All babies have gas; it is just a fact of life. Their digestive systems are still developing and they tend to get a lot of gas especially when they are first born. Sometimes gas causes the newborn to appear like they are smiling and sometimes the gas can be painful and causes your baby to cry. You can use the gas drops to help your baby feel better, but why not give them a baby bottle that is made to help reduce the risk of gas to your baby. The best bottles for babies with gas starts with the immensely popular Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow Bottles.
What makes Dr.Brown’s Bottles good at getting rid of baby’s gas? The design of the bottle was specifically designed to help reduce the risk of your baby getting gas. The bottle contains a patented two-piece venting system that fits right into the bottle. There is a tube with what looks like a cup on top and a rubber insert designed with holes to keep the milk or formula going through to the nipple. There is less air in the bottle that can travel through the nipple and this will greatly reduce the amount of gas that your baby has. These bottles are very affordable they often come in packs of 3 and they are priced at $ 14.88 depending on where you purchase them. You can find these bottles in Target, Wal-Mart and anyplace that sells baby items.
Playtex Bottles have been around for many years; one of their most advanced products is the VentAire. These bottles are designed to help reduce your baby’s Colic and Gas. These are reusable bottles that use what they call a micro channel vent technology. The air vents back into the back of the bottle and not through the nipple like other brands. These bottles are angled bottles and the design will also help reduce gas and colic in newborns. These bottles come in two sizes and they also come in packs of 3, the price for these bottles is $ 17.97,depending on where you shop they could be more or less money.
If your baby has a problem with gas, it could be type of bottle that you are using. By using these bottles you can start to see how much less your baby fusses about gas and gas pains. Do your self a favor, if you are a new mom to be, start using these bottles right from the start. Why have your baby go through unnecessary discomfort when they don’t have to.
My 7-week old daughter has been on using Dr Browns bottles since day one, and I am kind of disappointed. She still has gas, she still spits up. I am going to try the playtex drop-ins starting tonight to see how they work.
My twelve week old has been on the drop-ins since she was a week old after breastfeeding was not successful. All of a sudden in the last twelve weeks, she has been twisting and bringing her legs up halfway through the feed. I found them very successful but just tried the Playtex Vent air and for a very gassy fussy baby, she immediately calmed down. She still had a little bit of gas but that is normal, the crying stopped immediately and there was very little burping and no spit up (compared to a large amount of spit up previously). Good luck!