https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:57:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318772 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 23:56:07 +0000 avivoca 1318772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Playtex drop-ins. I think a starter bottle is around $5 at target and it comes with ten liners. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318766 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 23:48:03 +0000 singingbee 1318766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: I could send you a playtex drop in and some liners if you don't want to drop some money before trying. We have plenty of extras. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318734 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 23:17:04 +0000 MsMini 1318734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You might need either a "drop in" style bottle, or a bottle with a bottom vent. We have some NICU babies that do this and either one or the other usually fixes it (so either the playtex drop-ins, or ventaire bottles) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318658 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 22:07:56 +0000 swurlygurl 1318658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, our Tommee Tippee nipples are the worst - DH and I fight about them often. With our TT nipples we find that loosening the lid a little fixes the problem, but it sounds like you've tried that. :(<br /> Our Avent wide mouth bottles/nipples are my absolute favorite - IF you're wanting to try another bottle.<br /> I've also heard that the deflating can happen if the baby is sucking too much air </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318584 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:36:11 +0000 Weagle 1318584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe you need a totally different nipple shape? LO only used the mOmma bottles for a long time. They required her to open her mouth quite wide so she didn't collapse them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318526 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:05:16 +0000 kjpugs 1318526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Heres a picture of the nipple flattened out, best I could do bc I couldn't attach the video. </p> [attach=2870/14/myutsu.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318518 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:01:20 +0000 kjpugs 1318518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkb: I tried loosening the lid at this feeding, no luck. The new nipples are dr browns (because they fit into the collars we have) but we aren't using dr browns bottles. I want to try one but hesitate to drop the $$, it's not like you can return used bottles :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318516 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 21:00:20 +0000 kjpugs 1318516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: not breastfeeding, and we did go up one level in flow, and no difference- still flattening, just seems to eat a little faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318479 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:30:40 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1318479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you breast feeding too? If not, it's b/c LO may need a faster flow. Our LO started collapsing nipples when he needed a faster flow. If you are breastfeeding, you might not want to go with a faster flow since your let down won't change... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318457 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:15:49 +0000 MapleMoose 1318457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the Avent too and DD hasn't been able to flatten those. But I'd hate for you to go out and buy the Avent and have them not work. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318423 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:55:34 +0000 daniellemybelle 1318423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know you don't want to get more bottles, but Avent are really firm &amp; so it harder to invert. I wonder if there's a way you could get a free one to try? I somehow ended up with two even though I didn't buy any or get them as gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318412 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:47:37 +0000 MamaChin 1318412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Medelas were the worst! I didn't have trouble with Avents or Tommie Tippees collapsing though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318406 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:42:00 +0000 pinkb 1318406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my experience when the nipple collapses it is because there is no air flow. It happened a lot with the cheap even flow bottles we had because we put the lids on too tight. Never had an issue with Dr Browns though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-flatteningdeflating-bottle-nipple-while-eating#post-1318382 Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:28:40 +0000 kjpugs 1318382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a follow up to a recent post I made about bottle nipples. LO was eating so that the nipples would seem to have the air sucked out of them and flatten/deform. The medela nipples especially- when I'd pull it out to fix it they'd invert into themselves.</p> <p>The hospital bottle nipples we got were working fine but would similarly flatten out, though would just re-"inflate" when I pulled them out.</p> <p>When this is happening I can tell because she seems to be sucking hard and not getting anything. A few of you suggested faster flow possibly, or other bottles.</p> <p>I tried some Tommee Tippees and they were HORRIBLE. It seems that the wider the nipple base the more likely they are to deflate and invert.</p> <p>I bought new Dr Brown's nipples and put them in the collars of our old nipples. These are the 3 month ones. (LO is almost 12 weeks.) Honestly besides that she finishes faster, I don't notice a difference.</p> <p>However, these nipples do the deflating thing too.</p> <p>I'm at the point where I don't want to buy more bottles/nipples, because I'm afraid this will keep happening. It makes feedings take longer, frustrates LO, and is messy. I cannot for the life of me figure out what's causing it.</p> <p>1) Anyone know the cause of this or have the same issues? Any ideas how to fix it?<br /> 2) Anyone have this issue and have a bottle/nipple to recommend that fixed it for them?</p> <p>Thanks in advance. I can't find anything online about this issue (maybe because I can't think of the perfect word to describe what happens) so I am feeling really stuck and frustrated! </p>