Bottle recommendations for (hopefully) EBM for newborn?

[ComtesseDeFrouFrou]

I'm hoping to breast feed and also to express so that DH can share the load/joy of feeding the baby when he or she arrives.

There seem to be loads of different bottles out there - does anyone have any recommendations of which to use? Or perhaps it's just best to get the basic Boots set or whatever and see how it goes?

[whyno]

Dr Browns are the best for avoiding colic / wind in my experience. I tried a few.

[scoutfinch1]

As you say for newborn are you aware that the advice is to not introduce a bottle until breastfeeding is established at around 6-8 weeks.

Have also heard good things about Dr Browns.

[ComtesseDeFrouFrou]

Scout yes, thanks, I'm aware of that. I'm just thinking ahead and if, in the early days, I need to give EBM for whatever reason I'll be prepared with a few bottles on hand just in case.

[stargirl1701]

Medela?
www.medela.com/IW/en/breastfeeding/products/breastmilk-feeding/calma-feeding-device.html

NUK?
www.nukbaby.co.uk/Products/BottleFeeding

Nuby?
www.nuby-uk.com/newborn/bottle-feeding

Mimijumi?
www.mimijumi.co.uk/

MAM?
m.mambaby.com/uk/the-products/info-bottles--cups/bottles/index-26960-uk.html

Avent Natural?
www.philips.co.uk/c/avent-baby-bottle-feeding/natural-bottles-2-natural-9-oz-260-ml-slow-flow-teat-scf693_27/prd/

Breastflow?
thefirstyears.com/breastflow

Tommee Tippee?
m.tommeetippee.co.uk/department/baby-bottles/

Vital Baby Nuture?
www.vitalbaby.co.uk/nurture-bottle-starter-pack.html

Lansinoh mOmma?
www.lansinoh.com/products/feeding-bottles

Playtex Vent Aire?
www.playtexbaby.com/mobile/Bottles/VentAire/Advanced-Wide

Dr Brown's?
www.drbrowns.co.uk/

We were told DD had colic. We tried a lot of bottles She actually had silent reflux which was unaffected by bottle type!

I would suggest buying six bottles - all of different types - and seeing which one your LO latches onto best.

[VeniVidiVino]

I got Tommee Tippee ones for DD, introduced them with EBM at 6 weeks and she took to them easily. I would recommend buying one type at a time - you may find he/she likes the first one you try!

[stargirl1701]

Yoomi?
yoomi.com/

We used this one too.

[ComtesseDeFrouFrou]

Stargirl you're just confusing me now

[stargirl1701]

[StuckOnARollercoaster]

I was given mam bottles and use them. (the tommee tippee bottle that came with my hand pump I wasn't as keen on as the flow seemed too fast for Dr)

[NaturalBaby]

Nuk or Mam, but I got an Avent pump so used those to start with.

[MigGril]

Are you aware that you shouldn't introduce a bottle before 4 Weeks. There are lots of other ways your partner can help share the load and care for your baby. Nappy changes, giving baby a bath, baby massage and getting up in the night to give baby to you to feed. Also if you are going to give a bottle you will need to be expressing at that time in order to keep up your supply in the early days at least. As going long gaps between feeds can impact on your supply.
Many make the mistake of dad doing the late night feed while you sleep, but night feeds are vital for supply and often it's better if they give one early evening or in the morning from that point of view.

[plannedshock]

I use the medela ones never had an issue and you can use the same teats forever, not fast/slow release.

[ComtesseDeFrouFrou]

MigGril yes, as already mentioned above, I am aware if that.

Have you got any recommendations or did you did just post to lecture me?

Thanks for all the other recommendations. It looks like lots of different views, so we will try a few and see.

[whyno]

Just to buck the trend and give an alternative experience, although I realise its not the official one. My DH did a bottle most nights from week 2 at 10pm and it was all fine re supply and no nipple confusion. I still managed to breastfeed for 9 months.

Also I have 2 friends who did same thing without problems. Interestingly have never actually come across someone who had a negative experience with it in real life although there must be to warrant the advice I know.

Anyway don't worry too much about it.

[ComtesseDeFrouFrou]

Thanks why

I just want to be prepared if, for example, my poor boobs need a break for one feed or whatever.

There's all sorts of shoulds, but as you say, none of the people I've spoken to in RL have had an issue.

[fflonkl]

I gave my dd EBM from 3 weeks using Medela bottles. The Medela Calma teat works well for her as it makes her suckle as if she's breastfeeding, and she's never had nipple confusion.

She's now 18 weeks and I'm doing mixed feeds using the same bottles/teats with no problems.

Good luck!

[itsonlysubterfuge]

I used Tommee Tippee, but my daughter found even the smallest teat too fast of a flow. We switched to Avent and she liked those, her grandma fed her with Dr. Brown bottles which she also used just fine.

Also, I mixed fed my daughter from the beginning and she was almost exclusively formula fed for a little while. Now at 12 months, she is exclusively breastfed and has been since around 8 months.

[Mouserama]

I use Dr Brown bottles. First gave the bottle at 3 weeks and 4 days. For the first few weeks, I gave one bottle a day (to make sure DD didn't forget how the feed from bottles). She's never had a problem and will happily feed from breast and bottle. My midwife said to introduce bottle between 3 and 5 weeks. Any sooner can cause them to reject the breast, and later and they can refuse the bottle. Hope this helps!

[Sparklesandglitter]

MAM anti colic - and no need for a steriliser as they "self sterilise" in the microwave too

[GreatSoprendo]

I think you are right to think ahead.

My 16 week old DS is BF but has an EBM bottle every day or so (now we have got over his bottle refusal issues!) using the Dr Browns anti-colic bottles. They are a pita to clean but I got them when he was v small and v colicky and think they did help. He doesn't have colic now but didn't seem keen when I tried to move him over to Avent bottles so we are stuck with them for now!

[milkyjo]

Start with cheapy ones from supermarket, we always got the wide neck ones. Most teats are interchangeable ( as in boots, tesco, etc). You could end up spending a fortune!

[calopene]

Expressing is one big nightmare - don't do it ! Nipple confusion/messing up your supply etc Join La Leche League and you will understand better how it works. Enjoy !

[dannyboyle]

Dr browns recommended here! Tried Avent and hopeless, have both children wind.

We did a lot of expressing here and ended up with an oversupply of milk due to regular expressing sessions. Good luck.

[PK1975]

We used tommee tippee anti colic. I gave a top up feed last thing at night from day 2 (due to sheer exhaustion) and occasion formula feeds whilst out. DD did not suffer from nipple confusion and I never had a problem with my supply for the all the other feeds. Do what's right for you and good luck