What nipples are you using?

[rockynfrankie]

Just wondering what size/flow nipples everyone is currently using? If you have moved to a faster flow, how did you decide LO was ready for a faster flow? If you have not, when do you plan to try the next size?

[rockynfrankie]

DS is still using the 1/slow flow. Sometimes when he is eating it seems like he could use a faster flow. We have a few multi flow ones and I tried him on 2 the other day and it seemed like it was too much. So I stuck with the 1.

[staryb]

We're still using 1s but that might just be because we're too lazy to swap them out. DD seems fine with them though so I guess they're fine. She'll be 16 weeks tomorrow.

[crawford411]

We use the breastmilk Medela nipples. Never changed.

[swise22]

We switched to the 2's when DS started eating enough that he needed the bigger bottles (since the 2 comes on that bottle). We use the Avent natural.

[breandmikebaby]

Where is the option for "mine"? Ha ha

We moved to medium flow a while ago. LO would suck for a while and then spit it out and act irritated and still give hunger cues. I tried the medium slow and he drank it fine and didn't spit it out in the middle.

[lrobi13]

We are 4 months in and still using the ones. If he eats too fast everything comes back up.

[emerald27]

For most breastfed babies, it's recommended to always use the slowest flow bottle nipple.

[redwellies]

Haha I just read the title of this thread and my instant reaction was to say "mine".

Seriously though, we are still on the lowest flow.

[windwithfingers]

DS is 4 months and we use Tommee Tippee 1s. I don't plan on ever moving up while EBF.

[nicb13]

We use Avent bottles and level 2 nipples. DD would scream while eating and get so pissed because the milk wasn't coming out fast enough. The level 2 isn't much faster than the level 1 (I've tried them!) but she seems to be happy.

[mrsl]

1/slow flow. My guy has a very strong suck and always dribbles.

[darwinfish]

We use Kika Pura bottles with size 2 mam nipples

[bazingabee]

I voted SS. We use the size 2/medium except the bottle before bed. We use the size 1/slow flow right before bed. It helps him relax and eat slower so he doesn't get as fussy or spit up as much right before bed.

[maggie6424]

Still level 1. He still chokes randomly, but I think it's more because he's not paying attention.

[cnj]

Jan 28, 2015 12:56:54 GMT -5 staryb said:

We're still using 1s but that might just be because we're too lazy to swap them out. DD seems fine with them though so I guess they're fine. She'll be 16 weeks tomorrow.

This.

[mrssarahrenee]

Level 1 she is 13 weeks

[rockynfrankie]

Jan 28, 2015 13:25:36 GMT -5 nicb13 said:

We use Avent bottles and level 2 nipples. DD would scream while eating and get so pissed because the milk wasn't coming out fast enough. The level 2 isn't much faster than the level 1 (I've tried them!) but she seems to be happy.

 

This is what DS is doing. I thought maybe he was frustrated that it wasn't coming out fast enough but when I tried the 2 he acted like he was drowning. This is a new thing for him but he seems to be doing it more often. I will give him the bottle he sucks then screams and bats the bottle or if he is helping to hold it he pushes it away. He will continue to scream and eventually will latch back on and repeats the screaming/turning his head. Somewhere around half way through the bottle he will latch on and drink the rest of it.

[ariel06]

I just picked up some Dr. Brown premie nipples. They're suppose to be one of the slowest.

[theresat858]

Slow flow lansinoh momma nipples; don't plan to move up.

[nicb13]

Jan 28, 2015 14:43:40 GMT -5 rockynfrankie said:

Jan 28, 2015 13:25:36 GMT -5 nicb13 said:

We use Avent bottles and level 2 nipples. DD would scream while eating and get so pissed because the milk wasn't coming out fast enough. The level 2 isn't much faster than the level 1 (I've tried them!) but she seems to be happy.

 

This is what DS is doing. I thought maybe he was frustrated that it wasn't coming out fast enough but when I tried the 2 he acted like he was drowning. This is a new thing for him but he seems to be doing it more often. I will give him the bottle he sucks then screams and bats the bottle or if he is helping to hold it he pushes it away. He will continue to scream and eventually will latch back on and repeats the screaming/turning his head. Somewhere around half way through the bottle he will latch on and drink the rest of it.

When DD first started doing this we figured she was in pain or something. Took her to the Pedi who had us switch to Similac Sensitive. She kept doing it so we changed nipples and after a few days, she got used to the nipples and stopped her shenanigans. She is a fussy feeder though and sometimes I just have to let her take a break from eating and try again in like 10 minutes. Sometimes she's full and I can't tell or not hungry. It's been trial and error for sure.

I also realized that Dr. Brown's bottles sucked and she hated them. Their size 2 nipple flowed faster than the size 2 in Avents. Once I switched bottles and nipples, almost all of DD's "problems" went away. No screaming, no spitting up, nothing.

[rockynfrankie]

Jan 28, 2015 14:51:58 GMT -5 nicb13 said:

Jan 28, 2015 14:43:40 GMT -5 rockynfrankie said:

 

This is what DS is doing. I thought maybe he was frustrated that it wasn't coming out fast enough but when I tried the 2 he acted like he was drowning. This is a new thing for him but he seems to be doing it more often. I will give him the bottle he sucks then screams and bats the bottle or if he is helping to hold it he pushes it away. He will continue to scream and eventually will latch back on and repeats the screaming/turning his head. Somewhere around half way through the bottle he will latch on and drink the rest of it.

When DD first started doing this we figured she was in pain or something. Took her to the Pedi who had us switch to Similac Sensitive. She kept doing it so we changed nipples and after a few days, she got used to the nipples and stopped her shenanigans. She is a fussy feeder though and sometimes I just have to let her take a break from eating and try again in like 10 minutes. Sometimes she's full and I can't tell or not hungry. It's been trial and error for sure.

I also realized that Dr. Brown's bottles sucked and she hated them. Their size 2 nipple flowed faster than the size 2 in Avents. Once I switched bottles and nipples, almost all of DD's "problems" went away. No screaming, no spitting up, nothing.

Interesting. I've tried giving him a break but he just screams. If it continues I will be calling the Pedi. Maybe I will give the 2 another try and or possibly try a new type of bottle first though. We use Born Free bottles and up until the past few days he has done great with them. When I was still BF we tried to use the Medela bottles but he would spit up and he would suck so hard that he would collapse the nipple. 

[ashleyvictoria]

We use Medela slow flow - level 1. DS will continue to BF when he's not at daycare, so we plan to keep using the slow flow forever unless DS develops issues with them.

[starla487]

Ones for Lasinoh bottles. The premie nipples for Dr. Brown was still to fast for her. She's always a hot mess after a supplement. I'm a bit worried about daycare and the amount of clothes she's going to ruin throughout the day. (Maybe THAT would be a good reason to explain paced bottle feeding in detail to them.)

[apk4]

I feel like the odd ball on this one. DS is EBF but would scream and fuss with the bottle until we used stage 2 nipples. He would only drink from the Munchkin Latch with the 2s. I figured it was because I have a forceful letdown?

Should I go back to trying 1s? He has been at daycare for 3 weeks now and is easily going back and forth between bottles there and nursing at home.

[victoria]

Jan 28, 2015 13:09:35 GMT -5 breandmikebaby said:

Where is the option for "mine"? Ha ha

We moved to medium flow a while ago. LO would suck for a while and then spit it out and act irritated and still give hunger cues. I tried the medium slow and he drank it fine and didn't spit it out in the middle.

Definitely thought this when I read the title!

[raesofsunshine1]

Jan 28, 2015 17:47:44 GMT -5 apk4 said:

I feel like the odd ball on this one. DS is EBF but would scream and fuss with the bottle until we used stage 2 nipples. He would only drink from the Munchkin Latch with the 2s. I figured it was because I have a forceful letdown?

Should I go back to trying 1s? He has been at daycare for 3 weeks now and is easily going back and forth between bottles there and nursing at home.

I would stay with what is working for you!

I need to try using 2s. DD wont take any bottle but will at least latch onto the MAM. She doesnt drink out of it tho. I also have a forceful letdown so maybe this will help.

I voted the wine glass one because I wanted to see the results.

[meagpt22]

DD has a poor suction so often dribbles so still using level 1s. Don't know when we'll go up. I think I'll keep using these until maybe we go up in bottle size.

[lindseyione]

We still use tommee tippee level 1s. LO turned 3 months old on Sunday.

[ohioloveyou]

Mostly my nipples. Lol. But when he gets a bottle, we still use Tommee Tippee size 1. Sometimes that seems too fast even. But then again, sometimes it seems like LO is frustrated and not getting the milk fast enough. It's just easier to use my nipples, I guess.