Mam bottles

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Hi I am 27 weeks pregnant& a first time mum.

I've heard mam bottles are a really good brand to use for babies but I've also been told to not get the new born ones get the next size up?

Can you help if you've used these are they good?

Hi
yes they’re good. I breast feed and only use them occasionally when I pump. My baby is 9 weeks and about to need to next size up after new born. However I did like the new born one as I could fit a bottle in my handbag if we went out 😂. Maybe get a couple of new born and some of the bigger sizes too x

When you say the next size up what size bottles is it just so I get grab them as well? I'll get only a few new born bottles then if they don't last long

If you plan on breastfeeding alongside the bottle you should just make sure you get a slow flowing teat for a newborn, irrespective of bottle size. If it's too fast they get used to the quicker flow and it can either give them wind or make them frustrated if your let down isn't quick enough in comparison.

They're a great starter bottle and so easy to sterilise, but I used a couple of different brands in the end. Loved nano baby for helping motor development and DD could pretty much feed herself a lot sooner due to the shape.

The Emma's diary bags often have a free one in there so you can use that initially and always buy more/a different brand as she grows.

I switched from Tommee Tippee to Mam as my baby wasn’t getting on well with the TT teats. The Mam teats are a much more ‘natural’ shape and feel. I used size 1 straight away (and still now at 4 months).

I use mam bottles with my baby and used them with my toddler when she was young. I have size 0 teats to start with and will move my baby onto size 1 when he shows signs to move on. You can buy the newborn bottles and buy the bigger sized teats separately.
The newborn bottle will do my little one for the first few weeks.

I'm a second time mam bottle user and can completely recommend them.
Bottle size wise, Boots used to give a freebie newborn bottle with a dummy if your part of the Parent Club so you could give that a try before you buy as so to speak.
I personally only used the 160ml bottles for a short period of time then went to the 260ml ones. As it's really just the teat size that matters, and they are interchangeable, in hindsight I would just buy 260ml ones and additional teats sizes for them. They do look massive when feeding a newborn with them but they will last your whole bottle feeding journey.

I hated the MAM bottles, I didn't understand the hype at all. They may be great for breast feeding mums, but they were terrible for formula in my experience.

Its about teat size not bottle size

Get this size, but you'll also need or order extra teats in size 0 and 1.

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We got the MAM bottle starter pack which came with size 0 and size 1 teats, and both size bottles. Our Second DD didn't go to the bigger bottles until she was 8 months, she was combi fed, but never a huge drinker if a bottle. I waited until the starter packs were on offer

This is helpful!

Thank you so just buy the bigger bottles but just change the teats to the low flow ones?

Yea I would then you only need to buy one lot of bottles instead of multiple

Thank you so much x

I've got other different brand bottles but wanted to get a few of these just in case she didn't get one with the others

Maybe it depends if baby if baby if fully formula fed, but fed was breastfed mainly. We had a nuk bottle as back up and it was the small one which was 5oz I think.
He never drank more than 5oz at once, even as a 12-18 month old when we swapped the teat to the beaker style with cows milk. So for us we wouldn’t have ever used the larger bottles.

Some babies prefer smaller milk, more frequently. And by 5-6 months onwards, people introduce food, so there’s a limit on how much milk they eventually drink. I think what they drink at 5-6months is probably the maximum, as after that the same amount of milk is enough as it’s alongside food.

I just purchased the MAM starter set from Mamas and Papas in grey they have little bunnies and rainbows on and I love them. My DD is 13 weeks and has between 4-5oz and I actually really like using the 160ml bottles. The set I purchased has everything you could possibly need as they grow

It’ll really depend on your baby. Mine was on size 2 teats by 2 weeks old and on size 3 at 4 months old. My first 2 used tommee tippee with no issues but gave number 3 reflux, mam were much better. They are self sterilising in the microwave too so saves bulky sterilising stuff.

I have MAM bottles and love them. I have a few newborn ones, as Im exclusively FF, and its great. Still some ways off from having to size up (but I do have them ready!
They also came with dummies, which my baby LOVES. And the bottles have different animals on them, and the dummies match the bottles!

@Fr7fr6 what didnt you like about them?

How old is your baby? Because I know some people just go straight to the next size up without getting the new born size

I’m a neonatal nurse and in my personal experience, people often move up teat sizes too quickly. Needing a bigger bottle is dependant on how much volume your baby takes and this varies between babies. However, most babies don’t need to move up past teat size 0 for a good while, I’m talking months. A bottle feed should take around 15-20 minutes, it should be slow and relaxed. Some people try out the next teat size and because their baby finishes the feed quicker assume that’s what they need. However, milk falls from faster teats more, you’ll recognise this if you hold the bottle upside down and milk pours out of the teat. Often, smaller/younger babies feeding with a faster flow teat will swallow and swallow the milk as it’s instinctive to do so when milk pools into the mouth. For newborn babies bottle feeding at a comfortable pace they should be having about a suck and swallow per second.
There are exceptions of course, bigger babies often want more milk more quickly and will demonstrate this by showing frustration at the teat, coming off the bottle and crying whilst still showing cues they are hungry. They may also suck hard and frantically which effectively flattens the teat and makes it even harder to get milk out. They would probably benefit from a faster flow teat. There is no one size fits all but I would always advise to keep at the slower paced teat for as long as your baby feeds happily from it.

Oh I am so so glad you commented as when I was reading the comments I didn't understand why they were going up to bigger bottles when they were still new born, I'll stick to the new born bottles& won't be getting bigger sizes!when roughly would you recommend going up to bigger bottles?

Shes 2 weeks old today, and been using them since we got home when she was 3 days old!

So what's best is to stick to new born bottles but maybe getting faster teat what size?

I would say going up in size bottle but sticking to the size 0 teat. The first size bottle will only hold 4oz, most newborns won’t take more than this for a while but some babies do. So often you find people go to the bottle that holds more milk and go up to the size 1 teat at the same time. When actually, while the baby needs more milk they still need the size 0 teat.
So to answer your question, it’s better to stick to the slower teat, but the size of the bottle depends on how much milk your baby is taking per feed. If you’re trying to be savvy and save money I’d suggest buying the bigger bottles but buying the size 0 teats to use with them. You can use the bigger bottle when they’re small as long as you’re using a slow flow size 0 teat, and then keep using the same bottle but go up on the teat size as they need it. I hope that makes sense

Thats not what I understood. the bottle size has to do with volume. as you baby grows they will eat more. so you will need a bigger bottle. but you dont need to go up teat size