Breast Pump: Born free
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Born Free Bottles or Some Other Kind
Asked by E.R. from Chicago
on June 3, 2011
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I am due for baby number to any time know. We are looking for bottles to use for when I pump. I am very much interested in the born free bottles. Please someone help a...
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- We used the Born Free with our youngest and loved them! I even passed them on to my brother/SIL and they are still holding up (of course they purchased all new nipple...
- They just recently came out with the fact that the BPA free may not be any better, but I swear they change things so quickly who would know! I personally would go with...
- I used Born Free, and while I liked them, there were a lot of parts to clean. However, I had to use soy formula with my daughter and it's a lot thicker than breastmil...
Avent or Born Free Bottles???
Asked by D.G. from San Diego
on December 22, 2009
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I am due to have my 2nd baby in January and I can't decide which bottles to use. I will be breastfeeding as long as possible but will still need bottles. I used Aven...
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- Born Free, hands down. My daughter became a totally different baby with these bottles. Less spitting up (she spit up a ton), slept better. I have a new one on the w...
- I use born free and my little man had bad gas until I switched to them, never tried avant but am very hapy with bf!
- i think you should be conderned about plastics and should use the glass bottles.
Breast Pumps/Bottles
Asked by S.S. from Saginaw
on January 14, 2007
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I have decided that instead of breast feeding this next child, I am going to use a breast pump. I used a breast pump with my first son, but it was a manual. This time ...
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- S., I could either tell you from a Nutritionist/Dietitian point of view (which is what I went to school for) or from my personal experience. Or maybe alittle bit of...
- Dr. Browns were great. My daughter did great with them. Cleaning the bottles is kind of a pain. My daughter is now 8 months old and I wanted to change bottles and sh...
- try adri.com I have also used advent and dr browns
Breast Pump
Asked by T.C. from Detroit
on July 5, 2009
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What breast pump do you recommend? I was thinking about the medela but using avent bottles. The lady at the store said avent bottles have more nipple options than me...
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- some advent bottle leak. the ones I use where from johnson and johnson. I don't know hwats good and not.
- I used the Medela Pump In Style Advanced. I pumped for about a year 3 times a day 5 days a week and it still works great. My advice if you get this or any other pump...
- I have used only Medela - both the single electric & the double electric. Hands down, I love the Medela Pump In Style double electric. It's a time & life saver! ...
Breast Pump Recommendations
Asked by S.S. from San Francisco
on January 14, 2008
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Hi,
I am due to give birth in 2 months with my first baby. I am planning to breast feed and would like some advice on breast pumps, which brands work best etc. Any ad...
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- the avent breast pumped works really great, i wish i bought it with my first child. even if you get the manuel, it is a great pump
- Definitely the Medela Pump In Style Advanced. I know it's more expensive but SO worth it! I loved it! It was best for pumping at work but even when I was on mat...
- Get the Medela Pump in Style - they are very very expensive new, so my ob recommended I get one slightly used off of ebay. You can buy new and boil all the tubes and m...
Breast Pumps and Bottle Feeding
Asked by K.G. from Pocatello
on June 4, 2009
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Hi all, my 5 1/2 month old son is pretty much strictly breastfed, but on occasion we have left him with my mom and a bottle of formula to go on a date or something. Wh...
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- check out la lecha league international's website. My daughter who is totally breastfed wouldn't take a bottle with, so last week when I had to be away from her for a...
- Both my kids are breastfed, and were only occasionally bottle fed. I have an Avent Isis manual pump and it works great. I wouldn't want to use it if I was pumping full...
- I've only used electric, so I don't have any recommendations for that, but have you tried your friends? I bought an electric pump that I used at home to help increase...
Breast Pump Recommendations???
Asked by N.H. from Los Angeles
on February 11, 2008
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Purely Yours Breast Pump by Ameda or Pump In Style by Medela? I am expecting my second child in a few months & have to work almost immediately after & have no doubt ab...
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- I'm not speaking from experience here because I'm 9 months pregnant with my first, but I just went to a breastfeeding class last night and the instructor said that the...
- Hi N., I searched high and low when I was pumping with my first baby. I had a hospital grade Medela that I had rented and that thing felt like it was ripping off m...
- I have used both and they are both great pumps! I lean more towards the Medela, it has less parts to deal with and the bottles seem to be bigger and able to hold more ...
Bottles and Breast Pumps
Asked by M.F. from Denver
on August 28, 2008
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Hi moms!
I'm in the begining of my third trimester with my first baby and I'm trying to figure out what I need. I know I need to pump because I'll be a working mom...
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- Medela seems to be one of the best when it comes to pumps. They have a new pump out called the Freestyle. I don't have it (wish I did), but it sounds great. It weighs ...
- Avent pumps will work with the wide-mouthed avent bottles. Other pumps will work with the regular narrow mouthed bottles. Probably best to choose a pump first and then...
- I didn't have a problem finding a bottle my daughter would use...she just used what we gave her =) Yeah, we're lucky. We started using the Playtex ventaire. I DO li...
Plastic/ BPA Breast Pump and Bottles
Asked by J.O. from New York
on April 11, 2008
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I saw on the today show that there are some plastics when put in the microwave or dishwasher may release toxins. I didn't see the whole segment, but I pump my breast ...
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- Mary K is correct. You do not need to worry about the plastic in your breast pump, those parts are never microwaved or ran through the dishwasher, so they are fine....
- Nuby, Advent and Dr browns all make BPA free bottles and sippy cups, Also glass bottles are good, And NOT microwaving plastics is always safe. try heating in a bowl ...
- If you use a medela breast pump...go to the website. They say all thier pump accessories are BPA free. I have been using these to store milk as well, and feel comple...
Breast Feeding to Pumped Bottle
Asked by R.M. from Madison
on February 6, 2008
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I have a 3 month old breast-fed baby girl. The last few days my husband has tried to introduce a bottle of pumped milk. One time she drank 1 oz. and then freaked out. ...
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- I know its frustrating. My daughter refused a bottle even after I went back to work. Luckily I worked in a small office a couple evenings a week, so my hubby would j...
- Keep trying, but you might be too late. With my first, I tried giving a bottle after a few months so that my husband and I could go out for a night, but my son said N...
- I didn't breastfeed, but I know even for bottle fed babies you sometimes have to try different style of bottles and nipples.
