Baby Bottles are Baby Bottles or are They
Jun 5th, 2008 by shop-universal-best-buy
Baby Bottles are Baby Bottles – or are They?
The variety of baby bottles on the market can be totally confusing to
the new parent. It seems that each style of bottle is supposed to be the
very best for your baby, and after all, you want to do what is best
for your baby. Of course, but saying that the type of baby bottle you
choose indicates what type of parent you are is simply ridiculous.
To clear up some of the confusion, a group of mothers were asked what
baby bottles they preferred to use. While some liked the baby bottles
with the drop-in liners, most seemed to prefer the type of bottles with
some type of venting system. As with anything, there are advantages
and disadvantages or pros and cons to both types of bottles.
The voice of experience says that while the drop-in liner bottles help
eliminate the formation of gas in the tummy, the convenience of the
liners is another story. As one mother said, “The liners are so handy
since it eliminates the need for scrubbing bottles.” However, from the
opposite corner, another mother says, “Bottles with liners make it too
easy for exhausted parents to skip the all-important sanitizing step.”
There are basically three different types of baby bottles with a
venting system: the Ventaire, the Avent and Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow. While
each system is a little different, they are all more complicated than
regular baby bottles or even the liner type.
Here are some testimonies about both the advantages and disadvantages
of the various types of vented baby bottles:
Ventaire by Playtex:
“The Ventaire is great. The bottom unscrews and a pliable diaphragm
goes in place allowing air to move out of the bottle and not into the
baby’s belly. They have an angled neck to allow for a more natural
drinking position and they have holes at the bottom to allow for the air to
leave the bottle instead of it being ingested by the baby. It makes
feeding easier on the ear canal, and the tilted shaped bottles allows you to
hold the baby in a more upright position.
While the Ventaire bottles do have more “parts” than some more
traditional bottles, all of the parts are large enough to be washed in the
dishwasher and don’t require a special brush. There is the nipple, top
ring that holds the nipple in place, bottle, gas eliminator filter and
bottom ring to hold it in place. I found if I assembled them after washing
them (instead of when I had a hungry baby) it was much easier.
Avent Bottles by Phillips
Avent Bottles are the best bet, particularly for breastfeeding moms who
need to use bottles. This bottle has a unique air flow system that has
been proven to help prevent gas pain associated with bottle feeding.
These bottles also have a separate adaptor kit available allowing you to
attach the bottle directly to a breast pump. Comes with a variety of
nipple sizes based on age, A good bottle can help prevent stomach upset
and other problems associated with bottles.
Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow
The best baby bottle I ever used was a Dr. Browns bottle. It reduces
colic, gas, and spit up. There are no liners, but there is a piece you
need to insert in the bottle. That piece of the bottle is hard to get
clean, but a cleaning tool is provided with a bottle purchase.
Again it seems that all these bottles promise to reduce gas and its
associated discomfort. So it seems the only difference is the number of
pieces needed to assemble each bottle and the degree of difficulty in
cleaning and sterilizing. The final result is that baby bottles are baby
bottles…or are they? You decide.
Baby Bottles are Baby Bottles – or are They? / Author: C.L. Hendricks
Occupation: website manager and content writer
C.L. Hendricks has been a Jill-of-all-trades and become an expert in some. She writes for http://www.invitingsmiles.com, http://www.survival-homestead.com, and http://www.car-accident-advice.com, as well as several other websites on a variety of topics.
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