Bottle Review

When we were registering, we decided to try out a lot of different bottles. We didn't want to invest in something we didn't like. We have tried quite a few - Dr. Browns, Born Free, Tommee Tippee, Avent. The Dr. Browns and the Born Free, we are trying to use mostly glass - never know what they will find in plastic that is bad, so glass at home, plastic while out.

My lacation consultant recommended Dr. Browns and Avent. She said to make sure that the nipple is towards the top of the mouth, which is easier to do with some bottles than others.

Dr. Browns bottles are our favorites. They fit in both our hands well. Evie seems to like them. They are simple to use. Yes there are a lot of parts, but just throw them in the dishwasher basket and all is fine (and the nipples fit perfectly in our munchkin dishwasher baskets). Takes no time to assemble (simpler than the born free) and can do it while half asleep. Just like these the most. The plastic bottles say made in the USA! The glass and plastic bottles are the same shape. Like them both. But unfortunately the parts are not as easily interchangeable from glass to plastic (since the glass are 3.5 oz and the plastic are 4 oz - why not make them the same size???).

The Born Free bottles come in a close second. We do like them - like the nipple. They don't fit in my small hands as easily, but work. They take more time to assemble than the dr. browns since you have to line up and fit two pieces together. I forget where these are made... We only have glass in these.

The Avent bottles came in second also. They are easy to use with Evie. So simple to put together since the air mitigation is in the nipple. We got one of these while at the hospital, so thought we would use it. I just like to make sure that the air hole is positioned at the top when feeding. I like how these are made in England! They do not come in glass, so bummer.

Hated the tommee tippee bottles! They are wide, hard to hold in my hand. The nipple is nice since it mimics a breast, but because of how wide it is, it is hard to keep it aimed at the roof of Evie's mouth. And I do not handle these well. I have small hands and these just don't work! Because they are so wide, it is hard to assemble and disassemble these. Just wish they weren't as wide, but had the same nipple so I could use them easier.