Brown’s offers a series of bottle teats with increasing flow rates and you can always check with your Healthcare Professional as to the most appropriate level to use for your baby. When it comes to bottle feeding your baby, it can be tricky to figure out which teat type and size to choose, or when it might be time to move up to the next teat level. If your baby doesn’t cope with the faster flow, then resort back to the original teat and change it up in a few weeks. As a baby’s feeding develops and they are taking a longer time feeding from a Level 1 teat, many parents choose to move up to a Level 2 teat.

Appropriate if your child has shown consistent feeding with no difficulties and is taking larger amounts at the breast and bottle. If you think I’ve missed any other obvious signs of when to change teat size, please comment below to help other Mums! It’s best to replace teats at regular intervals – at least every two to three months – as washing and sterilising will wear on the material. This means that the size of the hole is always perfectly matched to the type of food: The correct flow speed for the food ensures that babies always suck vigorously and thus aids their healthy development.Having said that, every baby is different, so it’s a good idea to base your decision on a mix of the above, and your baby’s own unique eating habits. Some brands have more levels – as many as six different types of teat – providing a little more choice for parents looking to find a teat that’s just right. I was trying to hold off on giving him the sixth bottle if I could help it so he started waking at 3am for the food he needed. So, if you’re bottle feeding a newborn, then it’s a good bet to opt for four to six bottles and teats to get started with, then see how you go from there.

With my two babies I sometimes changed at just the right moment before they even showed any signs of needing to and it was seamless. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it to be accurate, it is not a substitute for reading the product packaging and label prior to use. Consider Level 4 for your baby if they are eating finger foods, drinking from a sippy cup, or if their Healthcare Professional has recommended thickening their milk. At first, I put many of these signs down to him having a growth spurt, going through a leap or general baby -grumpiness, but after an epiphany one evening, I suddenly discovered that actually he would benefit from moving up to a bigger teat size! Variable – features an adjustable flow rate that can be change between 1 and 3 by turning the bottle.You can use the age brackets of each teat size to gauge when it’s time to move up a size and/or flow rate, but your baby will also let you know when it’s time to change, or even if you’ve moved up too quickly. Step 1: Assemble clean bottle parts as follows: base with silicone valve, teat with screw ring, bottle body and protective cap. The ages are only guides though - you know your baby better than anyone and will be able to tell when they’re ready for a faster flow. The problem: Trace amounts of chemical substances gradually leach out of the plastic into the food and might eventually get into the body.

All Tommee Tippee bottles come with a slow flow teat, designed to suit a newborn baby to help them get used to drinking milk from a bottle. He began finishing all of his bottles, went back to drinking 8-9oz during each feed and was also back to feeding every four hours. If the hole in a baby bottle teat is too large and the flow rate is too fast for your baby, then it is possible for excess air to flow through with the milk and increase the likelihood of reflux.

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Confusingly for parents there is no industry-wide standard for the different flow rates and so every bottle range is a little different. Babies love the smart Skin Soft Teat because it feels so soft and familiar, just like a mother's skin. I remember well how my first baby was furiously sucking away on a bottle and seemed incredibly frustrated, having previously been happy with her feeds.Before the bottle is placed in the water bath or the bottle warmer, the sealing cap is always removed. As a result of exposure to BPA, experts and studies have seen disruptions to the hormone system and brain, diabetes and heart damage as well as an increased risk of cancer.