I'm thinking of using a breastpump but I don't like the bottles that come with it. Is there any reason why I can't just pour the milk into another bottle after it's expressed?
Thanks!
2007-09-17 10:09:29 · 21 answers · asked by Bargain Girl of Yore 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
There's absolutely no reason that you can't. If you don't like the bottles that comes with it, just use your own.
2007-09-17 10:12:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. I'm breastfeeding my 8 week old son, but I also pump so Daddy and I can go out for a dinner now and then. I pump then freeze my milk in bags made for breastmilk. I use either the Gerber Seal n' Go or Lanisoh My Mommy's Milk bags. Then all Gramma has to do is thaw out the bag in a bowl of hot water and pour it into the bottle. We use the Playtex Drop Ins in the Playtex Nurser bottles. The bottles are great for breastfed babies because the shape of the nipple mimics mommy's breast. It makes them have to open their mouth as wide as they do when they nurse, helping to prevent nipple confusion. Hope this helps! :-)
2007-09-17 10:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by princess71772002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The drop ins I heard could want for use with the Playtex Drop-Ins bottles. i take advantage of the Medela breast milk bottles, their smaller than generic sized bottles and likewise lock out the air. The nipple is likewise a sluggish flow so that's lots greater like the certainly nipple on the breast as a pose to a medium or quickly flow
2016-12-17 03:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to pump because my son was almost 3 months early and on a feeding tube. The bottles that the nurses used at Children's Hospital in Seattle were the Avent bottles, but my son didn't like them and he had acid reflux and spit up a lot. When he came from the hospital I found that he did best with the DR. Brown bottles. Although there are a lot of parts to them they reduced the amount that he spit up.
2007-09-17 10:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but if you are planning to breast feed and bottle feed breast milk you might be handed a problem by your baby. Some babies only want the nipple on the breast. Both my kids pushed out other nipples from their mouths.
If they reject all of the bottle nipples, just freeze the pumped breast milk and mix it into your baby's first cereal.
2007-09-17 10:15:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes you can use any bottle your baby likes. Sometimes YOU will not get a choice the baby does.
2007-09-17 10:12:26 · answer #6 · answered by JS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No its up 2 u. If your going to breastfeed as well as pump choose bottles that are close 2 your nipple shape and designed to feed breastfed infants so the flow is slower. I like avent bottles myself and the avent pump but use whatever kind you like!
2007-09-17 10:13:27 · answer #7 · answered by lovelylady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmm bottle of your choice might not work
some babies tend to like different **** on the bottles if the **** he likes are matching the bottle you need then perfect
but let the baby judge on which tit he/she likes then the bottle id for you to choose since they don't seems to notice the bottle but the tit that they work on. but again you can shop around for different shape color for these till u see the one baby likes then work around the bottle u like
2007-09-17 10:15:34 · answer #8 · answered by Musah B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use whatever bottle you feel is best. :) I pumped for a short while after having my daughter. She was born with a cleft lip/palate, and we had special bottles from the cleft center for her.
2007-09-17 10:31:52 · answer #9 · answered by AV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes ofcourse - just make sure that the bottle is steralised and all will be fine.
2007-09-17 10:11:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋