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Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

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bean
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Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

My son is due 3/7 and of course I am constantly nesting and reorganizing and reorganizing everything I received from my shower and a couple of the moms at my shower said that Dr. Brown is the best for bottle. Of course, I registered for Avent.

I did a search and saw a lot of positive posts for Dr. Brown bottles. So, I plan to go to BRU after work and pick them up.

My question...I plan to breastfeed and use bottles when I have to (at night and when I go back to work--he will be 3 months old).

What size nipple do I buy? I saw that there is a wide nipple, stage 1, stage 2. I saw great posts about the wide nipple--but will he be too small for it??

Thanks!

Posted 2/10/06 1:18 PM
 
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dawnie
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

If you are breastfeeding you should use the stage 1 nipple. Nipples have a faster flow than the breast and you don't want the baby to get lazy and prefer that. the stage 1 will make him work for the milk and reduce nipple confusion.

I use the regular skinny ones. My son hated the wide neck bottle.
He is still not a big fan and I have been back to work since July. He prefers me. That makes me happy!
The first few days he only would drink 5 oz!
I was scared!

Message edited 2/10/2006 1:29:52 PM.

Posted 2/10/06 1:23 PM
 

sunny
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

Katie is 2 1/2 months and we still use 1. I also use the skinny ones.

Posted 2/10/06 1:32 PM
 

pnm1654
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

We use Size 1 nipples and the wideneck ones (we had the skinny ones too, but my son hated them).

Which ever bottle you choose, buy the 8 oz bottles and don't waste $$ on the 4 oz bottles since babies take 4oz or less for a short period of time.

Message edited 2/10/2006 1:54:26 PM.

Posted 2/10/06 1:54 PM
 

dawnie
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

My son only takes four ounces of breastmilk or less at a feeding. Since I am away at work and pumping milk you don't want to waste it so I have my mom give him small amounts.
He averaged 16 ounces while I was away and takes a little less now that he is 10 months old and on solids.

Posted 2/10/06 2:06 PM
 

BabyAvocado
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

I got the wide-neck because I heard they were more conducive to BFing. But I was never able to BF so it didn't matter.

Definitely start off with level 1.

Posted 2/10/06 2:29 PM
 

KAS
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

how many bottles should you register for????

Posted 2/10/06 4:10 PM
 

jpsgirl
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

wide and narrow refer to the bottle shape, not the nipple. I used the narrow, for no particular reason, and had no problems. The starter pack should come with level 1 nipples, they are the slowest flow, and those are the ones you want. Ordinarily, at about 3 months, you can switch your baby to level 2 nipples, because they are ready for a faster flow - BUT if you are also nursing, do NOT make the switch. I switched nipples and within a day angela weaned herself off of the breast at 5 months - the bottle was so much easier. I later found out that if breastfeeding, you should stay with level one nipples.

Posted 2/10/06 8:56 PM
 

monkeybride
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Re: Help! Dr. Brown bottle question!

I would say to definitley use a stage 1 nipple. We have used the skinny ones and she has no problems switching back and forth.

Posted 2/10/06 9:01 PM
 
 

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