Dumb FTM Question: bottles

[raangoli]

I've bought some Avent naturals but what other bottles should I pick up for babe? Or is it just trial and error and get one of each?

(This is a sort of post and run.)

[closertofine]

I think it is trial and error. Maybe have a couple kinds on hand, but keep your receipts in case you hit the jackpot on the first kind, so you can return the others.

I used Dr. Browns.

[madringal]

My girls never cared. All three have used the original Avent without issue.

[soozy87]

Neither of my kids have cared. We went with cheap and easy to wash. We use the Medelas that came with the pump and Gerber bottles. The tops are also interchangeable.

[countthestars]

For us it was trial and error with both kids - don't buy too many until you know what your baby will take! For us it was Born Free but there are a million pieces so I would reco starting with something like the avent you have!

[ginkgoleaf]

None of mine have cared, BUT I've had a hard time finding nipples with slow enough flow that it's not just leaking out of their mouths. Maybe this is just a small baby problem though, as DS1 didn't have that issue. So maybe buy some preemie nipples if Avent makes them. I know I've seen Dr Brown narrow bottle preemie nipples on Amazon.

[mekia]

Are you pumping? I would try my best to get the baby to take same bottles you use for pumping!

Otherwise it's all trial and error.

[Deleted]

Mine doesn't care - I have Tommie Tippie, Avent, Playtex gas ease, Nuk...probably 20 different bottles (so I never run out when they're being washed/sterilized)

[sookie]

DD never cared so we used Medelas and Tommee Tippies that we were given at my shower. My pump is a Medela so we primarily used those.

I've pumped a little for DS so far and we've done some supplementing and he's been just fine with Medela too.

[pooh8402]

E was picky at first (now he doesn't care). we tried Avent Naturals, Tommee Tippee, Munchkin Latch, and Medela. he liked the Avent Naturals okay, but seemed to prefer Tommee Tippee more. actually, he liked the Munchkin Latch the best, but collapsed the nipple, so I didn't like it.

[Blue Moon]

If you're pumping, try to get baby to drink from whatever bottles you pump into. My DD drank from Medela bottles with the stage one nipples until well over a year.

[felicity]

Try the cheap ones first.

First bottle I tried was Gerber, and DS liked them. I didn't see any reason to mess with a good thing. You can get 9 bottles on Amazon for around $7-8 I think. I bought a ton so I wasn't constantly washing bottles. Plus, they fit into my Medala pump so I could pump right into them, which was convenient.

[miamigirl]

DD doesn't care as long as there's milk in them

We use Avent Naturals, Medela or Kiinde

[cgpm]

I also recommend trying to see if she likes the brand of bottle you are pumping into. I tried those first and he seems not to mind them. This makes my life so much easier! We are using Medela.

[Cioccolato]

Trial and error. we use avent bottles.

[Gato]

Neither of my girls were picky, but Medela bottles worked best for me because they worked with the pump.

[raangoli]

Thanks all! Sadly, pumping is not working out so she will be formula fed. (Many tears have been shed )

I picked up some Avent Classic and some Tommee Tippee at Target today. They seemed the closest to the shape of what she's used to in the NICU.

[raangoli]

Feb 27, 2016 12:57:06 GMT -5 miamigirl said:

DD doesn't care as long as there's milk in them

We use Avent Naturals, Medela or Kiinde

I didn't know they made bottles but I did get the Kiinde warmer.

[raangoli]

Feb 27, 2016 16:33:48 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Feb 27, 2016 16:28:22 GMT -5 raangoli said:

Thanks all! Sadly, pumping is not working out so she will be formula fed. (Many tears have been shed )

I picked up some Avent Classic and some Tommee Tippee at Target today. They seemed the closest to the shape of what she's used to in the NICU.

I'm sorry

Thank you. I tried so hard for so long. A month. I'd get a ml or 2 at best over one day. I'm so sad but I can't say I didn't give it everything.

[starburst604]

Mine didn't care, but I felt the Medela nipples flowed too fast, same with TT. Finally settled on Dr. Brown's then lived to regret that with all the pieces. Tried to switch her to something else when she was older but she wasn't having it at that point.

[Aquatica]

Please be kind to yourself, BF didn't work out for me either.

I use the Dr Browns bottles and they've been great. I had to buy the smaller nipples (primi size) because the size 1 flowed too fast. She's been using them for 3 weeks and now is ready for the size 1 because the other is flowing too slow now.

To keep them clean with all the parts, I bought a plastic bin for the sink and change the soap/water every morning. I'll rinse and toss bottles in, then when she's down for a nap clean them.

[Susie]

We only bought Avent Naturals. We tried them initially, and Hobbes took them happily but was super gassy after. We ended up moving to the Medela bottles that came with my pump for a little while since they seemed to have slower flow. Once she was a few weeks old we went back to the Avent bottles.

I wouldn't buy a selection. I'd take an educated guess, buy a small number, try them, and remember there's always Amazon Prime.

[cgpm]

raangoli I'm sorry the pumping didn't work out the way you had hoped.

[nextbigthing]

I wouldn't buy a bunch of any one kind until you know they'll take it, trial and error.

I used Dr Browns, pretty much because that's what my sister was using. DS never cared, he just wanted milk.

[raangoli]

cgpm Thank you

And thank you to everyone who answered. She seems to do ok with the Avent naturals but I did get a classic for her to try. If that works too, I will return the Tommee ones.

[achi]

O has been weird about bottles. At first he was fine with Avent or Tommee Tippee but then around 10 weeks he rejected everything. Eventually he accepted Mam bottles (same brand as his pacis).

Ultimately he rejected:
Avent
TT
Nuk
Dr. Browns
Playtex
Medela

We didn't end up having to try any others because he finally accepted Mam.

[read247]

It was trial and error with my kids. #1 did great with the regular Avent bottles my sister handed down to me but always needed slow flow nipples on them. I'd also tried some Playtex drop ins I got as a shower gift but those were a major failure. #2 didn't like the Avents or the drop ins so one day, totally frustrated, I grabbed a cheapie Gerber bottle at the grocery store figuring if I was going to try different brands I might as well start at the bottom of the price range and work my way up. And she loved them.