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Re: Product Spotlight 4/9: Baby Bottles + Accessories
They are reasonably affordable and easy to clean. I recommend the ultra slow flow for new babies (Nipple 0), which they previously only offered by buying a whole bottle with it. As a consequence, I own a buttload of these bottles. Thankfully, they now sell size 0 nipples separately. We then moved up to size 1 around 3-4 months and size 2 around 6-7 months to mimic my fast let down.
I’m hoping LO also likes the same bottles and I’ll just buy new nipples. I own a few Avent sample bottles and a few Dr. Browns to try if they don’t like the TT ones.
I tried Medela nipples on my pump bottles once or twice and DS did ok with them, but much preferred TT. He also tried a Munchkin Latch sample bottle once and hated it. But, every baby is different, so take that with a grain of salt.
As of now all the nipples are still in good shape so I'm holding on to them and crossing my fingers #2 ends up taking to the same brands. We actually never moved up nipple sizes with DS so everything we own is slow-flow and could be used right from the start whenever we introduce bottles with DS2.
I really liked both brands for the most part. The only negatives that come to mind are with the Medela ones if you over tighten the lid at all it can leak and with the Avent Naturals the cap is hard to get off unless the bottle is still fully put together. One you unscrew the nipple/cap part from the bottle it is really hard to get the cap off.
MMC 8/5/15 at 8 weeks
DS born 9/13/16
BFP 1/13/18 - EDD 9/20/18 - It's a boy!
Lifefactory bottles are a bit pricey but have sippy lids to transition to for when the kids are older so I like the lifespan of them.
Dr. Browns are pretty affordable and have lots of starter kits available. They do have TONS of pieces to clean though. I find them incredibly tedious to wash as well as difficult if using formula because it tends to stick to the pieces more. But we got one for free in our Target welcome bag so it's there if LO rejects the others.
Kiinde pouches are about $14 for a pack of 40. We got the bottle converter thingy in our Babylist welcome box so we'll try it out before investing too much into that brand. I like how I could pump directly into these bags, freeze them, and then put them into the bottle attachment. SO many parts in one!
I would love any other recommendations on bottles that are good for breastfed babies. I don't want to EBF, so I plan on pumping about half of the time so H can help with some of the feedings.
MMC 8/5/15 at 8 weeks
DS born 9/13/16
BFP 1/13/18 - EDD 9/20/18 - It's a boy!
MMC 8/5/15 at 8 weeks
DS born 9/13/16
BFP 1/13/18 - EDD 9/20/18 - It's a boy!
We used the Joovy Boob bottles. Those were great because we had to supplement with formula and the wide openings were so much easier to scoop power into and to clean. DS went back and forth between those and breast without any issue at all. We used stage 1 when he was little and stage 2 when he was bigger. I’d read that you are supposed to replace bottle nipples and pacifiers for new baby so I planned on doing so, but if it isn’t necessary, I’m happy to save the money. Thoughts?
We used Dr. Browns and yes they do have a lot of parts for cleaning. Because we didn’t use often this didn’t bother us. My son did great switching between boob and bottle, and he was a gassy baby so I think these helped prevent that. Used premie nipples for the first few months (he was not a premie) as we thought this would help him not prefer a higher flow from bottle vs breastfeeding
MMC 8/5/15 at 8 weeks
DS born 9/13/16
BFP 1/13/18 - EDD 9/20/18 - It's a boy!
Daughter #2 - Oct 2014
Daughter #3 - Nov 2016
Baby #4 - Sept 2018
We had avent natural, and playtex drop-ins w dd. She really wasn’t picky, and only got a bottle a couple times a week.
I will say, I used the medela freezer bag adapter, and whatever bag I wanted by just cutting a slit above the seal line... so I was able to save one step of transfer. Pumped directly into bags then poured the bag into the bottle. We kept a mini crockpot on the counter for mil to use to thaw milk.
side story: one time when mil was babysitting she decided my milk smelled weird and went thru like 3 bags... I think I had extra Lipase? Which, coincidently, is what dd needed extra of in order to absorb her nutrients.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**
My dd was bottle fed from birth because of latch issued so I can't report on the ease of switching back and forth from breast to bottle but I do know these were a lifechanger with gas and reflux issues.
So for FTM's don't buy a ton of one brand of bottle, your LO may not take them! For my second I probably will try the same ones we have again and hope she likes them I am also curious about the Comotomo and might try that one.
My first baby was a dream in so many ways, she never gave me any fuss with bottles, and would happily eat when it was time to eat, be it from the boob or from a bottle. My second however, was a stinker!
We tried a ton of different bottles and eventually settled on the Lansinoh Momma ones (https://www.amazon.com/Lansinoh-Breastmilk-NaturalWave-Resistant-Anti-Colic/dp/B00H0DH2NI?th=1) after a lot of coaxing and we eventually were successful when we laid in bed and nursed, and every so often I'd try to stealthily switch to the bottle for a few sucks and then pop my boob back in when she noticed and started to get mad.
The kicker? This stinker baby was a beast to get off the bottles! She 17 months and we just finally stopped, but she refused milk out of anything else for a long time!
I'm very curious about the new Boon bottles...mostly because they look cool, but in general, I'm a fan of anything Boon does!
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Expecting again -- EDD 7/27/20
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**
+1 for the Boon Lawn and Twig accessories. They work great and I get a kick out of their whimsical nature. I love the flowers and butterfly.
We love our Boon drying rack, we have the standard size, plus the flower and twig accessories. If you are SAHM and do little bottle feeding the smaller one is great. We still use our all the time because his straw cups get gross and have a ton of tiny parts. We have no dish washer, so I refuse to put all those tiny parts into our regular dish drying rack-I won't be able to find them and they won't dry out underneath the pots and pans!
Also, the Boon bottle brush is amazing too, though I did have to buy a traditional tiny bristle nipple brush too. The attached nipple brush on the Boon bottle brush is OK for nipples, but doesn't fit into tiny parts of his cups, or into the straws of his and my cups.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
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I forgot to share one of my favorite parts of the grass! My pumping parts fit on it and it's accessories. They don't lay flat or on peg style racks well.
DH: 32
Married 7/18/15
1st born at 35+4 on 6/6/16
Team green turned BLUE!
2nd born at 38+6 on 8/30/18
Team green turned PINK!
Due with #3 on 6/6/20 Team Green
Expecting again -- EDD 7/27/20
For us, that OXO wouldn’t work because we go through too many bottles and parts but you can always try it.
we already had a mini crockpot, so i would leave that on warm and use it as our bottle warmer.
bfp#1-10/29/12,EDD: 7/3/13. nothing found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 12/10/12. "Bean"
bfp#2-5/10/13! EDD: 1/18/14. "Peanut" Arrived 1/13/14. Diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis
bfp#3- 9/26/14. EDD: 5/7/15. no heartbeat found @ 1st u/s, natural mc 10/23/14. "Little Bug"
**Psalm 139:16**