Which bottles for new born baby (also plan on using electric Medula pump) help !!

[Rafagirl]

Any advice? Midwife said Medula pump and hacka pump.

In terms of bottles she mentioned cheap ones from Asda little angels section.
I plan on getting those but I am thinking of nuk glass bottles to?
And also the Philips steriliser machine.
Any advice I would really appreciate to be honest.

I have a Medela Freestyle Flex pump and am wondering the same thing. I've read excellent things about Mam bottles and will probably go for those, but also getting seduced by Minbie and Nanobebe - not sure if they're a gimmick though.

I am wondering about the Haaka pump but I have insufficient glandular tissue and hypoplasia so I'm not sure if it will work with my crap boobs.

Last time I used a pump I had a bog standard Medela pump and it took me a solid 2 hours to pump 5mls. It was soul destroying! So I've gone for a more hospital grade Medela this time. It had better work!

Re steriliser, I always used microwave ones, they did the job perfectly.

Oh and Mam do glass too - quite a bit pricier though

I was recommended mam and they were convenient in terms of sterilising, if a bit fiddly. However our baby had reflux and bad wind and changing bottles to Dr Brown's massively helped her. Bit annoying we had purchased a full set of mam bottles already, so I'd advise getting just a few to see how you get on. Obviously we weren't expecting reflux! We were lucky in a way because I had such an awful time bf (suspect low supply, my mum had the same issue) my poor baby was so hungry when we first gave her a bottle she was just desperate to get some milk and so was never fussy about taking a bottle. Some babies are, and you can go through a few brands trying to find one your baby likes, so that's another reason to try a few different kinds before committing.

If you plan to regularly bottle feed definitely get a prep machine!! Fantastic help.

We use cold water sterilisation. Dead easy.

I dont know anything about pumps but I used mam bottles with my newborn and she took to them brilliantly. Never an issue.

Mam!

Another vote for Mam

Mann bottles

Mam!!!

Yes, another Mam fan here! You won't need a separate steriliser if you have a microwave...

Another vote for Mam! And I've heard great things about the medula pump x

Another vote for Mam self sterilising bottles! Then you wont need a steriliser.

As for the pump, I had the Calypso double electric pump which was good. But also had the single manual Medela which was excellent and did just as well as the electric pump.

If you'd like one or more MAM bottles free to try, please PM me - I have several barely used as babies were almost exclusively BFed. I'd prefer not to send them to landfill.

I used Avent bottles on my first two and MAM on my third as they were recommended in the nicu as DD had feeding issues. They are amazing. I always used my old avent steriliser to sterilise them and now that DD is older and bottles are just for nighttime they go into the dishwasher and never am issue with them.

If you are expressing, it’s recommended you don’t pump for first six weeks to establish supply.

@LividLaughLovely

Not necessarily. I exclusively pumped for the first 6 weeks as DD was slightly premature and too weak to suck. By the time she had gained a couple of pounds and could properly breastfeed, I had an amazing supply thanks to the pumping routine.

I know 'no pumping for 6 weeks' is the official line, but I'm convinced it actually helps, as long as you do it at least every 4 hours.

It's all well and good buying the bottles suggested, but you may get a baby like mine who refused every brand other than one
I washed so so much money on bottles that were never used
Just buy some cheap ones and then wait until baby arrives

If you are planning to pump exclusively then I would recommend hiring a medela hospital grade. Works out about £2 a day.

If you are planning to establish breastfeeding first and just pump occasionally then I wouldn’t bother buying a pump until you are a few weeks in, and see how your supply is.

I pumped exclusively for 4 months and started off with the medela flex but eventually the vibrating noise wore my patience and I bought the Spectra S2 which was great.

I agree with a pp - you may want to wait until your baby is here before buying lots of expensive bottles. I had a very fussy eater - she wouldn't breastfeed (she could just wouldn't) and she would only drink from the medela bottles with the straight forward teat (not the fancy tear). I bought so many 'good' bottles and she just wouldn't use them.

I also found that Mam / latch/ Dr Brown bottles were really fiddly you're put together and I now totally understand the phrase 'crying over spilt milk)!

Re pumping in the early days, I've read it is actually beneficial as it keeps the milk production stimulated when baby isn't feeding.
Its especially important if you have insufficient glandular tissue/hypoplasia.