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Bottle measurements

NikkiD522NikkiD522 member
in August 2013 Moms
Has anyone noticed that the bottle measurements from manufacturer to another don't always match? My pump bottles are Ameda.. My storage bottles are Medela.. And I use Breastflow bottles to feed..and every time I transfer the milk measures differently. WTF. Which one is right?!?
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Re: Bottle measurements

  • RevezRevez member
    Yes! My storage bags say I have an oz more than my medela bottles. And the nuk bottles we've been trying are in the middle.
    I just guesstimate depending what container I'm using. You'd think those measurements would be standardized, but nooooooooo.

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  • TexasGirl81TexasGirl81 member
    Yes, and it's pretty annoying! Lol! :-w

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  • jbboltonjbbolton member
    I used a standard liquid measuring cup to get an accurate measure. We FF and use two different brands of bottles...I marked with a Sharpie the accurate oz lines myself. Just an idea!
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  • V&G101808V&G101808 member
    Yeah- I don't trust the storage bags. Even when I open up the fold so it's flat it still seems off.

    I've noticed a different in my medela bottles. The 5oz bottles measure slightly more than the 8oz bottles. What a mess!
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  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member
    I fill the feeding bottle with the right amount. So if my small medela bottle shows 3 oz and her eating bottles shows 3.5, I dump .5 back into the small bottle.
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  • NikkiD522NikkiD522 member
    I am so glad I am not going crazy! Thanks for the tips, ladies! 
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  • Critter015Critter015 member
    For DD I used Medela bottles to pump into and then a few different types to feed from. I always used the Medela bottles to measure with if I was getting her bottles ready for daycare so I knew they all had the same amount.
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  • MitsB707MitsB707 member
    I use the small Medela graduated cylinders for storing milk/bringing milk to daycare. I pump into a bigger bottle, then distribute the milk into the smaller graduated cylinder tubes. I put exactly 2.5oz in each, and the daycare will put a full bottle and .5oz into one of the Tommy Tippee feeding bottles. I find those to be more accurate as it marks on the side for each mL and every .25oz. Even the bigger Medela bottles to pump into aren't accurate, and I gave up on the bags a while ago.
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  • NikkiD522NikkiD522 member
    The sad thing is.. I don't even use the bags... the medela storage I use is the graduated cylinders as well... and they're still different from the 5 oz Medela.. and the 4 oz Ameda..  my head hurts. I'm just going to stop thinking about it and eyeball it... within reason of course :-) 
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  • brown214brown214 member
    I go by the madela bottles that came with my pump for measurement and write that amount on the bags!
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  • Lorjo2022Lorjo2022 member
    brown214 said:

    I go by the madela bottles that came with my pump for measurement and write that amount on the bags!

    This is what I do as well!
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  • MitsB707MitsB707 member
    @brown214, Just be aware. I have noticed those bottles overestimate how much milk is actually in them. Those are the ones I pump into before distributing into the smaller, Medela graduated cylinders. They always say I pump more than I really did. Such a letdown sometimes, lol
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    Maritza707 said:

    @brown214, Just be aware. I have noticed those bottles overestimate how much milk is actually in them. Those are the ones I pump into before distributing into the smaller, Medela graduated cylinders. They always say I pump more than I really did. Such a letdown sometimes, lol

    Well that's a bummer! I have noticed that be cause it doesn't always line up with my tommy tippee. Let's hope it all works out once I return to work!
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  • elvbrielvbri member
    brown214 said:

    I go by the madela bottles that came with my pump for measurement and write that amount on the bags!

    Same exact thing I do!

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