Dr. Brown's Bottles

Thread: "Bottle recommendations? NOT Dr Browns Anti Colic"

I have about 15 dr browns bottles and if they ever leaked it was because I didn’t tighten the caps down enough or sometimes I didn’t pull the nipple all the way into the cap 🤷🏻‍♀️ I can’t recommend another bottle because we tried probably 5 and dr browns was the clear winner

Thread: "Dr. browns and Philips bottles "

Any bottle made out of any plastic is just as prone to shipping microplastics. We use the Dr. Brown’s glass bottles. (And we have switched as much as possible in our lives to glass or stainless anyway, not just for the LO.) If I understand correctly, the lawsuit is claiming Dr. Brown’s advertising their stuff as BPA free falsely implied that there was no possible harm in the plastic they used. Further, that BPA free claim could be taken to mean there is no problem with microplastics. Seems like a stretch to me but I think most lawsuits are money-grabs… This being the internet, I’m sure I’ll be corrected!

Thread: "What bottle does your mostly nursed baby take well?"

Dr. Browns, preemie nipple, 7.5 month old! She takes a bottle like once/week — We otherwise nurse. We started around 3 weeks.

Thread: "What glass baby bottles do you use?"

I’ve got Dr. Brown’s. I also don’t purchase from Amazon to lower the risk of fake products being sent from other sellers that would be more likely to contain lead etc!

Thread: "Why do I need an engineering degree to stop Dr. Brown’s bottles from leaking?"

Hear me out, you can only put. At max, 3.8oz in one of the 4oz bottles. And once it starts leaking, basically gfy. You have to take the top off and wipe the lid. It creates a siphon that will drain non stop until it is empty. I can't tell you how much this pissed me off until i figured out dr.brown is a god damn liar.

Thread: "Using breast milk with a bottle"

Per our LC: The best nipple shape for mimicking baby’s latch are the kinds that go wide to narrow, not the ones that look breast like (such as como tomo). Examples: * Lansinoh Natural Wave (we use these, after trying every bottle brand- we use a slow flow Pigeon brand nipple with them), fit with the Phillip Avent glass bottles. * Evenflo Wide Neck * Dr. Brown’s (has glass bottle option) Wide Neck Okay at mimicking: * Phillip Avent Terrible at similar latch muscles: * Como tomo

Thread: "Dr Brown bottles be like…"

Contact their customer support and they'll ship you a bunch for free.

Thread: "glass baby bottles vs plastic or silicone?"

We used Phillips Avent glass without any problems, and later switched to Dr. Brown’s glass when we were dealing with gassiness. If you end up using formula, I found it super helpful to premix a batch for the day in a pitcher for the fridge— Bormioli Rocco makes a glass one with a lid that seals.

Thread: "Dr. Brown's Bottles love or hate?"

Love them. Hate cleaning all the parts. Our son has terrible reflux and these are the only bottles that don’t *always* make him spit up his whole meal.

Thread: "Which are the Best Bottles for Breastfed Babies?"

dr. brown’s wide neck. annoying to wash yes, but the slow flow and shape helps a ton with latch-y babies and gassy ones. avent natural is another super solid option in my opinion if you want something simpler to clean. main thing is always start with slow flow. doesn’t matter if your kid gets impatient, fast flow just makes them choke and then they don’t want to work for the boob anymore. wide nipples also help keep the latch similar so they don’t get confused. and honestly, don’t commit to a whole set right away. get one or two of each and see which one your baby doesn’t immediately reject, [linking a post here](https://www.reddit.com/r/BestOfAmazonHQ/comments/1p7ynu2/review_best_bottle_for_a_breastfed_baby/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) that had a good checklist of what to look for as well

Thread: "Dr Brown bottles be like…"

Plot twist: they are in that drawer in the kitchen, but your adhd brain won't see that until your baby is leaving the nest.

Thread: "Dr brown bottles"

I have had that happen several times but I think it had to do with warming the bottle. After warming I now unscrew the cap then screw it back on and that seems to have resolved the issue.

Thread: "I'd like to have a word with whoever designed the Dr. Brown's Anti-Colic Bottles..."

When I assemble the nipples to the white collar, I always pop it through and then pull the nipple from what will be the “outside” to make sure it’s seated. Then I usually run my finger around the inside where the nipple sits against the collar just to be sure.

Thread: "Dr. browns and Philips bottles "

BPA and polypropylene are different types of plastic and all baby items are required to be BPA free. I don’t think their claim is false and definitely think this is a money grab.

Thread: "glass baby bottles vs plastic or silicone?"

(However Dr Browns glass bottles are lead free!)

Thread: "Baby bottles"

Switched from Philips Avent to Dr Browns. Our LO has done so much better for reflux & spitting up. Annoying all the parts but so worth it.

Thread: "I'd like to have a word with whoever designed the Dr. Brown's Anti-Colic Bottles..."

The glass ones work better than the plastic for Dr Browns.

Thread: "I think it’s incredible that Dr Browns has convinced a whole generation of parents to use their bottles and think they’re the best without having any clear idea what those green parts inside actually do."

I thought this post was funny 🤷 but since nobody else seems to actually want to explain it, here are some videos: This one shows how air in and around the bottle creates a vacuum: https://youtu.be/UeEaMaQyzqY Whenever baby takes a breath, air tries to rush in through the nipple to equalize the pressure, and that aerates the milk, which can upset some babies' stomachs. This shows how the anti-colic bottles attempt to resolve it: https://youtu.be/K5cAKH8nYGU

Thread: "Bottle recommendations for breastfed baby?"

Dr Browns worked for us! We got Preemie nipples and our little guy used those at home until he was 14 months and weaned (started to get impatient at daycare, so we increased to size 1 when he was about 10 months). Also, you may already be aware of this, but using Paced Bottle Feeding worked really well for us too while I was still breastfeeding while our little guy had bottles 3x/day, 5 days/week. Lots of videos on YouTube if needed!

Thread: "Best bottle to avoid confusion?"

Dr brown with premie nipple, maybe?

Thread: "Best non leaking anti-colic baby bottles for newborns?"

We had the same issue with the Dr Browns, but it’s (sometimes) an easy fix to stop the leaking. You may be over tightening, or your baby may be sucking too hard and you need to size up the nipple. We changed nipple sizes and they all stopped leaking.

Thread: "Best bottle to support continued breastfeeding"

We’ve had no issues with Dr. browns anticolic bottles.

Thread: "Dr. browns and Philips bottles "

Unfortunately, daycares don’t allow glass bottles so I don’t have any choice but to stick with it. Realistically, this child existing on this planet will result in them ingesting some level of toxin. It’s unavoidable.

Thread: "I think it’s incredible that Dr Browns has convinced a whole generation of parents to use their bottles and think they’re the best without having any clear idea what those green parts inside actually do."

I like to think of them as very basic one way valves: they let air in when the pressure in the bottle goes down, but don't allow liquid (if seated properly) or air to come out. That's what those little notches on the sides of the ring do.

Thread: "What bottles are you using?"

I use dr browns (glass if that matters to you) and have no issue with going back and forth bt breast and bottle.

Thread: "What bottles are y’all using?"

We started with dr browns narrow based on IBCLC recommendation but switched to evenflo because I felt like the wide nipple would help him practice opening wide so he would latch better. Might be coincidence but he did start latching better after we switched.

Thread: "Bottle recommendations? NOT Dr Browns Anti Colic"

Same. I learned not to overfill them AND not to warm them with the nipple set up on the bottle.

Thread: "Which bottles are we using? "

We use Dr. Browns and I just throw away the fiddly anti-reflux parts. They work fine without.

Thread: "Bottle Recommendations??"

We were big fans of Lansinoh/Pigeon. Narrow Dr. Browns was the other we did. Go for slow flow and the nipple should pass the “triangle test” to help with latch

Thread: "I really need a solid bottle recommendation for reflux baby!"

Only thing that worked for my baby is Dr browns wide. You can purchase a preemie nipple. There’s an extra maybe 5 min of washing involved.

Thread: "Looking for 100% glass bottle suggestion?"

Dr browns glass has tested positive for lead

Thread: "Bottle recommendations for breastfed baby?"

I’m going to add this as a recommendation, but also a reminder. My first refused boob after his first bottle (latch issues, plus I didn’t know about using premie nipples-this was over a decade ago). Second absolutely refused any kind of bottle whatsoever. Tried so many and he just absolutely would not. He was just a boob monster. Third has absolutely no issue with Dr. Brown’s glass bottles plus premise nipple. Literally no problems, likes either just the same, doesn’t mind other people feeding her. All in all: each kid is totally different. Don’t stress because someone’s recommendation doesn’t work for you. You will find the right one for your baby!

Thread: "I'd like to have a word with whoever designed the Dr. Brown's Anti-Colic Bottles..."

Every piece has to snap together all the way, and the biggest one I find I do wrong is the actual lid that the nipple sits in. Either I don’t have the nipple sitting in totally correctly or I screwed the top onto the bottle in a way where it looks like it fits, but it actually is a little loose. If you can see any of the track that the bottle top uses to screw onto the bottle, it’s not on all the way. That’s at least what I’ve noticed. I in fact literally just made that mistake like 30 minutes ago 🤪 hope that helps. They are truly pain in the ass bottles. I was praying my baby wouldn’t like them, but alas here we are. 😅

Thread: "For the love of God help me pick new bottles.."

How are the Brown's bottles leaking for you guys? We've been using exclusively bottles for 3 months and we have 9 bottles total. The only times they have leaked are when the stem assembly was left off accidentally or when the cap was not screwed on right. It's never been an issue for us. Maybe we're just lucky? If you are nursing in addition to bottle feeding it is recommended to stick to the premie nipples. We use premie plus the "T" nipples which are between P and level 1.

Thread: "Best slow flow bottle?"

Dr browns with premie nipples and comotomo slow flow… and we’ve tried so many and these actually are slow flow! The Phillips avent in a 0 or 1 are also god options, but they don’t drip. The baby has to actively suck to get milk. My babe had trouble with that.

Thread: "do anti colic bottles really make a difference?"

Maybe they do in general, but don't fall for Dr. Brown's specific bullshit. Maybe they were unique in like 1980. But in today's retail landscape with lots of bottle choices , there is nothing that those bottles do with regard to venting gas or colic, that any other modern vented nipple or bottle does not also do just as well. Source: All three of the feeding therapists I have spoken to and my pediatrician. Our baby must use Dr. Brown but it has nothing to do with the anti-colic vent. The medical benefits of Dr. Brown all have to do with the nipple reliability and precision speeds.

Thread: "What bottles are best? [on]"

My baby only took the narrow Dr. browns bottle. The vents are a pain in the ass to clean though

Thread: "Any tips to minimize gas due to bottle feeding?"

I suggest Dr. Brown bottles and a product called Windi made by the same company as Nose Frida.....and keep gas drops on hand. Also, lay the baby on its back and grab their legs and act like they are peddling a bicycle. It helps loosen up the muscles and push the gas out

Thread: "Best baby bottles?"

Lots of people here don't seem to like them, but we use them too and they've been great.

Thread: "do anti colic bottles really make a difference?"

We've used the Avent ones and you can watch the air bubbles move back into the bottle away from the nipple. We didn't like the Dr brown's ones and I didn't think they did much but done people live them

Thread: "What bottles to buy for newborn??"

I personally hate the dr browns bottles bc they leak and there are so many parts to wash, but they did work well for my baby for a while. I would buy different nipple sizes, as the size 1s are pretty fast flow. You could try premie or transitional nipples (both available on Amazon). We now use the evenflo bottles which are much easier to deal with.

Thread: "Bottle recommendations? NOT Dr Browns Anti Colic"

I have a love/hate with Dr browns. Love them because of baby having less gas and the narrow nipple. Hate them for the leaking. It has been trial and error for us and found the biggest issue was flow of the nipple. https://www.drbrownsbaby.com/customer-support/why-are-my-bottles-leaking/

Thread: "Best baby bottle poll"

Dr Brown’s over here! We have one plastic one and it leaks often, but we have 8 glass ones and they have never leaked, so I prefer the glass. Also, the green part inside of any Options + bottle is considered optional, so if your baby is older or isn’t struggling with excessive gas, you can remove it. We removed them after 10-12 weeks and it cut down so much washing time lol

Thread: "What bottles are y’all using?"

We started with the Comotomo when baby (now 4 months) was a few weeks old and she did fine with them but she recently went through complete bottle refusal after starting daycare. She wouldn’t take the Comotomo at all anymore. We tried Dr Browns, Nanobebe, Philips Avent, a sippy cup, open cup, spoon feeding. Nothing worked. Finally tried the Nuk Simply Natural and she’s been taking it for a couple days now so looks like we have a winner!

Thread: "Best bottle to avoid confusion?"

Yes that was recommended by our LC as well as the lansinoh ones and the even flo!

Thread: "Did anyone actually notice a difference with Dr. Brown's bottles?"

I bought 3 different type of bottles including dr browns. I never noticed a difference with gas or reflux with any of them. In fact the dr browns were my least favorite of them all because the nipples were too narrow and all the parts were a pain in the ass to clean and put together. I will never use them again.

Thread: "Did anyone actually notice a difference with Dr. Brown's bottles?"

I feel like they helped my kiddo out. He also had some gnarly reflux and a friend had suggested the Dr. Brown bottles. They worked better than any other bottles we tried.

Thread: "Which bottles should I get that won’t interfere with successful breastfeeding?"

If the nipple passes the "triangle test," meaning the nipple is in the shape of a triangle, it will encourage a deep latch and promote strong oral development. Evenflo Balance, Dr. Brown's narrow, Lansinoh, Pigeon, NUK perfect match are a few.

Thread: "Dr. Brown's Bottles love or hate?"

We love them! Pro (but kind of scammy) tip - if you have a target registry, the doc brown bottle comes in their welcome package (get it in-person at the customer service desk). Go to the desk and ask for your sign-up box and they’ll give it to you and most of the time they’ll just hand you a bag without looking up your name. We may have gone back ~5 times for the welcome box. Now we have lots of doc brown bottles... but you didn’t hear it from me!

Thread: "Dr. Brown's Bottles love or hate?"

I like our Dr. Brown’s bottles. Everyone always says they leak but ours haven’t leaked once.