Recommend Your Bottles for Breastfed Babies

[megpie5]

So I've been EBF, but would like to get F to take a bottle so DH can do some night time feedings on weekends.  We tried the other night with an Avent bottle and she was NOT having it!  So what bottles have you BF ladies had success with and at what age did your LO take the bottle for the first time?

[CoffeeOnIce]

We started around 3 weeks so that I could sleep for more than 1.5 hours. Our LC recommended between 3 and 4 weeks since I was going back to work. We've been using Dr. Brown bottles and our DD does great with them. I chose them because the design of the bottle is supposed to be ideal for breast milk and help preserve the vitamins in it. I hope that's true!! Cheaper than tommee tippee which we were going to use.

[heidih21]

He seams to like Tommie tippie the best but will take the munchkin latch. We gave a bottle around a month old and give one here and there no. He takes them very well

[ashlantic]

We started when he was about 3 weeks. We use Dr Brown bottles and Avent natural bottles. he seems to like both, but makes less of a mess with the Dr Brown bottles.

[tomorrowisanotherday]

We use the Medela bottles with the slow flow nips that came with my manual pump. He does really well with those when we go out and my parents keep him; we started him on one occasionally at 3 weeks.

[sgio7485]

I use the Medela ones. LO did not like avent or tommee tippee

ETA: LO took a bottle at 1 month old and has them occasionally now

[BabyStandish]

We use the Medela ones as well

[LaBellaVida]

Lansinoh momma bottles!
Those joovy Boob bottles look like a good option too, but their spendy. Both bottles are designed for breast fed babies.

[rodiesmum]

I usef breastflow for DD#1

[kml218]

We use Dr. Browns. We got a great deal on them on amazon. Z likes them better than the Avent and the design stops her from getting a lot of bubbles when she eats so we don't have to burp her as much.

[luckypenny]

I use Avent but there are two different types. The traditional and the newer style that has a different (wider) nipple. We use the newer style and she does fine. She doesn't like bottles but will drink it if she has no other option.

[ladyprof]

Another vote for Lansinoh bottles. They are the best and we used Dr. Brown'so last time. So much easier! And she nurses and bottles at every feed with no trouble.

[raven]

We have a nuk bottle she uses. Actually, it was free from my old obgyn. Came in a congrats your pregnant package with a bunch of information. We started her around 4 weeks so DH could take a feeding or two during weekends. (He never has. Grr.)

[Deleted]

I use Dr. Browns wide nipple bottles. We were using the regular nipples but I found that the wide nipple helps him retain his latch. Got them on Amazon and they weren't too expensive.

[ourcrazynavylife]

We use the Born Free glass bottles and Em does great with them.

She started taking them when she was 1.5 months. EBF before then.

[Looney]

We use Avent Natural and LO does just fine with them.

[llambrose]

We have the Playtex Vent Aire bottles, my h says he does the best with those. I started both kids out pretty early with a bottle day with no issues (I don't feed them with bottles but let others do it). My daughter preferred the really inexpensive Gerber bottles but this little guy is gassier and dad reports that these bottles work better. We had 1 that was a free gift with my daughter and just recently bought a new 3 pack.

[veryvogue]

We use the joovy boob bottles (very generous shower present!) and DS likes them. I just got a Dr. Brown's bottle at BRU for free, so we'll try that one too, even though I've heard they're a PITA to clean.

[emmyg65]

We use Tommee Tippee and he's never had a problem. I'm going to try the Medela ones because they're easier to take to daycare. I looked into Dr. Brown's but they seemed like a PITA to clean.

[nemomof2]

We is the Medela with slow flow. We used them both for DD and this LO. We started almost immediately with DD and at about 1.5 to 2 weeks with DS

[Jellypepper]

We have been using the Munchkin Latch bottles. LO gets a bottle every other day or so. We are trying to get her used to it since in going back to work.

LO will not take a bottle from me. She will even refuse them if I am in the room. It took a little practice for her to take the bottle but does okay with them now. We started trying at 3.5 weeks.

[stephanielouise]

We use the munchkin latch bottles as well. Our pedi suggested them, along with the dr brown. ( actually recommended dr brown over latch but dr Browns is a pita to clean an even the slowest nipple was too quick for l)

[grommom]

We used Dr Brown glass bottles last time but I haven't pumped out given a bottle yet with this Lo. Last time it took me forever to get about 10 bags of milk made and I think I ended up tossing some because it went bad. I had planned to return to work but they decided to move to Orlando so I asked to work from home until I got my layoff package. It's way easier to just never leave Lo than to clean those bottles... Lol!

[laceysbryan]

Another medela user here. We've used a couple randoms though too. LO doesn't seem that picky about it, so I guess we're lucky!

[Deleted]

Bottle fed bm, medela bottles

[luciddreamer]

We've been using Tommee Tippee and Avent bottles without any issues. We introduced them just past 3 weeks old.

[shehulk723]

We started at like 2.5 or 3 weeks and we use both avent and gumdrop bottles.

[mmheartspb]

Medela

[Deleted]

Another vote for munchkin latch

[mapetitefamille]

We use the Dr. Brown's wide nipple.

ETA: first used the bottle at 1 week due to latching issues.