baby bottles

lets talk bottles people. it is something every parent use for there babies. now if you happen to go to a baby store you'll probably see a whole wall of them. you will see different sizes, shapes and brands. there are even different use for some types of bottles.

lets start with the standard type of bottles. those are the bottles use for everyday milk or formula. there is a lot of advertisements on the packages themselves about reducing colic. for those of you that don't know, colic is the amount of air a baby swallows while eating. this causes them to be gassy and fussy. from experience, you don't want a colicy baby. they cry and srceam all day. now i used four different types of bottles: playtex ventaire, born free, avent, and dr. browns. they all reduce colic, but some are better than others. me personally, love the avent bottle because there are less parts to clean then the other three. however, and it never happened to me, some parents i talked to said that they leaked a lot. the other three bottles all have at least four parts to clean. out of all the bottles the playtex was the worst at reducing colic. ninja monkey was using them and got sick bad. the born free is a good bottle but it just sat weird in my hand. which leaves dr. browns for last. i like these bottles the best because they reduce colic the most, in my opinion, and make feeding baby a cinch.

now, for all the bottles out there, there are standard and widemouth bottles. now standard bottles are great if you are not going to breast feed. they get use to a smaller nipple and a bit easier flow. the widemouth is great if you are going to breastfeed and bottle feed as well. the reason is that it is a larger nipple and makes the baby open their mouths a little wider. this feels more like the breast than a standard nipple and it makes them suckle just a little bit harder, just like when they are at the breast.

in the past year, there has been a lot of talk about bottles amde with BPA. BPA is a chemical that they put in a lot of plastics that make the bottle clear. there are studies out there that say that BPA causes learning disabilities, among other symptoms. the chemical is suppose to leak out into milk and other liquids when you heat the bottle up. i'm not sure about the exact tempurature but washing your bottles in the dishwasher is a no no. most if not all bottle companies now have glass bottles or BPA free bottles. personally, i'd go with BPA free so as not to break anything but i'll leave that up to you. now there are a lot more bottles to talk about but that will be in part 2 of baby bottles. until then, here is a little tip to give you some extra time. keep ahead of your bottle cleaning. as soon as the baby is asleep, wash your bottles so you are not rushing to get a bottle ready.

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