i hadn't realized how much info goes into bottles, so here we go again. last time we talked about regular bottles. now we come to specialty bottles. there are some bottles out there that allow you to be handsfree. there are some bottles that are made special forbaby cereal. there are even bottle that help you transistion from breast feeding to bottle feeding. storage bottles are also in abundance so now what you are looking for.
bottles for storage are exactly what they sound like. they store milk ( formula or breast). when it comes to these bottles, really any bottle will do. when it comes down to it, wether you're using a bottle warmer or the microwave you're going to use that bottle to feed so why switch bottle to bottle. now if you are using bottles to store breastmilk in the freezer, freezing milk in a bootle is a bad idea. the reasons it is a bad idea is because you can't but breast milk into a MICROWAVE. the microwaves kill all the good stuff in breastmilk, so don't do it. second problem comes in the thawing process. when you heat up the bottle in hot water, you heat up the outer ring of milk but the inner ring is all slushie so the baby won't like it and spit it out. best idea is to store and freeze in bags lying down.
handsfree bottles sound kind of cool huh? for the most part they work. however, i have heard by a lot of parents that the tubes are ultra hard to clean and that they sometimes kink up. if this happens then baby isn't getting anything to eat and spends sometime sucking in air. not good for preventing colic. now the one bottle that doesn't have those problems, according to parents is the PODEE. look for it if hands free is what you're looking for.
transistion bottles are very difficult to come by although you could manage with a bit of patience with regular bottles. most bottle companies will tell you that its product is a transistion bottle. they just want you to buy their products. the best bottle that i have ever seen for transistion is the ADIRI. the reason it is so good , is that it is shaped more like the breast than any other bottle out there. another really great feature of the ADIRI is that it only has three parts to clean. now the problem with the ADIRI bottle is that people don't know how to store it. upside down is thew way to go with this particular bottle. storing it right side up will cause it to leak, a lot. it was designed to be stored upside down so help yourself out oif you get one.
bottles that are used for baby cereal are out there as well. this makes feeding your baby cereal easier. however it makes it harder for baby to learn to use a spoon. if cereal from a bottle is something you want to do, i would suggest once a day. almost every bottle system has a nipple for feeding cereal. it is usually the " x or y" cut nipples. especially for baby has a spring loaded bottle that helps to push the cereal out. now i know we are talking about bottles here, but BOON makes a spoon that is great. you mix the cereal in the spoon and spueeze out the food onto a spoon. it is simple and easy and makes very little mess. drop me a line or 2 to let me know how i'm doing. as always, love your kids and they will love you.
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