Last registry question-How many bottles do you need and what sizes?

ccdcny · February 2010

I want to register for Dr Brown's and Medela bottles. How many bottles should I be putting on the registry and what sizes? Thanks ladies!

SWMcFarland · February 2010

In hindsight, we should have just gotten the 8 oz bottles to begin with, but when we brought her home from the NICU she was so small we started with the 2 oz bottles. Makes absolutely no difference, because the only part that really had any effect on her was the nipple, not the bottle size, but it seemed right.

I recommend just getting all 8 oz bottles.

Smellygirl · February 2010

It depends on if you're BF or not (BF = less bottles).

We just bought the starter pack of Dr. Brown's (retails for about $50), that has been all we need.

easyBreezie · February 2010

It EP so I use more than normal. I could getaway with 15-20 but have about 25 so I'm not washing bottles 24/7. I had to switch to the big bottles at 2 months so I wouldn't buy many of those is any at all. ETA: I meant to not say buy many of the small ones if any.

souperO · February 2010

we used 4 9 oz and 4 4 oz bottles (avent), and its been fine. I would rather wash then have a ton of bottles taking up space..

my friend has the medela ones for her pump, and she has a ton of them bc she doesn't like to wash them..

mama31 · February 2010

We have 6 4 oz bottles & 6 8 oz bottles.

~*Sarah*~ · February 2010

i breast feed and got the platex nursers which sophia really has liked I got 4- 4oz and 4-10oz and like pp have said i probably should have just got the larger ones. so far we have not needed more than that but i am only using about 1-2 bottles for her a day and i breast feed her the rest of the time. GL

Mike&Care · February 2010

I didn't buy bottles until 6 months. We use 6-8 a day 8oz.

lwrigley2000 · February 2010

Although you could get away with just getting 8oz bottles and only putting 2-4 oz in them in the beginning, I liked having the 4 oz bottles those first few months and then moving up to the 8oz once DS was eating more then 4 oz bottles.

I had tried Avent but felt they leaked a lot and have been very happy with Dr. Browns. We had 5 of each bottles.

kwann.81 · February 2010

We have a cupboard full of 3.5oz bottles... unfortunately DD never took a bottle. I would suggest getting a few of each but keep them packaged so you can return.

ljlkm · February 2010

I BF and have only ever used 5 oz bottles. I have 8; 4 at home feeding DS and 4 with me at work that I pump into. And I use the Madela bottles, so I pump directly into them and then he eats directly out of the same bottle.

deeanneharris · February 2010

SWMcFarland:

In hindsight, we should have just gotten the 8 oz bottles to begin with, but when we brought her home from the NICU she was so small we started with the 2 oz bottles. Makes absolutely no difference, because the only part that really had any effect on her was the nipple, not the bottle size, but it seemed right.

I recommend just getting all 8 oz bottles.

I agree with this. If you want to save money, you really don't need the smaller ones.

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