bottles.....

[Picture.Of.Obedience]

which did you use? we were using Avent but he gets real gassy from them and he spits the formula out the sides of his mouth, i think the nipple is too wide.

now we are using Dr browns.... we only have 3, so we need to get more but they work amazing!! no spit out of his mouth and not as much gas

 

[Leanna]

We use Evenflo. They are pretty cheap. Being a little older and wiser than I was a year ago , if I had to do it over again I would have tried Dr. Browns. David was colicky and I have since always wondered if it wasn't the bottles that was making him so gassy.... but I never thought to try a new one, and he grew out of it. Now he just drinks the bottle and burps nicely, end of story. Its so nice when they get to where they burp themself and can even hold the bottle.

Next time I have a newborn though I am going to try Dr. Browns. The cheaper bottles work great for bigger babies though... they aren't picky and can handle gas.

 

[vscola]

We also started with avent, then moved on to playtex (with the drop-in liners) and Christian really prefers them. We tried Dr. Browns and a few other brands, but always came back to the playtex ones.

 

[Leanna]

Every baby needs a different bottle. I should have tried that. I did try different formulas but not bottles. Doh!! Hindsight. I was too tired to think straight back then....

 

[CarrieAg93]

We used the Playtex liner ones. They're so convienent.

 

[Jengi]

We use Dr. Browns too. Ellie almost never spits up and only has trouble w/ gas every now and then. I chose them because they are supposed to help prevent ear infections. I had terribe trouble with my ears as a child and the Dr. said that may be hereditary so I hope it helps some!

 

[dews]

I don't think we have Dr. Brown's in Canada. I've never heard of them.

 

[Joykins]

I got the cheapest bottles I could find that would screw onto the bottom of my pump and fit in the pump cooler (I think they were called cribmates and cost 99 cents each), and slow flow NUK nipples. As long as it went in the dishwasher and were compatible with my pump setup I was happy. Since I nursed when I was not at work or having breastfeeding troubles, I was not usually the one giving bottles but oh dear did I have to wash them. Fortunately my children weren't big spit-up-ers.

Joy

 

[PegasusOnFire]

We also started with avent, then moved on to playtex (with the drop-in liners) and Christian really prefers them. We tried Dr. Browns and a few other brands, but always came back to the playtex ones.

We use Playtex Ventaire bottles with Christian, it is funny that two of us here have children named Christian, though mine is a girl.

 

[McDLT]

We alwasy used Playtex, we tried Advent but they were just not as easily portable. With the liners you just throw them out and get another, instead of having to worry about washing the bottle.

 

[vscola]

We use Playtex Ventaire bottles with Christian, it is funny that two of us here have children named Christian, though mine is a girl.

You have excellent taste in names

 

[sammipher]

We use Playtex Ventaire bottles with Christian, it is funny that two of us here have children named Christian, though mine is a girl.

Thats the kind we use too..but, lilly has alot of spit up with hers...and she is a gassy baby...we have thought it might be the bottles...and heard good things about dr. browns...judging from all the great posts about them..they may not be a bad investment.

 

[vscola]

I have a very stupid question ... is there a secret to using the ventaire's? We bought some (since they hold more then the liners, for the future) and I cannot figure them out. I put them together (like the instructions) and they did nothing ... Would anyone mind helping me please?

 

[Picture.Of.Obedience]

dr. browns still give trevor gas and spit up...were switching soon

 

[Leanna]

mstodd, use Mylicon!!!

 

[PegasusOnFire]

I have a very stupid question ... is there a secret to using the ventaire's? We bought some (since they hold more then the liners, for the future) and I cannot figure them out. I put them together (like the instructions) and they did nothing ... Would anyone mind helping me please?

I am not sure, they work great for Christian, um maybe the nipples are not open? Try sticking a tooth pick in the hole in the nipple, ours did that and then they worked fine.