Baby Bottle Teat Flow Rate

We offer teats with a range of flow rates to suit babies from newborns to 6 months plus.

Baby bottle teat flow rate.

You may need to get a nipple with a slower flow if your baby is drinking their bottles too fast especially if they often get fussy after eating. The rounded soft classic teats are designed from dishwasher safe silicone this material is odorless and flavorless. Whether your little one takes their feed slowly or gulps it down quickly there s a teat that s right for them. Our bottles are made in two sizes 5oz 8oz and colors green pink.

We offer teats with a range of flow rates to suit babies from newborns to 6 months plus. The extra slow flow teat of our extra slow flow bottle allows the milk to flow at a slower rate than a standard teat which is ideal for babies who find standard teats flow rates too fast. It s good to remember that your baby should finish a bottle in around 15 minutes. A flow that is too fast might make your baby cough or splutter or.

Slow flow is generally preferable for newborns while you re both learning to feed. If baby was a messy eater going home i would ask your pediatrician about available outpatient speech therapy clinics that could do an assessment and help you get to a better bottle system for your baby. Faster flows are available for purchase. Brown s bottles and is a great starting point for many babies.

This usually means that a nipple with a faster flow is needed when your baby starts drinking more ounces per bottle. See below for more details. Slow flow is great for breastfed babies when switching between bottle and breast. The categories are slow medium and fast.

The avent natural newborn flow nipple has an exceptional anti colic valve that keeps air in the bottle and not in the baby s stomach by flexing. This affects how quickly milk flows from the teat into your baby s mouth. Avent natural newborn flow nipple. The gold standard is 1 2sucks swallow breathe per second if baby is swallowing more than once per swallow flow rate is possibly too high.

Breast milk is the best food for babies if you are breastfeeding your baby using a feeding bottle teat may interfere with the baby s natural way of. Flow rates of teats refer to the size or number of holes in the teat. Mimics the slower flow of breastfeeding level 1 nipple 0 months the level 1 nipple is included with almost all dr. There s no great difference between them but latex teats tend to be softer and more flexible although may need to be replaced regularly while silicone teats have a reputation for being more durable.

This reduces colic and fussing.