), and she absolutely refused to take a bottle. It was torture. I used to have to speed over to daycare on my break just to nurse her, and race back. We tried EVERY bottle on the planet. Then a friend recommended the Como Tomo. Literal life saver. It was the ONLY bottle she would take.
DS would take ANY kind of bottle. As long as it was dispensing milk, he was happy.
With DD, I had all the "stuff" for steam sanitizing the bottles. That was way too much work! Hot water, a bristle brush cleaner (small ones too for the nipple), and soap. That's all you really need.
For drying bottles, I LOVE this roll up dish drying "mat." I'm not a fan of the clunky ones that sit on the counter (I hate having crap on my counter). If you're the same way, this may be a great option for you!
https://www.amazon.com/Surpahs-Multipurpose-Roll-Up-Drying-Inches/dp/B08196DX71/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BSNVWHH4AO2D&dchild=1&keywords=roll+up+drying+rack&qid=1618502189&sprefix=roll+up+drying,aps,215&sr=8-3