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The best bottles for babies with colic
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When your little one is suffering from terrible colic, choosing the right bottle to feed them with can help with easing their symptoms.
Specially designed anti-colic bottles often have built-in valves, which help to reduce air bubbles in the milk and make feeding much more comfortable.
They tend to be more expensive than everyday bottles, but most mums will happily pay the extra for a happier baby!
1. Tommee Tippee Advanced Anti-Colic Feeding Kit WAS, £164.99 NOW
* Feeding kit with everything you need
* Includes eight anti-colic bottles
* Great value set that includes a speedy steam steriliser
This purse-friendly kit has everything you need for bottle feeding your baby. Included is a Tommee Tippee Advanced steam steriliser which will make your bottles germ-free in just five minutes, eight bottles, a bottle and food warmer, two insulated bottle bags, a bottle brush, four milk powder dispensers and even a soother!
Phew! What a bargain!
2.Natural Flow Options Bottle (two-pack)
*Has an internal vent that limits air bubbles in the milk to help limit painful wind
*Controlled flow so babies can feed at their own pace
*Comes complete with a vent-cleaning brush
These bottles are designed to filter out air bubbles through the teat while feeding. The soft-flow silicone teat is gentle on your little one’s mouth and the wide neck makes the bottles easier to clean. As your baby's feeding develops, you can remove the air flow vent if they no longer have issues.
3. Latch Bottle (three-pack)
*Breast-shaped bottle designed to feel as natural as possible
*The teat's flow has been reduced to feel the same as when being breast-fed
*Has an unique LATCH™ anti-colic valve
The teat is designed like an accordion, so it flexes as your baby moves their head. This makes it easier for them to keep latched on and restricts the amount of air they swallow, thus reducing colic. It also mimics the natural breastfeeding process by releasing more breast milk as baby pushes against the teats base.
4. Natural Touch Silicone Bottle
*Made from 100% BPA free silicone
*Has the new Nûby SoftFlex Breast Size Nipple
*Soft silicone base that you can squeeze to help your baby to feed
This bottle has a new and improved soft silicone teat that mimics your own nipple’s movement perfectly, ideal for transitioning from breast to bottle. The anti-colic valves in the base make feeding more comfortable for your little one and there are soft 'nubs' on the surface to massage baby’s gums. We also like the softness of the bottle, which you can gently squeeze.
5. Anti-Colic Bottle (three-pack)
*These bottles are proven to reduce colic by 80%
*They can self-sterilise so ideal for travel
*With a super-soft teat to help mimic the breast
The vented detachable base helps reduce colic as it allows an easy drinking flow, and the super soft 'silk' feel teat is perfect for delicate newborns. Best of all, they can be make germ-free easily, simply pop them in the microwave for three minutes for perfectly sterilised bottles, ready for feeding your baby.
6. Classic+ Anti-Colic Feeding Bottle (two-pack)
* Made from BPA-free plastic
*Leak-free bottle design
*Bottle has less parts so easier to clean
Ensuring that your baby can actively control the milk flow, this bottle has an airflex teat that helps them latch on and prevents air being swallowed while they feed. The anti-colic valve stops air flowing into your baby's tummy and causing painful wind. Fully compatible and interchangeable with the entire Philips Avent range.
7. Closer to Nature Advanced Anti-Colic Bottle (four-pack)
*These bottles are designed to reduce colic symptoms
*The three-piece anti-colic straw draws air away from milk
*It has a rounded breast-like teat
These bottles have a super sensitive anti-colic valve and vent tube that helps your baby feed without pausing, and also have heat-sensing tubes so that you can check the temperature of the milk. The heat sensing technology also turns the anti-colic straw pink when baby's feed is too hot. Tommee Tippee say that the bottles can reduce colic by 80%.
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