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We started with 4 playtex vent air bottles plus the two ameda ones that came with our rented pump.
I found out i was pumping so frequently, i needed more that fit the pump, so bought 4 of those. Then i needed more for feeding and bought 3 more playtex.

So 6 for feeding and 6 for pumping. I would say 8 total would be sufficient if they worked with your pump and for feeding.

I was hoping to EBF but ended up having to supplement as well as using pumped milk.

If your tt bottles work with your pump, i would keep 4 of those and try and return everything else.

I have 5 avent bottles and that's plenty for me...I'm a SAHM and I rarely pump. If you're at home most of the time/with baby, there's not really a reason for you to have a ton of bottles as you'll probably only need to have one or two in the fridge if you're out for the day. It's definitely good to have a few, in case you need to pump in the beginning for various reasons, but I think you're fine with the # you have.

I've been on maternity leave for 15 weeks now, and I'm hardly away from my baby. I only have 3 Dr. Browns bottles + the bottles that came with my pump (which didn't come with nipples). It's been plenty.

I have 3 bottles. I'd go crazy if I had more.

I voted we have 6-10 because we have 10, but we use them VERY rarely. We used the Medela ones that came with the pump and she ended up liking them just fine. Well we had Avent ones too, and since I couldn't take them back, she used those a couple times. She used both bottles combined maybe 6 times. I wish I would have stuck with just a bottle or two for when she is away from me.

When I was breastfeeding, we had 3 small Playtex ones. I was home with him all day so he nursed and then had one bottle of pumped milk in the evening my husband gave to him. We'd also use bottles when we were out and about on the weekends and I wasn't comfortable nursing wherever we were going. 3 was perfect for our situation then. We tried the Medela ones that came with my pump, but the nipple was way too fast for him and he spit up a lot.

Now that he's just eating formula, we have 10 bottles...we only have to run the dishwasher every other day so it works out well.

When my son was a baby he didn't want bottles. He was ebf and would refuse them. I ended up using nuby sippy cups if I had to pump for him. So this time around I'm gonna have 2 bottles and a bunch of the nuby cups. I'll be home to ebf her so I suspect the same will happen.

@katiew92081: how old was your LO when he started drinking from a sippy cup? My LO is EBF and hasn't ever taken a bottle but my Mum mentioned feeding her from a cup.

@Kemma: I think he was about 4 months when I first experimented with it. I gave it to him that way once in a while to get him used to it in case he had to drink it that way for some reason. The soft spout made it easy for him.

I have the 4 medela ones for pumping, 4 TT bottles that we use.
I also have 2 similac, 3 larger medela, 3 dr brown's that we haven't even opened that we were gifted.

I didn't really like the TT. I thought they were funny shaped and didn't fit into the bottle pockets of my diaper bag. I like Dr Browns. I would definitely return some.

WOW that's a lot of bottles!! Lol!

I have 2, one that came with my pump, which doesn't have a nipple and one tommee tippee "closer to nature" with a slow flow nipple.

I bought both of those after LO was born. I'm a SAHM, and I rarely pump (like not even once a week)

@shopaholic: The Born Free glass bottles are super heavy. I have the larger ones.. so with milk in them, they probably weigh over a pound. By time LO is able to hold it herself she wont be drinking from a bottle. They're also a pain to clean.. so many stupid parts. I originally bought them because I thought that glass was better than plastic, but it's just not practical. I love my silicone como tomos!

We have just two born free glass bottles (smaller size) and they've worked really well for us! I'm only away from my daughter one night a week for class and we started her on them once per week around week 4 so that she could get used to them. For us, any more than 2 bottles would have driven me nuts, but we also live in a tiny one bedroom apartment.