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Dr Brown Bottles – Reinventing Feeding Bottles

Posted in Bottle on January 26th, 2010 by fiona – Be the first to comment

Dr Brown bottles are  considered by many the best infant feeding bottles on the market today. The unique “natural flow” technology has mutated the concept of artificial feeding. In other words, Dr Brown feeding bottle ensures the baby is suckling as if he/she is breast fed.

Baby Dr Brown bottle features a double layered hollow ventilation device which enables the bottle to function like no other product available on the market today. The vent system allows the baby to feed while channeling the air away from the milk. The unique design never permits the air to mix with the milk. Air has been proved to oxidize several nutrients like vitamins A, C and E. The oxidation of these vitamins would render them nearly useless to the nursing infant.
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Colic has been long been identified as a common problem during the early 6 months of life. Although immaturity of the digestive and absorptive functions of the newborn’s gastrointestinal system is the main predisposing factor for development of infantile colic, faulty feeding techniques can sometimes aggravate the problem. Swallowing too much air while feeding or “aerophagia” usually leads to colic, distension and feeding difficulties. Artificial feeding has long been criticized for delivering air to infants mixed with their milk fed. Accordingly, artificially fed infants are more liable to develop infantile colic than those who are breast fed. Dr Brown’s smart vent system bans air from flowing with milk while the infant is feeding; hence, studies have reported a decline in the incidence of infantile colic amongst infants fed using Dr Brown’s bottles.

The unique design of the bottles allows positive pressure feeding which ensures the milk doesn’t passively flow to the infant. Positive pressure feeding techniques resemble breast feeding and are essential for proper development of the muscles of facial expression. Moreover, the effort expenditure in positive pressure feeding is an equivalent to light physical exercise to infants and aids in the overall motor development of those cute little things.

The bottles’ nipples are made of highly purified silicone and are very soft. There are two types of nipples which are standard nipples and wide neck nipples. Wide neck nipples are very similar to the natural breast’s nipple and areola and are useful for infants especially in their first few months. There are 4 levels of nipples that differ in their rate of fluid flow. Moreover, nipples with rather large Y shaped cuts are available and are useful for permitting fast flow of thick liquids such as fresh fruit juices. Dr Brown propylene bottles are somehow lighter than the glass bottles. Both types are free from BPA, PVC, lead and phthalates. These toxic products have proven health hazards.

Dr Brown feeding bottles have developed a technology that has rendered these bottles unmatchable by any other competing products. The positive pressure feeding technique is healthy and helps decrease the incidence of spit-ups, regurgitation, colic and distension. The products are recommended by most pediatricians as the best feeding bottles in America today.

Dr Brown Bottles – Defying Infantile Colic

Posted in Bottle on January 23rd, 2010 by fiona – Be the first to comment

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.

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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.