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Bottles!!!

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MG35 · 30/01/2016 22:17

Me and DH are deciding on which bottles to go for for little one and we are torn between tommee tippee and Avent. Anyone had experience with their babies and have recommendations on which one baby likes best?

I am hoping to breastfeed too so I want the ones that are easy for baby to latch onto for DH to help with feeds. Thanks in advance xx

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bluewisteria · 30/01/2016 22:20

I did combined feeding with DD1 with tommee tippee, she had no problems with them and no nipple confusion between bottle and breast.

bluewisteria · 30/01/2016 22:21

Oh, before those I tried Avent and Medala, she took to neither.

bluewisteria · 30/01/2016 22:22

Sorry I mean dr brown and Avent. Medala we used their breast pump and it came with a bottle and teat to pump into but she wouldn't take it either. So i used to pump into bags and transfer into tommee tippee.

goodnightdarthvader1 · 30/01/2016 22:32

I've heard very good things about Avent, so I've bought them so DH can feed expressed.

lilone1234 · 30/01/2016 22:35

Would recommend Avent Natural ones, teats more breast/nipple shaped than traditional teats.

lfitzgerald100 · 30/01/2016 22:41

I used Tommee tipiee with my first and he took to them no problem, I have bought avent this time around, just incase I dont have much luck bf

aspoonfulofyourownmedicine · 30/01/2016 22:44

I used Tommee Tippee with my DS 6 years ago, and am looking at the same for this dc when he/she arrives. I still have my tommee tippee steriliser from my ds too.

ODog · 31/01/2016 07:31

The only bottle my ebf baby would take in the end was a mam bottle. Same with a dummy.

Bells2307 · 31/01/2016 08:07

I'm going to try NUK bottles, there specifically for combined feeding. My midwife said it was the teat that was the important bit and you might have to try a few to find what baby likes, good luck X

Impatientwino · 31/01/2016 08:17

I initially used Avent bottles to give my DS expressed milk but soon moved to Dr Browns - they are fab. So much less wind!

zannyminxoxox · 31/01/2016 08:28

I used tommee tippee no problems with either of my 2 and shall be using them with my 3rd

Lulabells · 31/01/2016 11:36

I recommend Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles. I could breastfeed and use these at the same time but probably depends on baby! Good luck xx

Gunting · 31/01/2016 11:38

Tommee tippee closer to nature are fab

bluewisteria · 31/01/2016 11:56

A midwife once told me to choose a bottle teat that was close to my own breast/nipple shape. And the tommee tippee is the closest and only one my children took to, maybe a truth in it, who knows.

Luciferbox · 31/01/2016 12:00

DS1 loved Tommee Tippees, DS2 hated them and we had to switch to Dr Browns. I now have 10 almost new TT bottles sat in a cupboard. My advice would be to only buy a few bottles just in case they reject them.

KatharinaRosalie · 31/01/2016 19:56

Only thing I can say is that don't go all out buying entire sets before you check if the baby likes that particular bottle. Or agrees to take any bottles whatsoever (says bitter mum of 2 bottle refusers)

Crumbles12 · 31/01/2016 20:02

I'm another voter for Tomee Tippee, they are shaped similar to a breast and my DC was fine switching from BF by me to EBM in a bottle by dad. It didn't seem to confuse him in the slightest. As they get older aswell they can adapt into toddler sippy cups which seemed to make the transition easier for us!

5madthings · 31/01/2016 20:02

Tommee tippee are in the process of changing their bottle design, think new one is about to be released.

Avent have refused their natural one and still so their 'classic' design.

I wouldn't buy loads as you don't know what baby will like. I used avent as they were compatible with my pump.

But whatever you choose I would just make sure you can easily get hold of spare teats etc, I have noticed some of my local supermarkets etc don't all stock both avent styles or they stock the new tommee tippee and not the old etc.

I would assume as new style tommee tippee is out the older closer to nature ones will be cheaper?

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MG35 · 31/01/2016 23:29

Thank you all 15 weeks to go so got plenty of time to plan xx

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ICJump · 01/02/2016 02:07

If it's just the occasional rather than full time you can cup feed from birth. There are some great you tube videos to show you how and it's the added bonus of not needing to spend anything.

Runningupthathill82 · 01/02/2016 07:25

Firstly, don't go buying loads - you don't know if you'll be able to express or if you'll have the time to do so, so no point in wasting your money. You can always get bottles once the baby is born.

I used Tommee Tippee closer to nature ones for my bf son and they were fine. Don't buy the tommee Tippee electric breast pump though, it's dreadful, and always on offer for a reason.

Oysterbabe · 01/02/2016 09:01

We use Avent. My baby doesn't like Tommee Tippee. I find the shape of the bottles weird and she can never drink the last 20ml.

Mumberjack · 01/02/2016 12:05

We had bought avent ones but soon switched to dr brown, really helped with colic.

Mumberjack · 01/02/2016 12:06

However if you're getting a great bargain on a certain bottle kit (with steriliser etc) then just buy it and buy other bottles as needed.

We ended up using the avent ones when she got a bit older, and the other makes of bottles fitted in the steriliser.