Dr Brown Bottles – Defying Infantile Colic
Infantile colic is a common problem that is quite annoying to babies and their parents. Although most normal infants experience infantile colic during their first 6 months of life, adopting healthy feeding techniques can sure decrease its incidence. Dr Brown bottles are amongst the best infant feeding bottles that ensure infants wouldn’t develop colic and gases.
Colic is a problem that is usually caused by the immaturity of the gastrointestinal system of the baby and faulty techniques of feeding. Undigested nutrients are acted upon by the bacteria in the intestines which break them down and produce gases that lead to colic and flatulence. The baby mustn’t be flat during feeding as this may cause many problems like middle ear infections, infantile colic and regurgitation.
Dr Brown baby bottles are of two types; glass bottles and propylene bottles. Both types can be safely washed in a dish-washer. All Dr Brown feeding bottles are designed to have a patented functional internal ventilation system that prevents infants from swallowing a large amount of air during feeding. Pediatricians agree that swallowing of air or “orophagia” is a major factor in development of infantile colic. The internal ventilation system ensures that babies won’t swallow air while feeding.
Both Dr Brown propylene bottles and glass bottles are designed to provide natural flow of milk through the nipple to resemble the flow of milk from the breast. Infant bottles, which allow milk to flow at high rate, are hazardous to infants and might cause aspiration. On the other hand, if a bottle permits very slow flow of milk, your infant would be tired during suckling without feeding the amount enough for his age. Recent studies have proved that infants feeding from Dr Brown bottles are less likely to develop otitis media, gastro-esophageal reflux and colic. The nipples’ sizes usually resemble the areola and nipple of the real breast which guarantee the infant will be comforted while feeding as if he/she is breast feeding.
Infant colic has long been linked to infectious agents. Recent researches have proved that many infectious agents are incriminated to increase the severity of colic paroxysms. Having these into consideration, Dr Brown feeding bottles are designed to connect directly to almost all types of breast pumps. If you use a breast pump that can’t be attached to the feeding bottle, pouring the milk from a container to the other can increase the risks for contamination. Moreover, the propylene feeding bottles are made from BPA free plastic; hence, it has no health hazards as compared to other plastic products.
Dr Brown feeding bottles are considered by many experts a healthy alternative to breast feeding. Although bottle feeding is not as healthy as breast feeding, choosing the right manufacturer for your infant’s feeding bottles is pivotal in ensuring healthy growth and development.
Dr Brown feeding bottles have been recently proved to be associated with less incidence of colic in infants who feed with them. With a design that eliminates swallowing of air and a rather convenient price, Dr Brown bottles should be your first choice.
