Bottles: so much to choose from

Since I am gone for nine hours a day, there has to be an alternative route for getting nourishment into my baby besides the breast.
I have tried a few different bottles and wanted to share my thoughts.

First, there is the plain old bottle. Boring. We have all seen this one.



Then we have the plaxtex "disposable" type. I used this kind on the rare occasions I gave my older kids a bottle. I like how you can squeeze the excess air out, and possibly cut down on indigestion and gas for the baby.



However, now I can only find the preshaped drop-ins and I just don't like them for some reason. I guess because for a pump and store mom, they just look less convenient.

I have also bought the liners from Lasinoh, which are nice if you do pump, but rather pricey, I think.

Now my current favorite is AVENT. I love the way the bottle feels in my hand, and the nipple gets the baby's mouth open wide, which is better when switching back and forth between bottle and breast.



However, I tend to use glass evenflo bottles, with a silicone nipple, because I have an abhorrence of plastic. I hate the skinny nipples though, and the long, narrow shape of the bottle is awkward to hold.

Also available are the VentAir bottles, which I suppose let the baby get every last drop out of the bottle, without getting a lot of air, but the shape is just weird to me.


What I really desire though are glass bottles with the shape of the AVENT. Bornfree sells some that look quite nice.


Granted, if you follow my links, I only linked to Amazon. I am not affilitated with Amazon, but they are the easiest for showing a variety of items in one place. I usually look up products on Amazon, and then go back and search the web for the cheapest price.


In the end, the bottle you choose should be one you and baby like to use. It needs to feel right in your hand (because you will never ever prop it, right?) and it needs to encourage a healthy form of sucking. If you plan to breastfeed, try to find a shape where the nipple opens the baby's mouth nice and wide, otherwise your baby might want to nibble and suck at your nipple, which is uncomfortable.