Bottle That Supports Breastfeeding.

Dr. Browns are GREAT bottles. They make a wide kind that I think is more close to BF'ing. Also, the first years makes a bottle called BreastFlow, that is supposed to be good. Although I agree with the other poster, that sometimes you cannot prevent nipple confusion. It depends more on the baby than the bottle.

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Dr. Browns are GREAT bottles. They make a wide kind that I think is more close to BF'ing. Also, the first years makes a bottle called BreastFlow, that is supposed to be good. Although I agree with the other poster, that sometimes you cannot prevent nipple confusion. It depends more on the baby than the bottle.

my grandma cracks me up, shes a retired nurse and i asked her the same question(even though i ultimately couldnt breast feed). she said you know what your nipple looks like? i said yes gram i know. she said well look at the nipple on that bottle. Does it look like your nipple? i said no. she said then how do you think its gonna feel in his mouth? not like my nipple... exactly! lol im sure that doesnt help at all and im sorry, but i had to share my grandma's reaction bc that memory came flooding back to me when i read this

The "MAM" brand bottle, is awesome!
You can get it from Amazon.
It is not commonly sold in stores.
It is used in Europe.
It is BPA free.
My son used this bottle and I exclusively breastfed. He had NO problems with it.
It also accumulates NO air bubbles in the bottle as the baby drinks.
Natural nipple. Not one of those bulbous nipples.
It comes in 3-packs in cute colors.
Not expensive.
No liners.

each baby is different. Some will reject breast, if bottle fed. Some will go back and forth between bottle and breast.
There is no way to predict that. It is not the bottle... it is the baby's preference.
Bottles are just easier to drink from, because it is only by gravity.

all the best,
Susan

Fortunately, my daughter didn't have any problems with using a bottle (or sippy cup) while breastfeeding (she was an extended breastfeeder). I used the Medela bottles that came with my pump and I bought the Medela nipples and Gerber Nuk nipples which are very similiar to the Medela nipples. I introduced the bottle early with my daughter, as I recall, once a day the first week so she would be used to it when I returned back to work. Also, I wanted my husband and family to experience and enjoy feeding her. Good luck!

I loved second nature brand bottles. My baby used the same muscles for this brand as he used when nursing! The nipples have many holes, like a nipple, so you have to be careful when washing them because they are kind of fragile (I broke two, and then started flipping them inside out to wash instead of using a nipple brush, and had no more problems).

We just went through this with our 4mo old, who ws exclusively nursing and refusing bottles we used with our son. As another poster suggested, we looked for bottles that looked the most like the breast and ended up purchasing the Tommee Tippee brand at BabiesRUs. She accepted it the first time! :) There are three pieces, the bottle, nipple, and an interior piece to help vent the milk (has a temp sensor). All are easily washable and super easy to take apart. We read lots of posistive reviews from moms who switch between breast and this bottle, and FWIW so far we've done great. Good luck!

We used Breastflow bottles by The First Years for all the reasons you listed above. They worked out very well for us. No liners to fiddle with, and they simulate a letdown by using a dual nipple system.

http://www.learningcurve.com/breastflow

Congratulations on your new baby and good on you for choosing to breastfeed! Good luck!

My first used the Dr. Brown's and switched back and forth just fine (bottles at day care/ nursed at home) and my second used Mam bottles and did the same. Good luck!

Without knowing your previous experience with breastfeeding, I would like to say PLEASE be careful about the back and forth breast/bottle thing for exactly the reason you said...confusing baby. Your milk supply isn't established usually until about 6 weeks, then baby goes on a grow an needs more. Remember it's all supply and demand. Are you going back to work? What is the reason for the bottles? Pumping can cause sore nipples, incorrect baby placement can cause it too. I would only encourage you to nurse at the breast, but I do get it, that sometimes you might need to get away for a few hours, want to have someone else feed baby cakes etc ...when you talk about formula depending on your milk supply, your milk supply depends on how much you nurse the baby or pump...more you do it the more milk you have. If you star supplementing with formula, your milk supply will diminish, baby will not be happy and neither will you...it's abig circle! All the best to you!