what bottles????

Hi there
Just wondering what bottles I should buy. I have been told advent leak?:wall::wall:? and that the tommie tippie nurture by nature are hard to get teats and that the teats are to soft??.:wall::wall:
Just wondering what you all use and what you think of them so I can buy some.
thanks :)

Hi Krissy i used tommee tippee closer to nature for feeding EBM and had no problems with DS latching on to them and then back on to me, I never had trouble finding replacement teats either, I found them at Big W and Safeway HTH

Most everyone in my mothers group uses Avent and have not had any problems with them.

I use Nuk and I don't recommend them ONLY because its hard to find replacement teats.

I used Pigeon & Avent. 2 different shaped teats ... With bottles, it's not so much the bottles that are the problem, it's the teats. Babies can be very fussy with the teat they will suckle! So be prepared to try different teats until you find a shape your bub likes.

You can pick up second-hand bottles from freecycle / second hand baby shops sometimes to try out with the teats, and then buy what your baby actually likes, IYKWIM?

thanks girls its so hard to know which ones to get. I think I might try the tommie tippie ones but will have a look around for the replacement teats first see where i can get them. :)

amberj - try chemist warehouse they have the teats for the nuk bottles coz i have them lol
my bub will only take those teats and the dummy's do u use a dummy if u do try to get teats similar or very close to that shape hope that helps

we use pigion peristatic teats for EBM as DD2 wouldnt take the avent teats, she would gag.

I use Tomme Tippee. Target, Big W, Woolworths and the chemists in my area all stock the teats but I have only had one actually break and used them with Bubble for a year and again now with Poppy.

We used the Tommee Tippee closer to nature ones for a while and really liked them. The teats are soft, but I wouldn't say too soft - I think it makes them easier to use, especially for smaller babies.

We switched to BPA-free bottles though, because we were worried about BPA. I really wish the Closer to Nature bottles would switch to BPA-free plastic.

what do you use now schmickers that are BPA free?

I use avent and love them. I've only had a problem with them leaking a couple of times, and both times they weren't done up properly. I tried the Tomy ones but DD hated them.

its just so confusing! I always thought I would buy the advent ones then heard bad things then good things and now I just dont know!.
They are not cheap and I dont mind spending the money so long as they are going to be good. I guess I could always try them and keep the reciept??
Are the Advent ones BPA free?
thanks again all :)

Just checking now...

We're using MAM BPA free bottles.

I'm pretty sure Avent bottles here in Australia still use BPA.

just another question, when they talk about the airflex nipples with the advent is this different to the normal advent nipples or is this just what they call their brand? IYKWIM

Hi Krissy
I use the avent bottles too....from memory (sorry couldnt find any old packaging around) all the teats are "airflex". I usually buy teats from BigW or Coles and have never noticed ones that arent airflex.
We do have occassional dramas with leaks, but figured out the problem was DH would screw the top on as tight as he could....dont do this lol!! If he backs it off a little no leaks :)
Ive never tried DS with any other brand so I really cant offer advice on comparisons.
On thing I ony just discovered with Avent is you can get handles that will fit on any size of their bottles (no idea if other brands do this tho!)
Hope I helped and not confused you more lol

i use the tomme tippee closer to nature bottles, started off with avent but DD wouldnt latch properly (cause they arent shaped like a boob i suppose) weve had no probs with the tomme tippee ones she loves them and found the teats in the chemist where i got the bottles from, GL

I use the pigeon peristiatic nipple in the avent bottles. Only coz i stocked up on avent bottles but DD refused to use them.

Avent bottles leaked all the time for me (coz i use a different teat probably) but I like how the lid is flat. The pigeon ones arent and can be rather annoying.

Avent has BPA (they are bringing a new range out that are not but dont know when), I thnk their plastic number is 7. Pigeon bottle number is 5.

best of luck and hope you find one that suits bub =)

we use MAM ultivent bbottles...due to the fact we did use tommee tippe closer to nature and also avent bottles...both of which caused horrid wind/colic pains in bub due to the teats collapsing thus causing wind pains!!! switched over to MAM ultivent bottles and it was the best swap EVER!!!!! no wind no collapsing teats :)

Here is an idea for you that worked for me: before Peter was born I was pretty confused about the whole bottle thing too. I bought most everything for him off eBay and while I was on there I searched for bottles. I found a lady selling about 8 different types of pretty much brand new bottles/ teats (she bought a whole range of bottles for her child but ended up BFing or going straight to sippy cup or something). Anyhow, I bought them for a great price and then had a range to try- DS liked the Nuk ones so we stuck with those.

Not sure if that was a one-off great buy or if there are others similar out there, but its worth a look!

I've been a bottle-holic since DD was born, particularly once I became aware of the BPA issues.

Avent have a range of BPA free bottles out in Australia. I bought one at Toys r Us about 3-4 months ago. But like I read on the US sites, they leak and a lot worse than the standard Avent bottles.

I've ended up going with the MAM bottles as well. Apart from having to pull apart six pieces, the bottles are really good quality and DD has no problems with the teats.

I also tried the Nuby BPA free bottles that look like the Tommee Tippee close to nature bottles and have the same teat (Nuby and Tommee Tippee are now apparently the same company). And the Nuk glass bottles, which are just way to heavy.

We use Medela which are also BPA free and fit quite a few other brands of teats - happy baby and nuk so far have fitted...

Oh thanks all for your help :)
Fluff-a-holic where did you buy your bottles from?

i have BPA free Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature bottles, even though it dosent say it on the box (no idea why), if you have a look at their website, they look totally dif to old Tommee Tippee CTN bottles (they are clear), because i have a few of them too. The new ones are soft flexi plastic and look like a milky white colour and not clear


We found that with the TT CTN bottles the flow is quiet fast for a NB, even though it was # 1 teat, he would gulp air because it was too fast for him.
So we used Dr Browns Wide Neck, they are awesome, best thing out, specially if you have a very windy bubba, he was so much better once we used these, even though now we use TT CTN bottles , mostly coz he likes to hold his own bottle and prefers them now, he can bring wind up really easy now.