Nuk bottles

[skunkpixie]

Im sure I must hve asked this question before but would really like to know what you ladies think of Nuk bottles. I have a few questions about them so if mums who have tried them out could help me that would be great!

Would you say they were more for prem/small babies or would they suit all babies?
Are they more specifically for mums who combine breast and bottle or would they be ok for an exlusivly formula fed baby too?
They only have 1 teat size that is supposed to last from 0-6 months. Does this one-size-fits-all theory really work?

Im having a really tough time deciding which bottles to use this time round and am very indecisive when it comes to choosing so any help would be greatly appreciated! xxxx

 

[Maxy1]

I used NUK for combi feeding with DS. I would say they are for all babies (combi or FF), the teats get bigger as the babies mouth grows which I think is a great idea.

We used a flow 1 for DS for EBM and went to a flow 2 for FF, both were the same teat size (diff size hole in teat), and the next flow up changed the teat size. They may have stopped doing this now, but this was definitely the case for us. I would say no, that i don't think one size is the best because all babies are different and DS turned out to be a big gulper and he moved onto flow 2 teats by 8 weeks old, he loves the fast flow and would get frustrated and unruly with anything slower than he liked.

I really enjoyed the NUK bottles, they were the easiest to use for me and were a good size for transporting round. I tried others and found them to be quite fiddly. The only negative I found with the NUK was that the little caps that sit inside the bottles don't seal very well so if the bottle fell over it could leak a bit. But I just used a single bottle bag and filled the bottle with cooled boiled water and took formula in a separate container, so for me, it was only spilled water.