https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 13:35:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1270355 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:39:23 +0000 mdf106 1270355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the Ameda bottles (I have an Ameda purely yours), but with a Dr. Brown's premie nipple. The Ameda bottles don't come with nipples, but any standard nipple fits. I chose the Dr. Brown's premie nipples for the slow flow, because I had read that the flow is more of a problem for "nipple confusion" than the shape. My baby has not had any problems going back and forth between breast and bottle, although he has a slight preference for the breast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269963 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:19:50 +0000 KayKay 1269963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only used the Medela ones. LO BF almost exclusively for 3 months (only a random bottle here or there), and then used the Medela bottles at daycare until almost a year. We never tried any other kind since there appeared to be no problems either with drinking out of the bottle or switching between bottle &amp; breast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269899 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:48:15 +0000 Sparkler 1269899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The nipples do tend to collapse on my Medelas, but it hasn't stopped me from continuing to use them! For some reason, it never occurred to me to use them with my first LO, but with #2 EVERYTHING is about convenience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269790 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:20:27 +0000 Ginger333 1269790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the Medela bottles with the calma nipple (I hate the ones that come with the bottles, they're too small). When I'm not freezing milk, I'll just pump into the bottles and leave them in the fridge - so all DH will have to do is pop a nipple on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269731 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:03:24 +0000 ChitownRo 1269731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm EPing and using the medela bottles. But, obviously, my LO won't latch so I can't comment on switching back from breast to bottle. Medela are easy to clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269672 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:38:12 +0000 avivoca 1269672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hyla seems to like the Playtex nurser bottles. She took a Tommie tippee once, but I find the bottle hard to hold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269665 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:36:46 +0000 SAHM0811 1269665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They're so convenient since you pump right into them. I used to transfer the milk to other bottles, hating all those drops of liquid gold that would go to waste! Then I realized LO was fine drinking straight from the them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269658 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:34:20 +0000 cascademom 1269658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used Medela bottles when we were transitioning to weaning. I liked them a lot. I also used Avent up until we switched to Oxo sippy cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269641 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:28:50 +0000 hilsy85 1269641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Those are actually the ones my LO took best! I'm annoyed I didn't try them first before buying others ones to try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269325 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:56:35 +0000 lilteacherbee 1269325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: same here</p> <p>DH used a Medela bottle once and he hated it. We use Avent and TT bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269305 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:53:27 +0000 StrawberryBee 1269305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use them (I BF while I'm home, pump at work). We also use Playtex VentAire Wide and Lansinoh mOmma. Of them DH hates the Lansinoh; he finds them harder to hold.</p> <p>E doesn't seem to care which she has. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269245 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:35:37 +0000 Trailmix 1269245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use them! We also use BornFree but up until about a month ago (LOs are 6 months old), we only used the Medela ones. It was just easiest, since that's what I pumped into, so we figured why add an extra step when this was working out fine? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269183 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:11:43 +0000 cmomma17 1269183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I BF and we use the Medela bottles! Never tried anything else and have no issues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269174 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:08:02 +0000 DillonLion 1269174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used them and Avent </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269160 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:02:32 +0000 ShootingStar 1269160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't use them. DH typically is the one to feed with bottles and he tried it once and said he hated them. I also don't think they're as good for switching between breastfeeding as the Avents we usually use. BTW, we just got a couple adaptor rings and can now attach the Avents directly to the Medela pump, so no need for the Medela bottles anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269131 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:51:17 +0000 Beehive 1269131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only use the Medela bottles. They're totally fine, work for LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269130 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:51:11 +0000 sorrycharlie 1269130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did. my LO wasn't picky at all until I gave up pumping for months and after that she wouldn't use any. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269119 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:47:00 +0000 mediagirl 1269119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used them in the beginning until we moved to Tommee Tippee for some reason I can't remember now... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269117 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:46:49 +0000 blackbird 1269117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah babies are picky about bottles. We have four types at home, and use two exclusively </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269115 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:46:30 +0000 septca 1269115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I was only told that by an LC, I never tried them myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269110 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:45:10 +0000 Cole 1269110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I will pass along the info, it seems like there is just a lot of personal/baby preference. I suggested she get just a couple of one other type so she could try it off need be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269108 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:44:56 +0000 mrsjyw 1269108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I BFed and we used them~ without any issue and also used TT bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269097 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:41:28 +0000 MsLipGloss 1269097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: I BF and used the Medelas without issue. The (base of the) nipples weren't/aren't any wider than my Dr. Bs or Avents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269093 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:40:23 +0000 LuLu Mom 1269093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started with Medela but switched to Tommee Tippee because of LO liked the nipple better. I loved the convenience of them though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269091 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:40:16 +0000 Corduroy 1269091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do. We had pretty epic bottle struggles from week 6 to 4 months when I went back to work. I tried every bottle I could find in that period. Daycare assured me the problem was that the bottles were not me and not that I hadn't found the right bottle. So I sent LO off to daycare with Medela since (1) I had a full set of those (2) they were way cheaper than the fancy bottles we tried (3) they are easy to clean. She took to them and we never looked back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269090 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:40:09 +0000 Mrs. Pink 1269090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my husband prefers using the breast milk storage bottles- because they fit the standard size medium flow nipples that we used in the hospital-- but I prefer Tommee Tippee with the slow flow nipples</p> <p>This is a random side note, but weirdly our baby girl will not take the Tommee Tippee bottles from him- she literally pulls away-- I use the Tommee Tippee ones with her just fine.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269086 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:38:47 +0000 septca 1269086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LC is *very* anti the Medela nipples... (but you can use Dr. Brown's nipples with Medela bottles I think). She says that the base of the nipple is too wide and that it forces the baby to open it's jaw in a weird way that can disrupt BFing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269083 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:38:04 +0000 MsLipGloss 1269083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Yeah . . . I miss the *good ol' days* of just having to scrub up the Medela bottles . . . the Dr. B's are time consuming(!) and I didn't ever notice a difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269080 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:37:19 +0000 autumnlove 1269080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to use them but my LO never liked the nipples! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-feed-with-the-medela-bottles#post-1269078 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:36:38 +0000 blackbird 1269078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh, we use Medela all the time. The bottles are fine. A very no-frills bottle. We didn't need the fancy stuff in Dr. Brown's (and our ped said she thought the special hoses, etc, were basically bs) and they have worked great for us. Easy to clean, too.</p> <p>Eta: E was never actually breastfed, so she struggled with the wide nipples. So the narrow Medela were key for us </p>