Breast Feeding/Bottle Feeding Moms

racheltherose · December 2014

I know we've had the bottle discussion before, but I just came across the Medela Calma system and I don't think they were mentioned in the previous posts. Does anyone have any experience with them? They seem pretty awesome on paper if you plan on breastfeeding and bottle feeding. Thoughts?

MrsTucker2011 · December 2014

Each baby is different. Unfortunately no one can tell you the perfect bottle because yours might not like it. That being said, don't stock up on bottles until you figure out what works. I've heard some ladies spend a small fortune on a specific set only to have their baby refuse to use them.
Such fickle creatures.

schnitz9 · December 2014

Holy crap just went to look at these and put them on my registry. $16-$20 per bottle thats expensive. Do the nipples/lids work on the other madela bottles?

racheltherose · December 2014

schnitz9 said:

Holy crap just went to look at these and put them on my registry. $16-$20 per bottle thats expensive. Do the nipples/lids work on the other madela bottles?

I believe they do, well it says other breast milk bottles so I don't know if that would count the ones that I got with my pump? I just want to know others experience with using them, obviously my LO might hate them but I want to know if anyone found the transition between bottle and breast feeding a little easier. Like I said, on paper these seem amazing!

nbad311 · December 2014

Trin42 said:

Seriously though, it doesn't matter what type of bottle you get. Baby needs to learn how to use it just like they have to learn how to use your breast.

I hope you're right! I feel like I'm already taking the tough-love approach to bottle feeding, having already stocked up one one brand only and really hoping that works out. I mean, do people really go through multiple brands to find a bottle baby "likes" the most? (not a rhetorical question, true FTM newb Q). Who has time and effort to do that when you have a weeks-old infant for the first time in your life?

I mean........ how the hell did babies survive back in the 70s and 80s (or way earlier) when our parents and their parents didn't have 54,000 different brands to chose from?

racheltherose · December 2014

@CrazyCornball Yeah, I completely understand every baby is different. This bottle/nipple just looked really interesting and they really claim it's great for breast feeding babies, where some of these other brands are for both formula fed and breast feeding babies. Plus, I know Medela brand pumps come highly recommended, so maybe they've come up with a good solution!

racheltherose · December 2014

CrazyCornball said:

racheltherose said:

@CrazyCornball Yeah, I completely understand every baby is different. This bottle/nipple just looked really interesting and they really claim it's great for breast feeding babies, where some of these other brands are for both formula fed and breast feeding babies. Plus, I know Medela brand pumps come highly recommended, so maybe they've come up with a good solution!

A lot of companies swear that their nipples/bottles mimic the breast, so you have to be a tad skeptical at all claims. If I had a baby that wouldn't take a bottle, I'm sure I would try it. I would try all of them! Until then, I'm not going to spend that much per bottle.

I'm throwing it on my registry for the heck of it, but I also have the Avent bottles on there that my sister in laws use and love. Let the LO decide

nbad311 · December 2014

CrazyCornball said:

We liked the Avent best and they had minimal parts.

*STUCK IN THE BOX*

Avent is the brand I have stocked up on!

Here's to hoping baby nbad will like them as much as your DD!

PeaceofKia · December 2014

@nbad311‌ i have like 4 or 5 different brands of bottles to try out with these girls. I'm not sure if I'll stick to breast feeding so I want to pick a bottle that works for both purposes.

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