Baby Bottle Teat Flow Rate

Avent natural newborn flow nipple.

Baby bottle teat flow rate.

We offer teats with a range of flow rates to suit babies from newborns to 6 months plus. It s good to remember that your baby should finish a bottle in around 15 minutes. This reduces colic and fussing. 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.

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. Slow flow is great for breastfed babies when switching between bottle and breast. Whether your little one takes their feed slowly or gulps it down quickly there s a teat that s right for them. Teats are made from either silicone or latex and babies tend to prefer one or the other.

Slow flow is generally preferable for newborns while you re both learning to feed. Flow rates of teats refer to the size or number of holes in the teat. 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 affects how quickly milk flows from the teat into your baby s mouth.

We offer teats with a range of flow rates to suit babies from newborns to 6 months plus. See below for more details. The 5oz bottle comes with a slow flow nipple suitable for newborns up to 3 months and the 8oz bottle comes with a medium flow nipple for growing little ones between 3 to 6 months. The categories are slow medium and fast.

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 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. Mimics the slower flow of breastfeeding level 1 nipple 0 months the level 1 nipple is included with almost all dr. This usually means that a nipple with a faster flow is needed when your baby starts drinking more ounces per bottle.

Our bottles are made in two sizes 5oz 8oz and colors green pink. 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. Whether your little one takes their feed slowly or gulps it down quickly there s a teat that s right for them. Brown s bottles and is a great starting point for many babies.

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.