I'm a FTM and I've never been around babies before! I'm very confused on a lot of baby things but I've been able to get a lot of information from researching and going to the baby store...I should also probably say I'm not good with kids...like I never thought I'd be a mom, ever. Now that its happening however I am excited and trying to figure things out. The most confusing thing I've found so far has got to be the choice of baby bottle???? I plan on Breastfeeding, but I have a working farm, where I break and train horses so my mom and dad have very generously offered to babysit a few hours a day for me so I can get some of my farm work done, so I want to pump asap, so hubby can be involved as well. I've looked at the tommie tippie bottles? and a few others but Id really just like everyones honest opinion so I can sort through my own research as well as honest reviews! Thanks!
Re: What bottles are everyone considering?
Two years, two losses and three IUIs...
We are having TRIPLETS!
EDD 1/26/16
GGB born November 2015!
Dr. Browns are designed for breastmilk. The nutrients in breastmilk breakdown easily if the milk isn't handled gently (it should be swirled not shaken, ect.) These bottles are designed to direct the air bubbles that enter the bottle as baby drinks straight to the bottom of the bottle, bypassing and not diaturbing the milk.
You can get free Dr. Browns plastic bottles frequently at babies r us when you use a coupon from the ad booklet and make a minimal purchase, usually $15 or so.
Low progesterone
Baby boy born 01/2016
Currently: NTNP
In the end I switched to Tommee tipee closer to nature (the same design I'd used years earlier) any way she took to them like a duck to water and all our problems were solved!
Never switching again!
Tommee tippee closer to nature range again this time for me
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00RR2DT1G/ref=aw_br_ov_dp__8?colid=7JDV7CZ2HM04&coliid=I1WY5XKKNXEJ6W
https://www.lucieslist.com/baby-registry-basics/feeding/
https://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/feeding-tools/bottle-feeding/
I also recommend using the lowest flow nipple that your baby will take. Babies need to work harder to draw milk from the breast and if the nipple on the bottle flows freely they may begin to prefer the ease of bottle feeding to breastfeeding. We started with preemie and used that until ds was about 8 months and definitely preferred the breast.
https://m.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=61280066
I didn't plan using the dr Browns bottles because of how many parts they have & the cleaning difficulty. I decided to start with something easier to clean & if those don't work for her then I'll try dr Browns bottles.