I am a nurse who works overnight in the hospital. My six month old baby is breastfed and nurses while I am home but occasionally drinks breastmilk from a bottle. Out of all of the bottles we have tried, the Avent natural baby bottle is our favorite. I like the wide nipple on these bottles that is a more natural shape comparable to a mothers breast. My baby has never had a problem drinking from Avent bottles and nipples. When my baby was ready for a faster flowing nipple than the newborn one that came with the bottle, I was not sure how fast of a flow to purchase. I did not want to waste money purchasing different flows to try. I also did not want to guess and buy one that was too slow or too fast. The variable flow nipple takes away all of the guess work in choosing the correct flow nipple. It is the only nipple you need. Depending on which direction the bottle is rotated you can increase or decrease the speed of flow. Before trying the variable flow nipple my baby was using a stage 2 nipple. On the variable flow she is also happiest drinking with the nipple in the 2 position. When the bottle was turned to the 3 position my baby started to gag due to the flow being too fast for her. I love that later, if she decides she wants a faster flow, I can simply rotate the bottle to provide that. I previously had a different brand of bottle where the vent was on the bottom and could easily get covered when holding the bottle. These do not have that problem - the vent is always clear. I would also say the anti-colic vent works because we have not had any problems with reflux or gas lately.
The only negative I can think of for these nipples would be if your baby feeds themselves. You have to position the bottle a certain way to get each of the 3 different flows and keep that specific spot at the top of the bottle to maintain the flow. This would be challenging, if not impossible for a baby.
I highly recommend these nipples when your baby is ready for a faster flow. This eliminates all of the guess work out of choosing the correct speed and you can make sure your baby is getting the perfect feed every time! I love a product that can grow with my quickly growing baby.
Thanks to the weeSpring Parent Panel for providing me with this bottle. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
