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anyone use Breastflow bottles?

AimeeL85AimeeL85 member
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I bought a pack and tried one today when I was giving him a little bit of prune juice. He got a great latch on it and seemed so much more comfortable than when he drinks from his Dr. Brown's, he almost looked like he was BFing.

Since he only takes a little juice, I couldn't check it out for long. Has anyone had problems with leaking around the collar? The nipples didn't seem like they fit too securely into it so I was worried about that. It also seemed like he sucked a lot but didn't drink too much.  I am hoping they work out well, he has bottles during the day 3 days per week and we've tried a few but I always felt like we could potentially find one more comfortable for him.

Curious what others think of them - thanks!

DS (7 years old) from FET in 2010
DD (5 years old) from IUI in 2012
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    sandhyajpsandhyajp
    My baby likes them, and we haven't had any leaks
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    aburks1aburks1 member
    The only time I've had leaks is when the collar is on too tight. Other than that, they are wonderful.
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    cougarliciouscougarlicious
    No leaks here unless I put the parts together incorrectly. I like it because it really paces the feeding unlike other bottles where LO's strong suck finishes them in three minutes. I've tried a few other bottles and this really is the best for BF babies IMO.
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    ShelynlaShelynla member

    I tried to feed DS with one and it seemed like the flow was too fast for him.  He kept drooling BM all over the place.  I have since gone back to using playtex bottles with the drop ins. He does well with those.

     
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    virgospiderettevirgospiderette
    i use breast flow b/c they were recomended to me from another BF friend, and we love them.... the only thing is that there is a little bit of milk left in chamber when he's done.... i feel like im wasting my precious milk.... lol..... no leakage issues..... GL
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    orchid2007orchid2007 member
    I have not had any success with them unfortunately. They leak all over my DDs face! The leaking isnt coming from the collar either... its coming from her mouth, like she has a horrible latch on it. I wish they worked better for us, because they have the slowest nipples I have come accross, which more closely mimics the flow of a breast. I have had the most success with anything Playtex, their wide nipples are great. We use them on Playtex drop-ins and Vent-Aire Advance bottles. Those are the two we like best.
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    cmhicklincmhicklin member

    imagevirgospiderette:
    i use breast flow b/c they were recomended to me from another BF friend, and we love them.... the only thing is that there is a little bit of milk left in chamber when he's done.... i feel like im wasting my precious milk.... lol..... no leakage issues..... GL

    Do you squeeze the milk back down into the bottle?  DD NEVER has any left!

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    j1e2n3n4ij1e2n3n4i

    we use them and LOVE them.  It takes DS about 15 minutes to eat 3 oz and I do have to squeese some of the milk back into the bottle if he is doing more compressing than sucking.  We did have some leakage problems at the beginning, but figured out that DH was overtightening the collar.

    They were recommended by a friend and my LC said that the bottle was probably the only reason DS was still latching onto me with my major low supply issue. 

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    virgospiderettevirgospiderette
    imagecmhicklin:

    imagevirgospiderette:
    i use breast flow b/c they were recomended to me from another BF friend, and we love them.... the only thing is that there is a little bit of milk left in chamber when he's done.... i feel like im wasting my precious milk.... lol..... no leakage issues..... GL

    Do you squeeze the milk back down into the bottle?  DD NEVER has any left!

     

    no... ive never squeezed the milk back in... he gets one 4oz bottle of soy in the evening, so he can bond with grandma (i live with my mom) and i dont really care if it wastes at all.... when i was working(i got laid off 2 mos ago), he would take bm from the medela bottles....... it worked for us.... good tip though...ty

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    mrsr09mrsr09

    imagesandhyajp:
    My baby likes them, and we haven't had any leaks

    This.

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