bottles?

Re: bottles?

• ashk7 member

  January 2013

  We used the hospital ones while we were in the nicu. Once dd was home we used the dr browns and dd loved them. They also have a preemie size nipple. Good Luck, I hope they are home soon!

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• DrRx member

  January 2013

  We got our daughter out of the NICU with the nuk-bottles, but then switched to Dr. Brown's a couple of weeks after we got her home.  GL!
  

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• pathfindermon member

  January 2013

  My lo had trouble transitioning from the disposable nipples that you get in the NICU. We tried every bottle out there and found that Tommee Tippee were the ones he liked best. We've been happy with them.

  

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• Brummy14 member

  January 2013

  Feeding took us for.ev.er. Heck, one of our girls is still only around half PO and is coming home on an NG tube tomorrow. The other JUST got the hang of bottling completely just within the past week.
  
  We are now on Dr Browns, which they both seem to do well on, but we struggled with reflux, congestion, and the fact that our straggler is still on oxygen ... all of which have delayed bottling successes.
  
  I will say the 6 or so weeks of nipping were by far the MOST frustrating, so hang in there...I had some of my toughest days during that stretch.

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• Sept30Madison member

  January 2013

  Dr. Browns for us too.  I would recommend just getting 4 or 8 oz ones because the 2 oz ones wouldn't be used for very long.  We used level one nipples right out of NICU and then switched to level 2 at about 2 months adjusted.

   I second the recommendation of medela sterilizer bags for the micro.
  

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• kristen218 member

  January 2013

  Another vote for the Dr. Browns with the preemie nipples. Get the 4 oz, we only used the 2 oz or a few weeks. They were kind of a waste. We tried Tommee Tippee in the NICU but they were a bit much for DD. She does great with Dr. Browns. 

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• Mrs. Alice member

  January 2013

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  Dr. Brown's really help with air! They also sell 2 oz versions. If you end up bringing in your own bottles look into Medela steam sterilizer bags. They were great because after each feeding I just nuked the parts for 3 min and they were ready to go for next feeding. You can use each bag 20 times and the come in a box of 5 for around 5 bucks.

   This!  I wouldn't bother with the 2 oz ones though.  Start with 4 oz size and then you can get 8 oz size later on.  Dr. Brown's are also recommended for BFing moms too.

  
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• jcsntms06 member

  January 2013

  We use Dr. Brown's bottles. A pain in the butt to clean, but I really think they helped with the gas.
  

  
  
  
  
   
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• jaynebee member

  January 2013

  Thanks so much for the recommendations!  Especially Brummy.  You exactly described how I've been feeling.  Lots of tears!  I have dr. browns I will try today!!

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• Nita14701 member

  January 2013

  Usm123:

  Dr. Brown's really help with air! They also sell 2 oz versions. If you end up bringing in your own bottles look into Medela steam sterilizer bags. They were great because after each feeding I just nuked the parts for 3 min and they were ready to go for next feeding. You can use each bag 20 times and the come in a box of 5 for around 5 bucks.

  This! After trial and error we found Dr. Browns standard size bottles work the best for LO. The nipple is similar size as the screw on caps that LO was used to with the ready to feed formula. And we love the medela steam bags for sterializing. I can fit 3 of the Dr. Browns 4 oz bottles in them with all the parts.

  

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• 2bunnbunns member

  January 2013

  DD was very opinionated on bottles when she came home and would only drink from the NICU bottles. We tried Playtex drop-ins, playtex ventaire and then the Nuk. She liked the Nuk so we just bought more of those and called it a day.

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• ShelbyMadison04

  January 2013

  My daughter was really stubborn and stuck on the disposable nipples from the NICU. We tried Dr. Brown's, Avent, and the Similac simply smart bottle- she wouldn't drink from any of them and insisted on using the disposable nipples. I took one to the store with me and compared it to every single bottle/nipple in the store. I discovered that they are nearly identical to the Gerber First Essentials bottles (and they are ridiculously inexpensive- About $3-4 for a pack of 3 bottles). She is still using the Gerber bottles to this day.

  

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