The abdominal pain which your infant struggles with due to gas
There are different treatments recommended by doctors and experts to help your child fight with colic and out of those, one is to change the feeder and opt for anti-colic feeders.
Here are a few important questions and points a mother needs to understand about the baby bottles.
Why Do You Need Bottles?
If a mother is planning to join the back office within 6 months or 1 one year from the birth of her child, she can make her baby prepared to be bottle fed, so anyone else (father maybe) can take care of the child and feed the baby.
The Number of Bottles I Must Own.
If you’re using bottles on an occasional basis, then 2-3 bottles are enough. And if you’re totally bottle feeding, then you should keep at least 5-8 bottles on hand so you can have some of them ready while others are getting washed and sterilized.
The Nipple Flow.
The nipples of bottles come in different shapes and sizes which has to be considered before buying any bottle. The nipple flow must be right according to your baby’s age.
A slow-flow nipple for babies 1-4 months to prevent choking or overeating.
Medium flow nipples for babies 5-12 months.
Fast flow nipples for toddlers age 1 and above.
Some brands have set different guidelines. Follow the guides according to the information provided by them.
Glass Plastics or Stainless Steel?
Experts usually recommend using glass or stainless steel baby bottles. Also, there is no harm in plastic bottles if they are BPA-free and do not contain other harmful materials like the few we have listed down below.
How Bottles Help Children Fight Colic?
The bottles have an anti-colic vent system which doesn’t let the air bubbles enter into the baby’s digestive system and it helps prevent a child from fighting colic.
Wawita Glass Baby Bottle
Price: $16 (a pack of 2 bottles)
Brand: Evenflo Feeding
Material Type Free: BPA Free
Colours: Clear
Features
- Micro Air Vents help prevent nipple collapse
- An iconic classic with an ergonomic, easy-to-hold twist!
- Pump directly into glass bottles – standard neck size
Comotomo Baby Bottle
Price: $22 (Pack of 2)
Capacity: 5 oz – 8 oz
Colour: Green, Pink
Material: Nipple and body are made of 100% safe hygienic silicone.
Comotomo bottles come with 5oz/150ml Bottles come with
Pros
- Bottles are designed with a naturally shaped nipple with a wide mound to help your little one make a seamless switch from breast to bottle.
- Bottles feature two anti-colic vents to ensure good air circulation in the bottle to reduce unwanted colic, spit-up, burping and gas.
- Easy to clean, no brush required.
- Soft and squeezy.
Cons
- Very few mothers have complained that the bottles leak up sometimes.
- The bottles are Egg-shaped with a small bottom due to which, they fall and roll sometimes.
Dr. Brown’s Original Bottle
Price: $13 (Pack of 4)
Capacity: 2 oz
Colours: Standard
Material: Plastic
Dr: Brown‘s bottle is the #1 Pediatrician recommended bottle in the US and also received multiple awards. Slow Flow nipples come with 2 oz bottles, medium flow with 4 & 8 oz bottles.
Pros
- Clinically proven to reduce colic
- The bottles fit directly into the breast pumps, making it easy to pump and store without extra vessels.
- It was determined in studies that Dr. Brown’s fully-vented bottles help preserve levels of important nutrients — vitamins C, A, and E + lipids.
- BPA Free.
Cons
- Very few customers have complained about leakage in bottles.
- Customers have complained about the removal of labels from bottles to measure the quantity.
Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle
Price: $29.99 (Pack of 4)
Capacity: 4 oz
Material: Plastic
Colours: Blue, Pink, Clear
Philips Avent has a range of different types of baby bottles. They carry the bottles of 2 Oz, 4 Oz, 8 Oz, 9 Oz and 11 oz bottles.
The 4 and 8-oz bottles are also available in glass with slow flow and newborn flow nipples.
Pros
- Ultra soft texture of the teat is designed to mimic the feel of the breast.
- Bite-resistant smooth nipple for a growing baby in 11 oz bottles for toddlers 6m+.
- Very easy to clean.
- The flexible spiral design of nipples allows for a more natural feed without nipple collapse.
Cons
- Few customers complain about leakages in bottles.
Podee Hands-Free Baby Bottle
Price: $9.99 (Pack of 2)
Capacity: 4 -9 oz.
Colours: Blue, Pink, Multi
Material: Plastic
The bottles come with the standard flow nipples, Adaptors, Disks, 4– Cap Rings, 2- 6.5″ Plastic Tubes, 2- 11.5″ Plastic Tubes, 1- Tube Cleaning Brush, 1- Instruction Guide & 2- Nipple Covers.
Pros
- No need to tilt the bottle or hold it.
- Very easy to use for mom and baby.
- BPA Free, Phthalate Free, Lead-Free.
- It allows feeding babies in an upright position instead of a horizontal position as recommended by paediatricians to help prevent colic.
- Great feeding system for travelling.
Cons
- Need to be washed with hands, not dishwasher safe.
- For ages 3 + months.
- When the baby stops sucking the milk, it goes back from the pipe to the bottle which might make your baby tired.
Joovy Boob Glass Bottle
Price: $14
Capacity: 8 oz
Colours: Blue, Green, Pink, Turq, Yellow
Material: Glass
Soft silicone nipples with five flows, Stage 0 Preemie 0m+ / Stage 1 Slow Flow 0m+ / Stage 2 Medium Flow 3m+ / Stage 3 Fast Flow 6m+ / X-Cut Fast Flow for Thicker Liquids 6m+.
Pros
- Glass bottles do not absorb any type of odour, colour or taste.
- Silicon sleeves reduced slips and breaking.
- The boob glass bottle is a breast-shaped bottle which allows the baby to adopt a bottle-feeding habit easily.
Cons
- A lot of complaints of breaking and leakages in bottles.
Tommee Tippee Advanced Anti-Colic Baby Bottle
Price: $27 (Pack of 4)
Capacity: 9 oz
Material: Plastics
Colours: clear
This is an advanced anti-colic baby bottle produced by Tommee Tippee to help the child fight against colic. The Advanced Anti-Colic baby bottle is proven to reduce colic symptoms with less wind, less reflux and less fussing. The Advanced Anti-Colic feeding bottle uses a unique venting system to draw air bubbles away from milk during feeding.
Pros
- Heat Technology System: The bottle changes colour if the milk is too hot.
- Breast-like shaped nipple allows babies to adapt to bottles quickly.
- Flexes like a Mom for a comfortable feed.
Cons
- Only Tommee Tippee Advanced Anti-Colic nipples will work with Advanced Anti-Colic bottles.
- Very few complaints about nipple collapse.
- Very few complaints about bottle leakage.
Lansinoh Breastfeeding Bottles
Price: $14.99 (pack of 3
Capacity: 5 oz – 8 oz
Material: Plastic
Colours: Purple
The 5 oz small bottles come with slow-flow nipples and the 8 oz big bottles come with medium-flow nipples.
Pros
- The NaturalWave Nipple is clinically proven to reduce nipple confusion.
- The nipples are made of extra-soft & flexible silicone and adapt to the baby’s palette and encourage natural tongue movement.
- BPA Free, Phthalate Free, Lead-Free.
- Easy to use, easy to clean and easy to assemble.
Cons
- Very few mothers have complained about nipple flow and bottle leaks.