Bottles for breastfed babies

Emcat1980@yahoo.com · December 2008

I will have to return to work at 6 weeks but I am extremely interested in EBF my baby for as long as possible (12 months hopefully).

Obviously this will require lots of pumping and bottles.

I understand that every kid is different - I really do. But I want to know which bottles worked best for YOUR child.

Plastic is fine as long as it's BPA free of course. Glass is also fine.

If you feel like typing your pumping/storing system too, that would be appreciated as well (i.e. did you pump into the medela bottles, freeze them, and feed from them, or did you pour the milk into a different kind of bottle, etc)

Thanks ya'll!

tinamichelle · December 2008

I'm not help...just wondering where on the Gulf Coast you are?? I am also on the gulf Coast

Emcat1980@yahoo.com · December 2008

I am in Mobile - originally from south Louisiana. I see you are in Pascagoula - we are practically neighbors!

tinamichelle · December 2008

I know how neat! There is one other girl on here from Biloxi and that's it for down here!

Nice to meet you Neighbor!

GladToBeMrs.SRS · December 2008

I loved the Dr. Brown's bottles for both of my children. I've fed my friend's baby using the glass version, and liked that even better.

futuremrscrocco · December 2008

I love love love Dr. Brown's bottles. I have a Medela swing and I can pump directly into the bottles. When I want to freeze I pour the bm into bags.

pfal6 · December 2008

I used Playtex ventaires and my son did well on them. They are not BPA free so for this baby I bought Born Free bottles which are BPA free.

I had the Medela pump In style advance and I would pump directly into the bottles that came with the pump and then pour the milk into Medela freezer bags or the Lansinoah bags.

E C · December 2008

I had the Medela Pump in Style Advanced and loved it. I pumped into the Medela bottles, but froze the milk in Lansinoh bags (Medela bags, too, but they are VERY pricey, and don't lay as flat as the Lansinoh bags). DD takes Dr. Brown's BPA free, and we love them.

dieselmonkey · December 2008

i have a Medela Freestyle and love the hands-free option. i pump in the little bottle and transfer to either the Dr. Brown's glass bottles or freezer bags. I bought some Medela when i got the pump, but really don't like them. ?i prefer the Lansinoh bags.?

I have tried several bottle with my DS. ?the Advent sux. Gerber leaked. Adiri (which i wanted to love) didn't work. the nipple was just too tiny. i have some Playtex Drop-ins. they work great, but i hate the disposable liner. i wash out the liner and rinse with vinegar in order to prolong the use.?

BTW- a vinegar rinse on all the bottle parts got rid of the filmy "ick" that was on all the parts (it was this coating that made the nipple cloudy)?

markles88 · December 2008

DS likes the cheap-o evenflo plastic BPA free bottles...he must know I like a bargain. They are 2.99 for a 3 pack. I pump right into those bottles and then pour into the Lansinoh freezer bags. HTH!

maramarrie · December 2008

I'm also going to pump and bottle feed on occasion (not full time employed) and don't know what will work best. I am planning on having a few different types of bottles on hand to try, so that may be an option for you too. Then you will be able to tell right away what works best for your child.

Emcat1980@yahoo.com · December 2008

Thank you all for the info! I really appreciate it. Anybody else have any recs?

Alirebco · December 2008

We really liked the Born Free - they are wide neck so you can pump straight into them but we would pump into the medela bottles and then pour into the lansinoh bags for freezing or the born free bottles to feed DS. ?These were the only ones that helped with DS's gas and the wide mouth is good for BF babies since it mimics the shape of your breast. ?

BrideNamedMeg · December 2008

We use the Born Free bottles - plastic but they have glass as well. I pump into bottles but store the milk in the Lansinoh freezer bags - they work great and are a cost effective option.

KatieLG04 · December 2008

I tried lots of bottles and after trying an Adiri, Playtex Drop-Ins, Avent and I'm sure others, he ended up taking the cheap Evenflo glass and BPA free plastic ones the best. They fit onto my pump which is nice. At first we used the glass because they are 4 oz, now I use those bottles to pump at work since they fit nicely in my cooler and I never get more than 4 oz from each side. I then transfer the milk I pump at work into the 8oz plastic bottles since he gets 5.5 oz now. For freezing I use the Lansinoh bags. I usually transfer all the extra milk into bags on Saturday and put them in the freezer. Then after they freeze I put the individual bags into a gallon size zipper bag and put it in the deep freeze. I sometimes feel like pumping, washing bottles, and putting milk into storage is my second job but it's worth it

LClaire · December 2008

We tried just under a million bottles for DD and the only one she'd even somewhat take was the Playtex drop-ins with the orthodontic nipple. With #2, we're going to introduce bottles much earlier so that we hopefully don't run into the same issue - or just hope that she's just not as picky as her big sister:)

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