I never imagined I’d go through as many sippy cups and bottles as I have with my two children. I’ve had almost 3 years of experience with nearly every bottle and sippy cup on the market so I have a pretty good idea of what works for my children. Because I just adore most European-designed products, I was thrilled to hear that Tommee Tippee, the number-one brand of infant and toddler feeding products in Great Britain, was making it’s debut in the US.
We were offered a first-look at their bottles and sippy cups, thanks to the company and Mom Bloggers Club. To start with, I’ll tell you what I look for in both a bottle and a sippy cup.
1. Anything that I use with my children must be BPA-free
2. Bottles should mimic what a baby does while nursing to prevent confusion or rejection
3. Bottles should have a venting system to prevent a baby from taking in too much air
3. Sippy cups should not leak. Period.
4. Ideally, bottles and sippy cup parts should be interchangeable.
5. Both bottles and sippy cups should be ergonomically shaped and light weight so babies and tots can hold them (once old enough)
6. Both bottles and sippy cups should be affordable since children go through a lot of them.
Our baby girl has taken less than 10 bottles in her entire 2 months of life. For the first several months I prefer it that way. But more and more I’m allowing her a bottle here and there so that I have the freedom to leave her for a few hours with my husband or my mom. Tommee Tippee’s Closer to Nature line of bottles are designed with a “soft, wide nipple that naturally flexes and stretches” to mimic breastfeeding. The natural shape allows the baby to latch on effortlessly to ease the transition from breast to bottle. I waited too long to introduce a bottle to my son and he never took it well, particularly when I tried to give it to him. We tried this bottle with our daughter (my mother gave it to her) when we went out for Valentine’s Day and she took it without a lot of effort or coaxing. And I didn’t have any difficulty nursing her afterward. I particularly like how soft the nipples are and I think that’s why she took it so easily. Here is a bit more information from the site:
Closer to Nature bottles are BPA-and Phthalate-free. The ultra-sensitive anti-colic valve lets babies feed at their own pace with less air, vacuum build-up and nipple collapse, which can help reduce gas and colic while feeding. Nipples are progressively staged in slow, medium, fast and vari-flow rates to meet growing babies’ needs.
A 5 or 9 ounce bottle retails for $7.99 which is very inexpensive, considering that I have seen BPA-free baby bottles retail for up to $20 a bottle.
We also had an opportunity to review Tommee Tippee’s Explora line of sippy cups. Their main selling point is that they’re spill and leak-proof. I could tell you numerous tales of sippy cup failures. Most of them can be attributed to the fact that the top snapped on rather than screwing on. If a sippy cup is capable of leaking, my son will most definitely figure it out. So far he hasn’t been able to get these to leak!
The Explora Line features tops that screw on (thankfully!). The sippy cups were designed by a physicist, and utilize an advance-flo valve, which requires little effort to drink from. The cups are designed in stages. Each is designed with a specific grip to fit little tots’ fingers and unique spouts specific to their age (from soft touch to dura spouts). I find the cups to be a bit, wide but my son didn’t have any difficulty grasping them. I like the fact that the spouts start off soft, but become increasingly more durable because I’ve experienced the “chewing” of sippy cups, especially when he teethes. Each spout was designed to support a child’s natural oral development at each age/stage. I only wish the sippy cups and bottles were interchangeable. The sippy cups are available in boy and girl colors/designs and a two-pack retails for $7.99 (so affordable!).
Tommee Tippee offers an entire line of feeding products, designed for every stage of your child’s development and available at Babies R Us.
I did not receive compensation for this post. Product samples were received to facilitate this review.
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My baby girl was initially fully breastfeed and when i was about to start work, i switch her to bottle. Have tried alot of brands of bottles but to valid and she struggle alot for afew mintues before she can finally settle down to drink her milk. When a friend introduce me to this brand, I did not hesitate to give it a try. My baby girl likes it very much and suck it without any struggling. It is indeed very close to our breast even the shape of the nipple.
One thing that I dislike about the bottle is the texts of the oz/ml that are transparent that make it difficult for us to see especially for our mothers.
Dang! I don’t have a Babies ‘R’ Us here. I wonder if any of my mommy friends have tried this one.
I loved the sippy cups too. I think they are my favorite cups.