| Baby bottles come in a variety of styles, colors, materials and even nipple shapes. Determining which is right for you and your baby can be more than a matter of preference.
One important issue is to ensure it is BPA free.
Big or small?
The size does matter in this case. How much will your baby need to eat and how often? This will help determine if you need 4 ounce bottles or larger. This may also pertain to whether you decide to have a wide neck bottle or a regular width.
If you're serving expressed breast milk in your bottles you might require or desire a different bottle material (glass versus plastic) than a serving of formula might.
Tummy Troubles
If your baby has problems with gas, burping or spitting up, you might want to go to a ventilated system to help prevent ingestion of air.
Nipple Confusion?
There are lots of different nipples available these days. Your choice should be made on many factors including: the age of your child, special needs, does the baby also breastfeed, and any other factors that are important to you like the type of material.
Chemical Content
Many parents are concerned about the chemical contents of the plastics used in baby bottles. Chemicals like bisphenol-A and polycarbonate can leech into the liquids and get to your baby. There are baby bottles options that are free of these chemicals.
Based on our research on the web we found the following bottles the most favoured:
1) Avent Bottles
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This bottle is the best bet, particularly for breastfeeding moms who need to use bottles. This bottles has a unique air flow system that has been proven to help prevent gas pain associated with bottle feeding. These bottles also have a separate adapter kit available allowing you to attach the bottle directly to a breast pump. Comes with a variety of nipple sizes based on age, 4 oz. and 9 oz. bottles, and disposable and reusable. |
2) Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature
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The Closer to Nature 260ml bottles have been designed to be held in the most natural positions during feeding and can be held in 3 ways: cradled comfortably in the hand, gripped in the same way as a traditional wide neck bottle and held from the base; making feeding comfortable for both mum and dad.
Features:
- Suitable from birth
- Unique, easy latch-on teat shape
- Super-sensitive anti-colic valve
- Soft natural feel silicone teat
- Easy hold bottle
- Slow Flow teat
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3) MAM ULTIvent
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Easy transition from breast to bottle. The new MAM bottle was designed specifically to work just like breastfeeding. Considering the natural stripping action a baby uses to extract milk from mother's breast, MAM has created this nursing bottle featuring a bottom vent and an ultra soft, ergonomic shaped nipple. While the nipple features a silky texture, the vent allows baby to “strip” milk in the most natural way.
The vent means less air, less gas and less spitting up for baby. The nipple and vent work in harmony with each other to help babies transition from breastfeeding to bottle feeding. Whether you are feeding breast milk or formula the bottle vent adjusts perfectly to all flow rates. But most of all babies love this new MAM ULTIvent Bottle. |
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