Bottle recommendations please!

[gemjazz2000]

I used breast flow bottles, they work well, no leaks

[Leahbird]

on the occasions that Leah had a bottle I used the tommie itippie closer to nature ones as more like the breast.

I had no probs with them, in fact have kept them all and will just buy new teats when this lo makes its apperance and im ready to give it expressed milk.

[lilmuppetlou]

I used tommee tippee closer to nature bottles when I started expressing for Meg and I had no problems with them at all. I'm going to use this brand again when I start expressing for this baby.

[hiann]

anyon kow if tt ones fit in an Avent steam steriliser and an Avent bottle heater?

btw, phoned Avent tiday to complian and they are sending me 6 replacement bottles for the packs I have opened and are leaking.

[dara07]

Originally Posted by hiann

anyon kow if tt ones fit in an Avent steam steriliser and an Avent bottle heater?

btw, phoned Avent tiday to complian and they are sending me 6 replacement bottles for the packs I have opened and are leaking.

they will fit if you are creative!! Put the 6th one on the plastic piece thats is vertical iygwim!!

[emilyteacake]

Tommee Tippee all the way - I got an Avent pump and bottle set thinking all bottles were the same (little did I know...) and was horrified when LO wouldn't even entertain the Avent teats... But she didn't even seem to notice that the Closer to Nature teats weren't me! A relief, but a little bit tragic, too...
I now express straight into Lansinoh bags (they stretch over the neck of the pump, you need to use two hands, one to pump and one to hold the bag on, but it's not like you can do much else when you're expressing anyway) and then stick in the fridge or freezer to be decanted into TT bottles when needed.
Net time I'd buy a TT pump straight off, but beggars can't be choosers and all that x

[hiann]

Originally Posted by dara07

they will fit if you are creative!! Put the 6th one on the plastic piece thats is vertical iygwim!!

They fit the Avent one ok: i tend to wash and sterilise after every 2-3 bottles anyway as its only steam and it takes no time plus I dont want to leave my kitchen surfaces cluttered with used bottles.

TT are working well: only issue is Cara is now taking up to 150ml of formula so I am in the 2nd size bottle! Even the wee bottles dont have much space from the 120ml mark to the top if you are using powdered milk: find the powder tends to come up to the top: although the wee ones are fine for expressed milk or premade formula!

[sarlew]

I went thru loads of different types with Lily and she finally settled with NUK. It is a german brand that comes in wide neck and normal.... I use the normal because you can use any bottle and just swap the teat but with the wide neck you have to use that bottle

[hiann]

We're still on the tommee tippee ones and so far so good although did find that the size 2 teats were getting blocked sometimes with the milk (Aptamil Comfort) as thicker than regular milk: now using the variflow ones and they are good.

Only downside of the TT ones is taht theres not very much room from the markings near the top to the the bottle top: we are making up 210ml of formula a time now as often Cara will drink 180ml and so its easier to get the last bit of the 180ml into her if theres still milk in the bottle rather than having bottle tipped up completely to empty it if that makes sense.

So if you have 210ml of water in the bottle, it expands to abt 240ml when you add the powder. When you put the powder on top of the 210ml of wtaer it nearly reaaches the top of the bottle so if she ever needs more than 210ml of formula made up, I'll have to buy the next size of TT bottles to accomaodate the extra water and formula