- Silicone, Polypropylene
- Compatible with all Medela breastpumps, so you can pump, store and feed with one container
- Great for long term storage
- Dishwasher safe
- Measure the exact amount of milk you're pumping with the colorful ounce and millimeter markers
- Available in 5oz and 8oz bottles.
Customer Reviews:
I do not typically write reviews, but my recent experience warranted for one. My first son was exclusively bottle fed (breasmilk) since he was a lazy nurser and didn't gain weight. My second one who is one month old now is great on the breast but takes his time so if I ever wanted to get out of the house to run an errand I wanted to pump milk and have my nanny feed him. I bought the wide neck Dr. Browns for him, but they made him choke and gag, I think because they are too fast flow. He was also not able to latch onto the nipple which made him swallow a huge amount of air making him gassy and miserable during and after the feeding. Then I tried Tomme Tippee bottles as they were supposed to be closer to the shape of the breast, but maybe not mine as they were even worse than the browns. See, I believe the trick is in the right nipple, because if the nipple is not right for your baby, no matter how advanced venting system is installed in the bottle (dr. brown's) baby will suck in air due to incorrect latching. This is what happened to my baby at least. Desperate, I went to target and bought one of all of the main brands of bottles to try. I found the new medela bottles with the WIDE BASE nipple and since they can be attached to my medela pump I gave them a try first. It was amazing. My LO latched on right away and slowly and comfortably drank the whole bottle without choking or coughing up milk a single time and was happy and content afterwards drifting into sleep like he would on the breast. They work wonderfully.
Here is the summary:
- BPA FREE, FYI... Medela stuff has always been bpa free, just now they make sure it's written on all of their stuff just like other companies do, who have just switched to bpa free plastic. Don't believe me? Check their website.
-In addition to being great bottles the ring and nipple attaches to all other (older) pumping bottles too so I didn't have to buy any more. (all medela stuff has ALWAYS BEEN BPA FREE) This saves money and time too as you don't have to wash as many bottles; you use the same ones for pumping and feeding. Just buy more nipples and rings. Great idea!
- Simple construction, only 3 pieces plus a cap vs. 6 pc for dr browns.
- There is no venting system, but I believe it is overrated and mostly used for justifying the high price. My LO was very gassy from the dr browns even with the complex venting system.
- The nipple is just the right size, not too wide which can be hard to latch onto (tommee tippee) and not too narrow (dr. brown's standard) which can cause nipple confusion.
- The slow flow nipple could be a bit slower, although it didn't cause a choking problem. I'm hoping LO will not refuse the breast in hope for the convenient bottle. Will give an update later on this.
- Cannot comment on durability as we have just started using them. Will update on this too. My older bottles are very durable, hoping these would be too.
Finally... Breast and babies come in different shapes and sizes so what works for me may not work for you. I hope this review helps you to choose, but ultimately it will your baby who makes the final decision. : )
By J. Lukashevich
Since I started working again I had to pump my milk. I have used the Lansinoh bags so far (and those work great by the way!) but the idea of transferring the milk for the bottles to the bags and then back to the bottle for feeding my baby was something I started thinking was taking too much time (wash the bottles every time, danger of lose the milk with all these transfers, and more risks of contamination) and producing too much waist.
I just got these bottles. I LOVE the fact they have NUMBERS WRITTEN IN DARK characters so that while you pump you can see where the level of the milk is. Also they come with a cute cap each and with a slow flow nipple and its own cap...each. So you have three complete sets of bottle+cap+slow flow nipple+nipple cap.
They come in a nice box so you can also give them as a present to a future working mom. She might not realize it now but she will use them a lot.
By Pao
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