Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Wide-Neck Anti-Colic Baby Bottles - 8oz - 3pk

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I had so much trouble with my first child 6 years ago not wanting to take the bottle at daycare and basically starving himself that I finally gave up and left my job to stay home with him. I ended up nursing for a full year with him and went straight to a sippy cup with a straw. With my 10 week old, staying home again is not an option so I made sure to start him on the bottle at least once a day to get used to it. When I had a home daycare, I had one little girl that used the Avent wide-mouth bottles, but I noticed they often leaked around the base of the nipple or white ring so I knew I didn't want to use those. I got a Dr. Brown's newborn starter pack as a shower gift and used those, but they were the thinner model with the thin nipple and he dribbled out so much milk it would soak a bib each feeding. I switched to the wide-mouth bottles and he takes these much better, no dribble. He was very colicky up until about a week ago, and I've heard these bottles are great for preventing sucking air/gas, so we'll see how he does. I like these very much, lots of parts to clean, but I use the Dapple brand soap from babies r us and hot water to soak all the parts for a few hours and then use the bottle brush, rinse, and sterlize. I wouldn't recommend putting them in the dishwasher unless they are the only things in there and use a special dishwasher soap safe for babies. The nipples will get discolored and stained if you have dirty dishes in there with them (like spaghetti sauce).

My wife initially bought the regular Dr Brown bottles, but I was worried that the narrow nipple would interfere with breast feeding and make it difficult to switch back and forth between nursing and bottles. From my research, it appeared that Avent was the best bottle for nursing mothers, so we got a set. After using them a few weeks, our baby had regular episodes with gas, which kept him up and fussy much of the time. I also noticed that we could not easily burp him after feeding on these bottles. He was not as gassy with the regular Dr Brown bottles and he burped more easily, so I ended up getting these wide neck ones to have the best of both worlds.His gas has gone down and he burps much easier. His lips also form more similar to nursing so its easier to switch back and forth. Another thing is these also have much slower flow, which I think helped with the gas and fussiness afterwards. I'm sold on Dr Brown bottles!UPDATE: I also bought some 4-oz sized bottles because I thought it might have markings for 1-oz "snacks". Not only does it not have 1-oz markings, it has the same marking as the 8-oz bottle, but are harder to read! If you are okay with a slightly larger bottle, just get the 8-oz since it comes with the Level 1 nipple anyway.

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These bottles are great! Baby never gets gassy from these and latches perfectly every time. The only negative thing is that you can’t put these in a bottle warmer. They will leak. So sending him to daycare with these is a no go which is a huge negative because these bottles really help a lot with his colic.

Amazing bottles. I purchased three wide neck bottles for my daughter who was struggling with her newborn. He has a tongue tie which made not only breast feeding but also bottle feeding a huge struggle. He fought the breast and teat constantly and made huge sucking noises resulting in a tummy full of air. He took to these bottles immediately. The longer teat seemed to help and the venting system is simply magic. We live in Australia and they are quite expensive, hence the three bottle trial. Within a day of using these bottles we placed an online order with Amazon and can't wait for the delivery to arrive. They were less than one third of the price we pay in Australia, even including the postage. I included travel caps, stage 2 teats and microwave sterilizing bags in the order to get more bang for my delivery dollar.We don't find the extra parts a problem at all and have had no problems with leaks. There is always a mountain of washing up and washing involved with a baby anyway.The secret seems to be to heat up the water only without a lid of any kind. We then add the formula to the warm water and stir with a sterilized feeding spoon. Add the venting system and teat and you are good to go.These bottles are an absolute must for all newborns. Why struggle with tummy aches at all. I will be buying Dr Browns as a gift for all new mums I know prior to the birth of their bubs.

I was using Avent bottles because I bought the Avent breast pump. (Which I love by the way). I was having a horrible time with a gassy baby. I refused to believe it was because of the bottles because I loved how simple the avent bottles are to put together and wash.After complaining to her pediatrician about her gas, she suggested Dr. Brown's bottles. I decided to see what the hype was about. (My friends also swear by them.) It was an instant difference. I have sanity now! She doesn't scream with gas pains after feeding. For all the complaints about the "parts" inside, I don't see the problem. Compared to Avent which has 4 parts, there's just one more. There is a nipple, rim, bottle, round object, and a tube. It's not really that big of a deal to me.I like the wide neck bottle because it fits into my diaper bag better since it's shorter. It also seems like the baby's "latch" looks more like a breastfeeding latch than the other skinny bottles. (I might be crazy - that's just my impression.)If there's a negative it would be that they leak occasionally. I am not taking a star away because I believe that's just a side effect of the way the anti-colic bottles have to be designed to release air out somewhere besides the end of the nipple. They leak just as often as the polypropelene Avent. It's always easy to fix by unscrewing it and screwing it back together.