https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 23:36:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-143255 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:02:36 +0000 loveisstrange 143255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried Avent and Playtex VentAire. The Avents made her throw up but the Ventaires are awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-143248 Tue, 01 May 2012 08:58:31 +0000 lavender 143248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Dr. Brown's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103251 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:03:16 +0000 littleveesmommy 103251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains - I didn't start pumping until 3 weeks as recommended by my midwife to establish supply, and the first few weeks I only offered the bottle once every few days. Now that I am preparing to go back to work (cries!!!!!) I've been doing a bottle a day to get her used to it. She seems to have no trouble going between the two even though I didn't introduce a bottle until later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103228 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:09:19 +0000 chopsuey 103228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only tried Dr. Brown's! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103218 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:56:25 +0000 plantains 103218@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So did everyone offer a bottle from day 1 or did you wait a week or two? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103167 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:08:39 +0000 LivsMama 103167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: nope no leaking for me at all. I guess make sure the vent is up toward the baby's nose. But we didnt do that all the time and never had any leaking issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103154 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:00:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 103154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sulli301: @LivsMama: do you guys find that they leak? that was one of the reviews I saw on babiesrus.com. Otherwise, I LOVE the idea of them! I feel like if I consistently offer that from the beginning it won't be as much of an issue (we'll go a step further if faced with issues, of course!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103137 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:53:18 +0000 littleveesmommy 103137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had purchased First Years Breastflow bottles before LO was born because the reviews online said its great for BF mommas. Thr first few times I tried feeding her a bottle at 4 weeks, she hated it! But I stuck to trying a bottle at least every other day and now she takes it fine. She fusses sometimes if I waited too long to feed and she wants the boob for comfort. A friend also gave me a Tommee Tippee bottle to try since I wanted to find the best bottle, and LO took right to it!! The nipple base is much more pliable than Breastflow bottles and feels more like the boob. I'm going to try the Tommee Tippee bottles again this week and see how it is again. </p> <p>Does everyone feel like LO drinks super fast from bottles compares to BFing? She can chug down 3 oz in a matter of minutes and I worry! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103136 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:52:56 +0000 sulli301 103136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: we use the tommee tippee too &amp; love them! I also never switched to a medium or fast flow nipple, that way she had to work @ it just like the breast </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-103121 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:41:11 +0000 sorrycharlie 103121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>interesting! thanks for the input. so much to choose from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-102311 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:25:14 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 102311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the Dr. Browns bottles but that's all I've tried. I was looking in a magazine and I saw the same ones that MrsBee said she's using. I would definitely try them if LO ever stops wanting the current ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-102064 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:17:12 +0000 looch 102064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked Avent the best, esp. because they convert to sippy style drinkers (but not straw) when you're done with a nipple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-102003 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:12:02 +0000 banana 102003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried several different brands and my LO ended up liking the Think Baby bottles. The silicone tip is really soft so I think he liked this one the best. I agree, you may have to go through several brands since each baby prefers something different. =\ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-101988 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:59:40 +0000 Mrs. Bee 101988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>olive had bottles since the day she was born, but 5 days without a bottle when she was 2 1/2 months old, and she went on a full out bottle strike. it really is consistency because she took the bottle again with some tears and screaming, and though she has one she prefers, she will now switch back between three different bottles without much problem. although she will only take a bottle from our nanny and no one else, but that's another problem!</p> <p>the bottles that we're using now are the comotomo bottle. they're brand new and getting excellent reviews for other moms as well:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Comotomo-Natural-Bottle-Single-Green/dp/B004C053BA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1332781157&#038;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Comotomo-Natural-Bottle-Single-Green/dp/B004C053BA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1332781157&#038;sr=8-3</a></p> <p>the nipple is HUGE so it touches olive's face. she seems to like it best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-101980 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:53:06 +0000 sorrycharlie 101980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bump! i'm working on a registry list, and very interested in tommee tippee. some reviews complain of leakage and that the nipples "hit baby's nose"...doesn't the breast "hit" baby's nose, too?</p> <p>I plan to BF if possible with 1-2 bottles a day/night to let DH help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-75409 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:27:52 +0000 Rubies 75409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is very interesting. I think I'll try out the once-a-day bottle thing just to see what happens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-75316 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:41:23 +0000 cupcakemama 75316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had exactly the same problem. LO decided one day to just refuse the bottle. The next 2 weeks were hideous! DH tried a bottle each night. Sometimes it took an hour to get 20ml down. There were tears -mine, DH's, LO's. Eventually LO got the idea again. After that we made sure LO had a bottle a few times a week - just to maintain </p> <p>We used the Avent bottles. Honestly? I don't think the bottle matters, I think you have to just stick with it. Do make sure that you use the slow flow nipples as they mimic breastfeeding the best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-75289 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:26:11 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 75289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've also heard that it's all about consistency in offering the bottle and not really the particular brand. I know two different moms whose babies were taking the bottle, but once they stopped offering it for a few days, it was over and they never took it again. Their stories have convinced me that we will offer one bottle a day (starting at 3 weeks - that's when they say to start, right?) and never skip it so that way baby TTT will always be used to taking a bottle and I'll be able to leave him for more than two hours at a time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-75274 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:41:29 +0000 anbanan15 75274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is EBF but his occasional bottle was a Nuby Silicone bottle until 6 months and then we switched to Pura Stainless Steel bottles which I LOVE. You can use different brand nipples on them and even the sippy cup type nipples. We've always used the slow flow nipples with both bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14871 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:12:15 +0000 venice4504 14871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used MAM first and now have switched to Tommee Tippee due to the fact I hated washing so many parts with the MAM bottles. We've also went through a Dr. Brown bottle and one Nuk bottle though before we found the MAM ones. All babies just seem to be different (and difficult!) with what they like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14838 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:07:24 +0000 L2sweetpea 14838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO take s Tommee Tippee...she hasn't had any issues since we first introduced the bottle. It's the only bottle we've tried. I do have a friend that went through just about every bottle you could imagine, and finally her daughter began taking the avent bottles. Sometimes it's just trial and error to see what your LO likes (as PP mentioned). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14836 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:02:50 +0000 SAHM0811 14836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: good luck! my cousin just updated me that her 3 month old just started taking bottles again. she's so relieved b/c she's going back to work in Dec. I have some hope too now! Hope it gets better for you guys too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14777 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:38:08 +0000 LivsMama 14777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Tommee Tippee with the newborn nipple. It's very breast like and we've not had any issues. We got lucky and she took to them right away, but like mrs bee said, you might have to try a bunch</p> <p>ETA-Liv is EBF as well. We stick to a slower flow bc it mimics the breast flow better </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14774 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:58:50 +0000 pelikila 14774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MAM. It is the only pacifier and bottle nipple that my son will take (he's also a breastfed baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14764 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:35:47 +0000 Becksabee 14764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use Medela bottles (because they fit right on my pump) and the nipples that the hospital gave us. They are made by Enfamil. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14757 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:55:02 +0000 Rubies 14757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NYCaliMama: Thanks for your help - I figure tha if she's starving enough, she'll take anything and that I just have to keep at it. Luckily, there hasn't been a time when I was DESPERATE for her to take the bottle but I'm sure that time will come. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14756 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:52:06 +0000 Rubies 14756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Hi Bee - We were using the Playtex drop-ins and *I* love them!!! They were working perfectly for us...But now...Nothing. SIGH... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14745 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:03:56 +0000 SAHM0811 14745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the same problem... for us, from weeks 0 to 7 she took bottles and breast no problem. Weeks 6-7 we were on vacation (my sister's wedding) and she got more bottles than I would've liked so at around week 8, I just BF'ed a lot... Week 9 and on she started rejecting the bottle!! It's been so frustrating! Everyone, including her ped say to just keep practicing again and she'll eventually take it again. I've heard that the less you give the bottle, the more they'll prefer just boobs, and its harder when they get older to re-introduce it, so keep trying before it's too late!</p> <p>My baby is 4 months now and lately we've had some hope... She takes 1 oz from Medela bottles... Which is funny to me b/c i feel like those are the least breast-like, but whatever works, you know? We also have Playtex drop-ins and she doesn't like them, but my first DD did and they were recommended by our LC as most breast-like. I heard their latex nipples are more like breast than their silicone ones too.</p> <p>Lastly, I also have heard that it really doesn't matter the brand... That in the end, moms say it's just about consistency in offering the bottle. What bottles are you using now? If she took them before, she will probably take them again, just keep at it? I know one mom who's baby never took the bottle, and she ended up nursing him til 3 yo bc he was so stubborn... I know another that is still nursing at 15 months... no bottles ever, which is astounding to me... They just won't take milk any other way besides straight from the boobs. These stories motivated me to keep practicing now while baby is still relatively young.</p> <p>This post might help too: <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/introducing-the-bottle-to-an-ebf-baby" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/introducing-the-bottle-to-an-ebf-baby</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14742 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:42:56 +0000 Mrs. Bee 14742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a pretty common problem, and it's really different for every baby. Sometimes you have to try a bunch of different bottles until you find the one your baby will take. My friend had the same problem and I recommended Playtex drop-ins. Those were the only bottles that worked for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-brand-of-bottles-do-you-swear-by#post-14741 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:24:45 +0000 Rubies 14741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was one month, I started giving her 4oz. of formula once or twice a week (if we were out somewhere as I wasn't 100% bfeeding yet). Then I got mastitis and was doing a 50/50 of formula and bfeeding. I would also pump milk and then feed LO through a bottle with no problem at all. When mastitis was gone, I was able to bfeed again and have been exclusively. Recently, I 've had to leave LO with my in-laws for a few hours with formula AND breastmilk and she wouldn't take the bottle! Downright refused it by blocking her lips with her tongue so the bottle couldn't be put in her mouth! I've tested this out at home - had breastmilk in a bottle and tried to feed her but she wouldn't take it. But she gobbled up my boob.</p> <p>Anyway...I thought it could be the nipple of the bottle. Any bottles you prefer? </p>