Dr. Browns bottles???????

Those who use these bottles...do you use the standard or wide neck bottles. It looks like the wide neck would be easier for us to hold but do you find one better than the other for the baby?

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I personally like the standard bottles.

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I like the wideneck ones...

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I like the standard...fits in the crook of my neck perfect when I need my hands for something.

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Thanks!! I'm going to be registering in the next week or two so i'm trying to research everything before i go.

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Posted by Ang-Rich

I like the standard...fits in the crook of my neck perfect when I need my hands for something.

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I use the standard ones

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Looks like the standard is the most common. Did you guys buy 2, 4 and 8 ounce bottles?

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Also, I find the standard size ones easier to travel with. Most diaper bags / bottle holders fit the standard size.

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Posted by Belladonna219

Also, I find the standard size ones easier to travel with. Most diaper bags / bottle holders fit the standard size.

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I use the standard and I would get a few 4 oz bottles but you will only need them for a little while probably. I have almost all 8 oz ones.

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I use the standard bottles. You can't miss what you never used:)

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We used both.

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Standard - I find they fit in my bag better.

I would register for some 4 ounce ones...but in my opinion I think you will use the 8 oz ones most often - so register for those as well.

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we've always used the standard ones.

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We've always used the standard, although I had one wideneck which I liked also (but it was a 4oz one). I wouldn't bother w/ the 2 oz. ones b/c baby will only use that for a week or 2. definitely 4 & 8 oz.

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standard. I used the 4oz and 8oz ones. Found no reason for the 2oz bc my little chubbs didn't drink 2oz for long and when he did I used the ready to feed 2oz bottles (similac).

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We used the wideneck bottles because we started of with the avent bottles which are wideneck as well, we eventually went back to them.

Having no dishwasher, besides DH, the Dr. Brown's were a PITA to clean!

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We have both but I do not like the wideneck bottles so far. With the tall, thinner bottles, the lines on the bottle give a better indicator as to how much the baby drank. With the wider bottles, he can drink a lot before there is a difference in the level of liquid against the lines on the bottle. I hope that makes sense. I had a tiny baby and we had to measure his intake carefully by counting CCs. We even used tiny preemie feeeders from the hospital for a while. Also, the wideneck bottles were as wide as his face and it felt weird to feed him from something so wide. I think I will be able to use the wideneck bottles later on.

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I just bought new bottles a couple of weeks ago and I went with the widenecks. I find them easier for me to hold and I am hoping Taylor will be ready to hold her own bottles soon so these seem easier.

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we liked the standards for the 4 oz bottles and the wide necks for the 8 oz. I never had a problem with them fitting in my bag, bottle heater, or anywhere else. I just found the wide necks easier to hold (DD was a slow eater and I found my hand would cramp up) and when she was ready they were easy for DD to hold too. Supposedly the wide necks are easier for breastfed babies to transition back and forth from if that's a concern for you.

My advice, go to the store and hold them yourself and see what you're comfortable with. And don't stock up up too many bottles at first, you may decide you don't even like Dr Brown's. I wouldn't even get the 8 oz bottles until you decide what you and DC like best.