baby bottles

[Guest]

I have some tommee tippee bottles that are bpa free, there is a clear label on the packet that says bpa free, so if it doesn't have it avoid those ones.

[summamummy]

I'd wait until your baby was here before buying bottles. You may find breastfeeding something you want to do when the time comes and it may be really easy.

Breastfeeding mums will still need bottles for boiled water and also for when someone is looking after bubs for you (to drink your expressed milk). No harm being organised, I plan to BF and have a couple of bottles for these reasons.

[Tenyrmiracle]

Avent bottles. She started on Tommee Tippee Nature bottles but, didn't like them. She also appeared to get more windy with them (even with the wind reduction hole in it).

[BabyPaparazzi]

My DD was breastfed, I waited until she needed to be given bottles when I was at uni and borrowed some of friends to trial the bottle and teats (having been told bf bubs can be fussy on some bottles).

She fussed badly on the Tommee Tippee, Avent and Mams. My baby nurse/midwife suggested trying Pigeon as alot of them recommend it.

She took to them instantly.

[Bellini]

I BF but use bottles for when i'm not with bub, and will be using them when I return to work soon. He uses Tommee Tippee Nature bottles without any problems. They are BPA free too

[Opinionated]

Breastfeeding mums will still need bottles for boiled water and also for when someone is looking after bubs for you (to drink your expressed milk). No harm being organised, I plan to BF and have a couple of bottles for these reasons.

I don't own any bottles. A breastfeeding bub does not need water and you may not end up ever feeding expressed milk. I never did. Why buy stuff that you may not need? Sure, find out what ones are bpa free in case, but you don't need to buy them unless you need them.

[summamummy]

I don't own any bottles. A breastfeeding bub does not need water and you may not end up ever feeding expressed milk. I never did. Why buy stuff that you may not need? Sure, find out what ones are bpa free in case, but you don't need to buy them unless you need them.

Well the mothers in my family have given BF babies small amounts of boiled water when the weather is hot, my midwife and GP suggested the same thing. I will be feeding expressed milk from time to time, and would prefer to be prepared by having all the equipment that I need now rather than after my baby is born. Makes sense to me. The bottles I bought wern't expensive in my eyes. Thanks for your opinion but I prefer and will be using the advice from people I know and my medical professionals.

[ontheway]

Mam bottles work for us.

[Opinionated]

Well the mothers in my family have given BF babies small amounts of boiled water when the weather is hot, my midwife and GP suggested the same thing........I will be using the advice from people I know and my medical professionals.

Fore milk- the milk that comes out at the beginning of a feed is mostly water. In hot weather, putting baby to the breast much more frequently is more than enough to keep them hydrated and better for your supply. Also, you need to make sure to drink extra water.

Also, just so you know, lactation has only become a compulsory unit in most midwifery degrees recently. Many GP's only have a basic knowledge of it. Many of the health professionals you encounter in hospital are not midwifes but nurses and may have no actual lactation training, despite giving you advise. People you know may provide outdated and inaccurate advice that could be detrimental to your breastfeeding relationship with your child. For current breastfeeding advice, it is best to contact/ consult the ABA or a proper lactation consultant.

[BabelFish]

I don't own any bottles. A breastfeeding bub does not need water and you may not end up ever feeding expressed milk. I never did. Why buy stuff that you may not need? Sure, find out what ones are bpa free in case, but you don't need to buy them unless you need them.

I was thrilled that I had a couple of bottles in the cupboard before DD was born. Because I had a PPH and ended up in intensive care after her delivery, we had breastfeeding troubles right from the start. My milk took 7 days to come in and DD ended up jaundiced and with an infection because she wasn't getting anything.

I had to express to get my supply going and I really didn't like the hospital bottles which had no variable flow and gave her the worst wind and colic. My DP just brought in the bottles I had to hospital, and we fed her with those and she got better until my milk came in.

It was great to have them.

Buying bottles doesn't mean you're not serious about breastfeeding. If you only buy one, it's about $8 and not a waste of money, either.