Teat stages

[Becky]

Im sure this is a really stupid question but I cant get my head round it! Why do they have different teats for 3 & 6 months? Do you have to use them?

Sorry if im being really simple! x

 

[Wobbles]

What bottles do you use?

The teat numbers are flow varied so teat 2 is faster than teat 1 etc

Caitlin was on teat 2 very early on ...teat 3 is usually the fastest flow

 

[Becky]

I use the CTN bottles with the teats with the 1 on them (assuming stage one) I didnt know if there was any signs to look for to move up a level! x

 

[~KACI~]

Signs i would look for is LO not taking much feed as usual (they often get bored trying to get milk out) but then less hours between feed (because they didn't get as much as they wanted in the first feed) ....If that makes sense

or fustration when feeding x

 

[Wobbles]

Caitlin struggled on teat 1 early on - she was a lazy drinker lol

Teat 3 is 6months+ but she didn't go on til 7/8 months they were too fast

& we use CTN bottles

If hes taking with teat 1 ok drinking enough appears not to be struggling then don't panic and when you move on to stage 2 you'll know if baby is comfy with them if not then you have them to go back to!

Will definately need to come from stage 1 at some point

 

[Welsh_mum_to_b]

so when they approachin 3 months, what stage shud they be on? xxx

 

[Wobbles]

My Caitlin was on stage 2 on CTN bottles until after 6 months! depends on baby

 

[fairywings]

I would say stage 2 at 3 months, but Amy used the closer to nature bottles until she could hold a bottle herself and never had to move the teat up from stage 1, she cried cause the other teats were too fast and she did not like it. x

 

[Tilly]

Bethanie was on teat 1 for ages, tried to go up a teat but it was spilling out all over the place. I think it's best to do it by your little one.

 

[Welsh_mum_to_b]

agghconfused now lol. as i had never realised bout the stages, just chcked after seeing this post and we ahve stages 1 and 2. gave her a stage 2 before seeing this post and two words.... projectile (and) vomit!!! happens sometime and we cant ever figure out wh. reckon it because of these stage 2's that we have? Major OOOPS if so!!!!
xxxxx

 

[keelykat]

we've just gone onto vari flow teats-brilliant!