With our first three children we used Dr. Brown’s bottles exclusively. There’s no real reason for this except that we registered for them with our first baby, got them, they worked, and so we stuck with them. There are so many bottles on the market, I find it overwhelming to try to choose one over another with little to no information to work with. So I was happy that the Dr. Brown’s bottles worked for us and that I didn’t have to make the paralyzing decision about which bottles to buy. We’ve never even tried another bottle brand, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when we were offered the opportunity to try out the Chicco NaturalFit bottles with baby No. 4.
Also, they’re different than the other bottles we have used because they’re short and squat, compared to the tall, thin bottles. Again, not really an indication of how they’ll function but they are super cute. And appearance is something! Plus, the set I got also came with a pink pacifier, which seems like a nice bonus.
We’ve been using the “newborn flow” because I’m also nursing and I always worry that if eating from a bottle is too easy, the baby will grow to prefer that over nursing. She has been able to eat from the bottle without any trouble. The flow is not so fast that it makes her choke and isn’t so slow that she gets frustrated. Happy baby, happy parents!
These bottles have an angled nipple, which, according to the Chicco website, is “designed for the way newborns latch on to the breast with their lips well-opened.” And I would have to agree that the way my baby’s mouth looks while she’s eating from the bottle is similar to the way it looks when she’s latched onto the breast. Much more so than with the other bottles we’ve used. The Chicco website also describes the nipples as “breast-like, soft and flexible nipple for easy transition between breast and bottle,” which is something I think most moms who are breastfeeding and using a bottle are concerned about. At least I know that I am!
Having been a devout Dr. Brown’s consumer for more than six years, I am happy to say that I was equally as pleased with the Chicco NaturalFit bottles! For any parents who find themselves standing in the baby aisle, staring at what seems to be an endless amount of choices in baby bottles, I can wholeheartedly recommend the Chicco NaturalFit bottles for your baby!
Price: from $9