I would like to have a stock of bottle incase feeding doesn't work out for us. How many would you recommend I buy? I am going for Dr Browns anti-colic bottles as I believe prevention is better than cure but I don't really want to over buy.
Thanks in advance for your advice.
2007-06-28 22:00:22 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
So I need about 6 bottles - do you think its best to buy 4 ounce or 8 ounce? Do they babies need more than 4 ounces before long?
2007-06-28 22:09:06 · update #1
well done you ! your baby will thank you for giving him/her the very best start in life. Who knows you may want to continue breastfeeding for longer than 2-3 months. If its for conviniece reasons ie. returning to work, you could express your milk into a bottle (the best of both worlds) anyway good luck, do what is right for you, but above all enjoy your baby! As the others have said 6 bottles is about right.
2007-06-28 22:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Linda J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6
2007-06-28 22:03:58 · answer #2 · answered by adamscottlucy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to the Dr. Brown's as well. I got both the wide and the "regular" ones. After breastfeeding, my daughter drank from the wide ones much more easily, and I never used the thinner ones. I would get 4 of the larger bottles (8 oz) because you can always make less, but you can't put more in the 4oz ones. Besides, at 3 months old, he/she will be drinking more.
2007-06-29 01:18:32 · answer #3 · answered by adelinia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son has one expressed feed a day and we find dr browns very good. Get the 8oz. My boy is 8 weeks and has 5ozs so the 4oz bottles I bought are now useless to me.
I did the same as you - got some just in case. If they are for emergencies then just get a few. You can always buy more if you start bottle feeding full time.
2007-06-28 23:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Ricecakes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello,
my advice is to buy about 4 bottles for 3 months in advance. One is for milk, the other one is for water or juice, and the other 2 is for replacement. If one is in dishwasher or something else. But my advice is " give everything and try so hard to breastfeeding, that is only right thing for your baby"
If in any way you couldn't do that, buy 4 max 5 bottles.
I wish you luck.
2007-06-28 22:22:03 · answer #5 · answered by ivybl982 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to try breastfeeding, I would try and avoid having bottles in the house! It will just be one more reason to give up breastfeeding if things aren't going smoothly. Unless you live in a desserted area of Alaska, I'm sure someone could go out and get you bottles within a couple hours if you decide to stop nursing... but if you have them right there beside you, it is just an easy temptation to give up nursing and plop a bottle in the baby's mouth.
If you were on a diet, would you keep a chocolate bar in your purse just in case you got so hungry you decided to change your mind?
2007-06-29 02:06:21 · answer #6 · answered by amber 18 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi i used mamm bottles as they were easier to clean than dr browns and my baby liked the teats better as they were more like mummys with my first i just couldnt get the hang of breast feeding and ended up with really sore and bleedy nipples so have a good cream in just in case and expresser i would have 3 small bottles and 3 large to start you off plus the small ones are handy for offereing coled boiled water in i'd just have a tin then you have it there just incase sma is very good i can recommend that all the best sam ps fisher price have a fab flask its £10 and can be used to make up feeds that means there fresher or can be used to heat up mommys milk xxx
2007-06-28 22:37:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also use dr. browns. however, i was a little excessive since i bought around 13 4 ounces and 3 8 ounces. i didnt like washing and sanitizing constantly (did it only once each night), plus 3 of the 4 ounces i keep in my travel bag.
2007-06-29 01:14:01 · answer #8 · answered by I.M. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd buy 6 as little ones feed little and often. i'm breastfeeding my 12 week old but express about half her feeds as she's very snuffly at the moment and has trouble latching on. she had problems with the avent bottles as the breast squirts milk onto the roof of the mouth and baby has to work the milk out. most bottles are like sucking a straw which is completely different and the milk goes to the back of the mouth. she gets on best with the tommee tippee bottles which are designed for breast fed babies and have a teat which acts like a nipple. they also have a valve in them which stops the teat collapsing and air being sucked in. i only planned on breastfeeding for a couple of months but its fantastic watching her grow and knowing that its me doing that. i've also found that on the rare occasions i have tried to supplement her with formula she has spat it out. my partner and my older (13 &11) daughters have assured me its because my breast milk is sweet and nice and the formula is in the words of my eldest, minging! good luck and if you do have problems, keep at it. its really worth it in the long run x
2007-06-28 22:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would keep all bottles and formula out of the house. You are less likely to give up on breastfeeding when the going gets tough if those alternatives are not readily available. You CAN breastfeed your baby - your body was made for it! Keep the bottles out of the house until they are needed.
2007-06-29 07:15:07 · answer #10 · answered by erin b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋