What are the best brand of bottles when feeding a breast-fed baby expressed milk?

Answer 1

There is no such thing. Every baby has her/his own preferences, and different babies like different ones. If you are going to be giving your baby a bottle, try a couple of different brands of bottles and nipples and see which one is best for *your* baby.

If you wait until the baby is at least 2 months old *and* has been nursing without difficulties for at least a month, she/he will probably be willing to get both bottles and continue to nurse. However, there are some babies at *any* age will can't go back and forth.

Forget tube feeding. If your baby won't take a bottle, cup feeding is so much easier (and safer--ever try cleaning those tubes?!). Babies are cup fed from birth in some hospitals; it doesn't require any special equipment--just a plain old cup!

If you need help, contact La Leche League. They are the real experts on breastfeeding.

Answer 2

Avent bottles are the only bottles I ever used. I breastfed my daughter, and used an Avent breast pump; it was nice because the bottles attach to the pump so I could pump directly into the bottles. She wouldn't even take any other kind of bottle. I gave her a bottle for the first time at a month, and she never went through any nipple confusion like some babies do when exposed to a bottle too early. I also liked the fact that as she got older, I could just buy new nipples with increased flow, instead of having to purchase a new bottle. I also got the Avent Via disposable bottles for milk storage in the freezer, and now that my daughter is no longer nursing, we use them with the screw on lids as snack containers. Even now that my daughter doesn't use a bottle much any more (she uses a sippy cup) We got the Avent sippy cups; they can also be attached to the breast pump, and all the pieces are interchangeable (I can put the cup handles on a bottle if I want, or use a nipple with the cup instead of the sip top.) All in all, I think they are wonderful and very worth the money.

Answer 3

It depends on the baby's age. Most people use Avent but as I mentioned it depends on baby's age.

It is generally recommended that if baby can still be considered newborn ( I would guess 3-4 months?) to use a tube to feed baby, to prevent nipple confusion. This involves getting small plastic tubes (they gave them to us at the hospital, they could be available in the bottle aisles too, I dont know). The tube goes into the container that holds the milk, and is inserted into baby's mouth along with a finger or breast. (If you can't tell, this is also done when a baby needs supplementation, so baby is still suckling at the breast and getting enough food).

Nipple confusion is a very serious problem, as a baby will often find they prefer a bottle over the breast. The bottle releases a much stronger and faster flow than that of the breast (plus you don't have to wait for the 'let down') and is much easier for a baby to use. Many mothers are able to balance it well, whereas others find themselves having to make the difficult decision between bottle and breast exclusively.

With an older baby, the best way to avoid this is to use a real cup (prepare for some tipping though, but they can learn to drink from this very early, even days old babies can drink from cups), or sippy cups. this will help to avoid the nipple confusion, which is really nipple preference.

Answer 4

Dr. Browns or Second Nature.

Dr. Browns bottles actuallly prevent air from being in the bottle. The Second Nature nipples are designed to have the same feel and flow as the mothers nipples. So baby usually adjusts fairly easy.

Answer 5

Using a tube isn't necessary (way too confusing!), but it depends on your child. The lactation consultants recommend waiting 4-6 weeks after birth before introducing a bottle to avoid nipple confusion. I waited 3 weeks and I used AVENT bottles. My son transitioned well without a problem. He sucked on the bottle the first time without any difficulty and never displayed a problem switching between breast and bottle after that.

Answer 6

Avent bottles are the best. I think it is the brand that the LLL recommends that if you have to bottle feed. They are the most expensive but they are the closest to the breast and I know with my kids, all 4, they went from one to the other with no problems.

Answer 7

I use Playtex VentAire Wide with natural shaped nipples. The nipples are very similar to a woman's breast and they come in stage 1 (1 -3 months) and stage 2 (3+ months). They're as close to the real thing as you'll find. They nipples are also 'tougher' than most contemporary nipples and last a long time.

Answer 8

I like the Playtex nursers , the ones that use bags . You can get all the air out of the bottle which means less air in babies tummies . there the only bottle my son would use when I was nursing him .

Answer 9

I got my daughter a Playtex Nurser with the drop-in re-fills and she loves it...Its made just for babies that are breastfed and are trying to switch to bottle feeding...I highly recommend it.

Answer 10

I used the Playtex Bottles with the disposable bags. You can push all the air out and my babies never spit up.