Recommendation #1: Baby Bottles

Here is the first in what I think will be a fun series. Me giving my opinion on what products we use and what I wish I would have used instead. So let’s start with what I think is the most used item: baby bottles!

Ever have that nagging voice in your head make you freak out about what happens when plastic gets heated one too many times? Well, I did and that is why I chose glass bottles. No microplastics or leeching of chemicals is one less thing to worry about when you are reheating your tea…again…

Now I know, “glass + baby” sounds like a bad combination, but hear me out! I have found that glass is really a great choice if you want to reuse the same bottles between all of your kids, or if you have multiples like us. We chose to use the Phillips Avent Naturals.

Of course we Frankensteined ours with the Evenflow Balance Nipples. I feel like they helped in going from boobies to bottles with little transition issues. I also liked the shape better than the ones that come with the bottles, but you do you Honey!

These bottles come in both 4oz and 8oz options, and honestly, I adore the wide mouth! Easier to not pour half your bag of breastmilk out on the counter at 5 am in the dark because you’ve missed the opening.

Yes, this happened. And yes, tears were shed…

We loved this combination, especially when the girls were tiny little terrors. Latching was rough in the beginning, so this system worked for us. But now as the girls are older, I would change things around.

I have absolutely fallen in love with the Lansinoh brand. They come in glass options as well as plastic, and also a wide variety of sizes!! They offer 2oz, 5oz, 8oz, and even 11oz! However, the only glass options are the 5 and 8. They have the wide mouth I love so much, and come on… They are purple!!! Who doesn’t love the colour purple?!?!? Plus I feel they are a good all around nipple as well.

All in all, you have to find what works for you and your baby. Sometime babies will use anything as long as the end result is a full belly, and some are a bit more particular. These are just what I have found works and what my opinions are.