Dr Brown's Natural Flow Bottle

We asked around when we were looking for bottles for our son and were recommended to try Dr Browns bottles. After breastfeeding my son from birth, I decided to try him with a bottle of formula, so tried these bottles. Firstly, they took a lot of washing and sterilising, because of all of the extra bits, then little bit of working out as there is more to them than just putting the teats in and screwing down the tops. Our son took to them straight away and was able to bring up his wind nice and easily with them. That said, I think it's unlikely that these bottles were the main reason for this as he never really had issues with his wind ...  Read the complete review

Dr Browns Bottles are infant feeding bottles designed to make it easier for baby to drink from, with claims of reducing colic, wind and ear infections. My daughter, 5 weeks premature, found bottle feeding difficult and it was a constant battle trying to get her to drink her milk. We tried several bottles, but usually the teats were too hard or to big. Eventually I bit the bullet and decided to try the more expensive wideneck Dr Brown's bottles. These bottles are designed to reduce the vacuum that can build up inside during feeding by allowing air into the bottle via a vent and a straw. The straw enables the air to go to the bottom of the bottle. This is good for ...  Read the complete review

I tried these bottles when my son had colic at about 6 weeks old when he'd cry all evening and nothing would soothe him or make him feel better. I was fortunate that a friend lent me their old bottles to try before I bought some myself and I was glad that she did. I didn't get on with them at all. The design of the bottle is really comfortable to hold and my son didn't refuse to drink from it. However the biggest downside I found was that it is just so complicated to put together and to wash it. The first time it took me around 10 minutes to figure out which bit goes where (granted I still had a bit of baby brain through lack of sleep but I'm fairly ...  Read the complete review

My second born Max suffered with colic from when I took him home from hospital. He would just constantly cry for hours and by the end of the first week I was looking like a walking zombie. After reading through one of my magazines I saw an advertisement for Dr Brown's Natural flow bottles. After trying almost everything else I decided to nip down to boots to purchase these and give them a go. * Colic * It's that dreaded thing that every parent has nightmares about. About 20% of babies get colic, it generally appears in babies aged between two weeks to two months, but it can also affect babies later on. It doesn't affect girls more than boys and colic ...  Read the complete review

I don't know who this Dr. Brown fellow is, but I tell you, I think he is a genius :) Having breastfed all my others and only using bottles when leaving with grandma etc., this time around I decided to do the same, so I just replaced the nipples on our old bottle assortment (Mothercare bottles that came with the steriliser), and sat back confidently. DOH! Things do not always go according to plan. The trouble all started when I noticed that for some reason, though I was latching him on in what seemed to be the correct manner (baby number four here!), my nipples were mysteriously getting VERY sore and he was full of wind, drawing his poor ...  Read the complete review