When The Boy was around nine months old, I went back to work full-time outside of the home. Up until then, he had had very few bottles. My husband was not itching to give him one, and if The Boy was not starving, he would refuse it anyway. We started trying bottles when The Boy was rather young (4–6 weeks old), but he always preferred the breast. Needless to say, the impending start of daycare left me anxious.
I tried numerous bottles—many for the second, third or fourth try. He would not take any of them. Then we went to a sippy cup, which he would use when I was around, but the daycare told me that he would not drink from one while at daycare. Then, I discovered THE bottle of my dreams! The Adiri Natural Nurser.
The Natural Nurser is designed to mimic breastfeeding, and is BPA-free. There is a vent on the bottom to reduce gas and relieve colic as well. The age guidelines did not really hold true for my son, as he stayed on the level two bottle until he was almost one year old.
The Natural Nurser is easy to use and clean. A couple of things I learned though:
- When tipping the bottle upside down for filling, tap it on the counter a couple of times to ensure that the lid is on tightly. This prevents leaking from the nipple while filling.
- The vent on the bottom/lid and the surrounding area of the lid needs to be completely dry or the bottle will leak.
- Only warm this bottle by running water over it or warming the milk first and then pouring it in, as bottle warmers heat it REALLY quickly and the pressure builds up inside causing it to leak.
The Natural Nurser is available online, in stores and in some international locations. You can check to see if it is available near you here.
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I’ve heard really good things about this bottle. We tried Avent, then Dr Brown’s, and Oliver was completely fine with both until I started taking the Shatavari and More Milk Plus and my milk supply increased enough that we didn’t need to supplement. He refused bottles completely once I was providing enough. If we have another and I need to supplement again though, this is the bottle I want to try.
Maybe I should have discussed my love-hate relationship with my pump first? LOL!
It is important to follow the tricks though, because if you don’t, the bottle will leak, and that is the #1 complaint I have read about it. I never had a problem once I got the hang of it though.
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We use Born Free’s BPA-free plastic bottles. They have worked well. I did lots of homework when the Canadian gov’t banned BPA in children’s products — the Avent bottles got pitched in the trash.