Bottle Recommendations for Breastfed Baby

I started my son with a Playtex bottle/nipple. Eventually he learned to take any brand. He was doing breast/bottle from pretty much the beginning, so he didn't have a chance to get used to only the breast.

My son didn't take a pacifier, so no help there.

The Playtex Nursers usually work well. Try the medium flow once baby is about 3 months old.

M

I used Nuk bottle and pacifier and had no problems nipple confusion with it. I agree with Sarah K. about the shape of the nipple or pacifier. My son had a pacifier that wasn't Nuk brand - he actually got it at the hospital - not sure on the brand but it wasn't very big around - shaped nothing like the Nuk - anyway, I could tell when he nursed if he had used that pacifier - his latch was different. I ended up taking that pacifier completely away and things were much better. He was still able to nurse but it was more painful so I know he wasn't latching on correctly and i blamed it completely on that pacifier. Good luck and Congrats on the baby:)

I am struggling to get my 7mos old daughter to take any bottle now (she only wants to nurse), but when she was taking a bottle, she liked Nuk brand- the same as her pacifier. My first also took Nuk when my milk dried up....my second refused the bottle and never took one....my third was 10 mos when I weaned him and he wasn't picky. I think he used Nuk also since that was what his pacifier was.

I used the cheap evenflo glass bottles with gerber/NUK orthodontic nipples. I tried every other fancy and expensive bottle under the sun, those were the only ones she would take - and the cheapest to boot.

My oldest attached to a premie nipple....no idea where it even came from haha. She didn't nurse past 8 weeks and didnt take a paci.

My second had a hard time going between breast and bottle. After many failed attempts, she did really well with Dr. Browns. She was a thumb sucker. She nursed til 1 year.

My last is still nursing (15 months), I just used Dr Browns and she did well with those, although im not sure it would have mattered with her. She takes whatever binki she can find....even previously rejected ones.

I started my first son at about one month and he took Born Free bottles and Playtex nursers easily. I used the Playtex because they were easier...easy to clean the nipples and throw away liners! I waited with my second son until about three months and dang! He didn't like the Playtex or Born Free. So then I bought the new Lansinoh bottles. Well, that didn't work either. I think I just waited too long. Anyhow, even though my son didn't take the bottle, the reviews for this bottle were great. I did a lot of reading and the Lansinoh bottles and Nuk Orthodontic bottles seemed to be the best to prevent nipple confusion. Good luck!

I bought the NUK ortho bottles well didn't go over to well the nipples were to big till baby became older then they were used more,I also love the GUMDROP bottles and the nipples took them with ease

I nursed both of my children for the first year, but introduced a bottle with each of them around 4-5 weeks, so I could enjoy a glass of wine, let hubby feed and just have the freedom a bottle and a bag of milk affords a mom. I used Playtex Vent-Aire bottles with both babies and both took them from me with no problem at all. I wasn't stressed it worried while attempting the bottle, which I think plays a big part in babies accepting new things and never had an issue with them switching from breast to bottle to breast whenever. As for pacifiers, I used the smallest Soothie, Avent and Nuk silicon ones, never bought bigger than 0-3 month sizes and never had an issue. My son never really took a pacifier though, he had his thumbs from about 2 months on.
While I know some women have issues they attribute to nipple confusion, I have never personally seen a baby refuse a food source when it is what is offered and no alternative is given. Babies won't let themselves starve and are very adaptive. In 20 years of providing childcare, I've known dozens of babies who were bottle fed and breastfed simultaneously and I've never seen a baby "confused" about a nipple.

Me and my kids liked the Nuk bottles and nipples as well as the Playtex bottles that you can choose your nipple preference!

As far as Binky's are concerned we liked the Nuk kind too, if I am remembering correctly?!

I suggest just buying one of each kind that you think the baby might like...try it out and then go back for more, as to not waste money? Right? Of course that is probably a given and didn't need to be written but oh well, Ha!

Congrats on the new baby!

With my oldest I got special bottles, she NEVER would take a single one. Fed her with a medicine cup at 4months when i couldn't. My next 2 it waseven flo glass when i couldn't and never had a problem and never had one break.

(In a bit of a hurry so this will be extra short. Feel free to message me if you have questions.). ;-)

My absolute favorite is the "Born Free Wide Neck Glass Bottle." http://www.newbornfree.com/home They are incredibly sturdy (I've NEVER broken one even when thrown by my son) and so easy to clean. My son is my third child so I've also used two others with success. My second choice would be "Dr. Brown's Wide Neck Glass Bottles" and third choice "Avent Wide Neck Bottles." I used both of those on my first two (daughters). All three of my children were breastfed exclusively for over the first year without problems using these. As for pacifiers, all three children were VERY picky and we had to change their pacifiers constantly. You'd think it was some sort of baby conspiracy or baby fashion statement with them!!! I do think the MAM and Avent got the most use throughout the first two years with each though. I hope this helps and good luck in your search!

DS would only take the Platex drop-ins with the latex (brown) nipples. On the plus side, they're pretty cheap (although, by the time we got around to them we'd already spent more than our fair share looking for something he'd take), but on the minus side, you can't put latex in the dishwasher, so you're doomed to be hand washing and always have nipples trying on the counter.

The drop ins also work with an adapter so you can pump directly into them, which makes it really easy to just pull one out, pop it in the bottle and feed.

T.

Working at a daycare in an infant room for five years, I have found that babies seem to have the least amount of trouble adjusting to the Nuk bottles and pacifiers.That being said, every baby is different and some simply take a little longer to adjust to the switch. One thing I find important is to stay with a paci that is similar to the shape of the bottle you are using to help avoid confusion-this does not always mean the same brand pacifier! Soothies are similar to Dr. Browns bottles but Dr.browns pacifiers are not. Do not give up on a bottle too quickly, I think it causes undue stress on the baby and on you. If you are truly looking for a bottle very similar to a breast there is one type that parents of babies who had a tough time with bottle adjustment have recommended-the breastflow bottles http://www.thefirstyears.com/wps/portal/breastflow however I personally dislike them because of three things. 1-they tend to collect milk and create slower flow/make it tough for the lil one to drink until you release the air, especially once the baby is older and sucks harder on the bottles. 2-I found that because of this some older infants start getting frustrated with bottle time. 3- they are harder to clean because of the insert. That being said, people swear by them when they have had other issues with other bottles. Good luck!

I used avent wide neck bottles with my first three babies, my fourth wouldn't take a bottle at all. I nursed them all for a year.
As for pacifiers, we always used the Soothie ones. An important feature to look for to minimize the chance of nipple confusion is one that is wider at the base than it is at the tip. That keeps the baby's lips flared when sucking,just likd they should be when nursing.
It is also recommended not to introduce a bottle for at least the first six weeks if it can be avoided. I hope you find a solution that works for you and your baby.