MAM bottles

Thread: "What brand baby bottle worked best for you?"

Don’t buy a bunch of bottles! Get the free baby bags from target and Amazon, they have some bottles in them. Wait and see what kinds of bottles your baby will take! I bought a tonnn of Dr. Brown’s because I heard they had good ratings and my girl was not about them. We went through five or six brands until we found the one she liked (MAM)

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

As others have said, it all depends on your baby and what they get along with. We’ve used MAM bottles from the start, our LO took to them straight away so that was a win. I also love the fact that they are ‘self sterilising’ and you can put them in the microwave without needing a separate steriliser for them to go into first. I find them very easy to take apart and clean too so that’s another bonus 👍🏻 I’d definitely try them out first and see how you get on, after all, babies are constant trial and error 😁

Thread: "Bottle for breastfed baby"

Mam bottles are a favorite of my baby!

Thread: "When did you first introduce bottles? "

I didn’t introduce bottles to my baby and at 2 months she was practically starving because she couldn’t latch anymore and had never used a bottle so she refused them. We had to be in the hospital with an NG Tube until we got her to take MAM Bottles. I recommend introducing bottles sooner rather than later so you avoid that scary experience. My niece is breastfeeding from one boob, pumping the other, and when baby is done on the boob she offers the bottle. It’s working for her and I might try it myself with my next baby. Also, MAM nipples were a literal GOD SEND for us. My baby latches onto them the best and really they’re the only nipple she likes. She doesn’t even like Pacifiers.

Thread: "Baby refusing bottle. Any tips?"

My totally formula fed baby became a bottle snob around the 3 month mark. Went right off the cheap store brand bottles and sometimes had a big protest about the expensive Mam and Medela ones too. Some of it might have been flow speed related - we could have bought new teats to test - but instead we bought more Mam bottles as they had the best success rate and demoted the cheap ones to the back of the cupboard. When she got really upset, she might only drink lying down, or after a walk outside. We just tried to keep calm and offer different variations until we found something she would tolerate. Luckily this turned out to be a phase and it's been months since I've had to give a dinnertime bottle in the nearest park. It scared us at the time because she had essentially refused to breastfeed within days of being born and we didn't know what we'd do if bottles stopped too. But we kept trying different things and the phase has passed, for now at least.

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

We love the MAM bottles. The only ones that don’t leak.

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

There's a little rubber ring inside the bottom cap on the mam bottles. You have to make sure it's pushed down all the way when you put the bottle together.

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

I love mam bottles. Never experienced leaking. Are you making sure to have the white disc tightly fitting on the bottom. That’s the only time I’ve had it leak when I forgot to put that in

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

It was the only bottle my combo fed daughter was able to drink from. I recommend have a few of each type of bottle on hand. My daughter would spend 20-30 minutes and only get .5 ounce out of other bottles (Nuk, dr Browns, Phillips avent)

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

I bought a few MAM bottles and now have a strict rule: any new bottles purchased must contain no more than three pieces.

Thread: "Bottle recommendations for combi feeding"

I did combi feeding with MAM bottles because that's the bottles that I had from when I had my first - had no issues with them!

Thread: "Dr Brown bottles be like…"

I requested bottles that were 100% dishwasher safe and thankfully my daughter loves the mam bottles

Thread: "Best bottles for preemie babies"

We used the Mam bottles pretty much the entire time with our 28 weeker. We also liked the sterilization feature of them. They have a few different sizes of nipple too.

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

I've used only Mam bottles with my 6month old since she was born and have never had one leak. I have zero experience with the Dr Brown nipple sizes but my 6mos is just switching from Mam size 2 to 3.

Thread: "Best baby bottle poll"

MAM pacifiers led us to MAM bottles and they were the only ones my babies could use. The flat nipple allowed them to latch without their mouth being as wide.

Thread: "Best baby bottles?"

My girl only likes the mam bottles. I don’t love washing them tho

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

Try them. I happily recommend. Brilliant. The one downside is the that scale is very approximate. Do not use the scale on the bottle for measuring water for powdered formula. Ours consistently read high, meaning less water, meaning very solid poos! We measured water by weighing on a small digital scale, like you see in fancy coffee shops. You get used to taking apart and cleaning. Microwave self-sterilising was great for us. Use the top of the body in reverse as a tool to push the rubber seal down. Check the teat size, especially if gifted from someone with an older child who might have been using a larger one. Numbers are on the teat collar or count the number of ridges inside the teat: size 1 = one ridge. Bonus: the 250ml bottles are great for sterilising medicine syringes at the same time, smaller 180ml (actually 200ml exactly) are good for dummies/pacifiers. Also: we used a permanent marker on the outside of the cap to make a line at the right sterilising water level. One less thing to think about, and easier to fill without the lights on full. After a while the marker washed off but we had it by feel by that point.

Thread: "Mam bottles VS Tommee Tippee"

We got mam because we'd heard this, but my babies latch on mam bottles was awful, and it affected his latch on me. He does much better with TT bottles.

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

Mam bottles with the size 0 or 1 nipple

Thread: "Are Philips Avent bottles/ nipples absolute trash or am I an idiot."

We have been using MAM religiously for 12 months, we have nothing bad to say about them, they are amazing! They can also be sanitised by themselves in the microwave.

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

Have only used Mam bottles. Baby is 6 months and we’ve never had a leak…

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

Useless for us, not anti colic at all. You could hear the air! Switched to Dr Brown that so many people recommended and we stupidly ignored.

Thread: "Bottle buying remorse"

My kids both have tongue ties so we use mam bottles. I dunno. Every kid is different. To the “you’re gonna take Dr brown and like it” dad… you never watched your child choke on bottle after bottle after bottle. We did a tie release on my first but never fucking again. What an awful and traumatizing experience

Thread: "What brand baby bottle worked best for you?"

The mam bottles were our favorite after trying a lot of different brands.

Thread: "Mam bottles VS Tommee Tippee"

Another vote for MAM, none of mine (mostly bf) would take a tt bottle as the teat is a totally different shape to a human nipple. There were other problems with them as well, I honestly don’t know how they’re so popular, I found them terrible. And once you’ve found one that accidentally rolled under a car seat and the milk went manky, you really appreciate being able to take the bottom off and clean everything properly. Or maybe that’s just me.

Thread: "Which bottles most compatible with alternating with breast feeding?"

Our lactation consultant recommended the MAM bottles and we like them a lot. More important than bottle I think though is how you feed. You should do paced feeding when bottle feeding so baby still has to suck to get milk out of the bottle and not just have it drip into their mouth. That will help prevent baby getting a preference for the faster flow of a bottle. Our LC also recommended using a smaller nipple size, so we used premie/0 for a while and are still only using size 1 now (she’s 5 months)

Thread: "Which bottle did your EBF baby likes/d?"

MAM bottles for us. They made cleaning easy as well

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

Yes about the teat sizes!! We bought a sample pack, and as a FTM didn’t even think about teat sizes - could not figure out why she was taking some bottles happily and others were a nightmare with milk everywhere - turns out we were basically waterboarding our newborn with a too fast teat half the time! 😂😂

Thread: "Bottle recommendations for combi feeding"

My breastfed babies have both loved the MAM bottles when they've had bottles, we pace feed no bother! I'd recommend not getting too many bottles before baby is here as they all like different things!

Thread: "Best baby bottle poll"

The best baby bottle is the one YOUR baby will take 😅 That being said, our little girl will only latch onto mam bottles. We’ve tried her on Dr. Browns, Avent natural & Tommy Tippee. She did OKAY on the first two, but absolutely loathed the TT. Babies are weird 🤷🏻‍♀️

Thread: "What kind of bottle did your baby use in the NICU?"

Our NICU uses MAM bottles. We used MAM and then Dr. Browns at home. We did try to use Phillips Avent but our baby did not like the nipples.

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

MAM bottles have been fantastic.

Thread: "Best bottle to avoid confusion?"

This is great to know. I just bought some MAM bottles on the recommendation of my midwife and am hoping they work out. Baby is only 1.5 weeks, so I’ll wait a little bit longer before introducing them.

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

You gotta do what ya gotta do Theres so many lists that tell you what's compatible with different brands

Thread: "Has anyone actually gotten their exclusively breastfed baby to take the bottle?? What age and how? I love breastfeeding but also want some freedom"

YES! We finally got it figured out this week. Baby started refusing at 4 months. Almost at 6 months. We got the MAM bottles (the nipples are flat like how my baby does my nipples) and she LOVED it, took right to it. It got so bad I was at daycare feeding her 😞 now she just takes the bottle and all is right with the world. Hope it works for you!! Keep being patient and keep trying! I know it's hard and you need a break. I get it, trust me. It'll happen!

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 hate them 🥲 and they leak so bad. I like the MAM bottles

Thread: "Has anyone actually gotten their exclusively breastfed baby to take the bottle?? What age and how? I love breastfeeding but also want some freedom"

I got my girl to take MAM bottles around 2 months old. Try to have your partner or someone else feed her first. And I know it sounds cruel but for the first few times I made her wait a little until she was extra hungry and would take whatever she would get !!

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

They’re the only ones my little guy would take but I love them anyways so win win! I love how much they break down and that they’re kind of “modular”. You can get bottle pieces from a few ounces to I think 12oz? And the parts work for them all. Also I bought a set that has a transitional sippy nipple and handles for when baby is ready to feed himself or take other liquids. I also like how a number of the sets come with pacifiers and those are the only ones my baby will take too.

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

My son and daughter both liked them best out of all the types we tried. Love their pacifiers too.

Thread: "Tommee Tippee Vs MAM bottles?"

She’s my 5th baby and they are definitely the best bottles I have used, the cute bit is just a bonus! I don’t like the teat shape of the TT ones personally.

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

We struggled with the MAM bottles - they kept leaking even after we made sure after all the parts were dry!

Thread: "Bottle for breastfed baby"

MAM bottles for our baby! She refuses pacifiers too, and hated all other bottles but MAM. Also my LC said experiment with the nipple flow. If you have a fast letdown, you may want a faster flow etc. By the way, my LCs have been telling me to leave my home when someone feeds my daughter but I’ve had success feeding her myself first and getting her to take bottles.

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

really? i love the MAM bottles! never had a leak

Thread: "Mam bottles. Why do they suck?!"

SUCK ASS and i was so sad because my daughter loved the mam pacifiers so i thought for sure the bottles would be a hit. nope, leaked everywhere no matter what. soooooo frustrating

Thread: "Best bottle to support continued breastfeeding"

Mine doesn’t love it (I keep the super slow slow nipples on) but he’ll take mam bottles. Keep trying! I’m sure your wee one will catch on

Thread: "What do you think of MAM bottles ?"

My nearly 2 year old still uses them lol so they must be good, take that how you will… But yes, the self sterilising aspect is amazing, there is a size 0 teat available if you using them alongside breastfeeding and my baby never struggled with taking any of the teat sizes as she’s got older. Downside, they come apart into a thousand pieces (I’m exaggerating but each bottle is made up of 7 pieces) so you will lose pieces, in the night, when baby is screaming. And if you don’t hate yourself you’ll supply yourself with a good few bottles (i had 2 of the tiny ones and 8 of the large ones) and your tears from sleep deprivation will help you wash each individual piece, lol. And don’t get me started on reassembly when you’re tired and don’t put the valve back in properly and you shake your formula to mix it and get absolutely soaked. But over all yes, I would totally use them again! Who am I kidding, I’m still using them, help hahaha.

Thread: "Which bottle did your EBF baby likes/d?"

Same. We also had to use mam bottles in the beginning she liked the small shape of the nipple

Thread: "Bottle buying remorse"

What exactly was traumatizing about it? The worst part for me was the mouth stretches 4-6 times a day where my kid wailed as I was doing them. It’s healed now and I’m glad we did it.