What Is Your Favorite Type of Bottles?

I did everything to avoid using the Dr. Brown's bottles, going thru at least 11 diff brands (who knew there were that many brands????) - only to find that they were the only ones my son liked and were the only ones that truly cut down on the gas. Good luck!

I love the cheap Playtex bottles (3 in a pack) from Target. I use Dr. Brown's nipples in those cheap bottles. I know what you mean about the Dr. Brown's Bottles........ Been there... done that..... :)

Born Free. They were great-BPA free, and leak-free unlike AVENT.

Playtex drop-ins! You can squeeze the air out of them, they are low maintenance and few parts, and bpa free (and cheap!). Even the Walmart and Target brand drop-ins are bpa free. My babies both had reflux and colic and we tried Dr. Browns and Born Free. They both did MUCH better on the drop-ins.

Don't buy any. If you aren't successful with breastfeeding in the hospital than they will give you the nursettes with formula. But, you need to just breastfeed - no bottles - for a good 3-4 weeks if you want to establish a good nursing relationship. It is hard work at first, but well worth it in the end. My first baby didn't get the hang of it and never nursed after the hospital (I pumped for a year). My 2nd baby nursed immediately (hint, don't let them clean the baby or you before the baby is put on your chest and you have your first nursing session). Babies need to smell their mamas. I worked really hard at making sure we learned to nurse together and he is now over 8 months old and still nursing! Once you get the hang of it, it is so much easier than worrying about water, formula and washing bottles! I pump now while at work and then nurse my son in the morning, evening and weekends. He still loves to nurse:)

If you need a bottle, you can get one at the grocery store or any drugstore at anytime, day or night. Don't spend money on breastmilk storage or on bottles now. PS I use the Lansinoh milk storage bags and they are awesome if you plan to freeze milk.

Drop-ins were the easiest. I liked DR browns bottles but they were a pain in the butt to clean..so many parts!!

We used glass bottles made by Gerber. I found them very easy to clean (and they don't get cloudy like some plastic bottles) and sterilize and they were good for storage of breast milk as well. Glass isn't for everyone, I guess, but they worked well for us.

I love the Playtex Nurser bottles. They have the disposable bags that they come with and my son wont drink out of any other bottle. They are great because they dont let in as much air as other bottles.
Also, I know people say that buying the bags would be expensive but its really not. After my son is done drinking his bottle I will wash out the bag for the next use. So you dont have to replace them each time.

I found that wide-mouth bottle were most compatible with breastfeeding, without being a specific 'breast-feeding bottle' (like the ones made by Medela, etc). When my babies used a bottle with a narrow top, they changed their latch to be narrow, which was painful for me. The wide mouth bottles keep the babies mouth open wider when they eat, which is more similar to how they latch on when breastfeeding.

I have several different kind of wide-mouth bottles (Avent, Playtex, Nuk) and they are all fine. My favorite are the Playtex Vent-Air bottles, which are nice because both the top and bottom screw off which is easier for cleaning. They are more parts to keep track of though, so if you want fewer parts, I'd recommend the Avent or Nuk wide-mouth bottles.

Playtex Drop-Ins were my favorite. I plan to use them again with #2.

I started using the Born Free's with my daughter and there were too many parts. I ended up using the Playtex drop ins. No parts and super easy to clean. And they were great for travel as well.

I used Avent with my first and switched to Evenflo glass bottles. I've used the larger and smaller bottles and LOVE them. They are great for breastmilk and formula. I personally don't like drop-ins. I worked over 15 years in child care and I still do like Avent though.
And as far as BFing goes. I have to say I never worked so hard for something in my entire life! I was back to the Drs and even the hospital because we just couldn't get it down with my 3rd baby but he is now 15 months old and still nursing. WOoHOO!

Good luck with the breastfeeding! I had a poor experience with that the first time around, but have been successfully nursing my second child for over 7 months now. I was much more patient the second time around. I also supplement with formula (kids are in daycare and the stress of trying to pump enough while at work was killing me). We use Dr. Brown's bottles, but only b/c that's what we had from baby #1 and baby #2 took to them as well. We also tried Breastflow and Playtex Drop-Ins. You can buy individual bottles at Babies R Us to try and see what works best for you baby. Congratualations and good luck!

I decided to go with glass because after all the BPA stuff I was certain that in a few years they would find something else in plastic that was bad. I eventually settled on the evenflo glass bottles, I had both 4 and 8 oz ones, but if I did it again I'd just get 8. They are super cheap, about $2/bottle and I got them at Target, but Amazon has them too. I bought one silicone cover (http://www.amazon.com/Silikids-Universal-Standard-Large-S...) to help prevent breaking and I just put it on the bottle after I heated the milk. My son is done with bottles and we never had one break, the glass is quite sturdy.

I loved the glass gerber bottles. They were super cheap, easy to clean & no plastic to worry about (they may be BPA free, but they are still made of other plastic stuff). And they dont' break. I dropped one once & there wasn't a chip or a crack or anything. I found that the bottles didn't make a difference (i did try some plastic ones) it was the nipples. I went through a bunch of those before my boys found something they liked. They were both primarily breast fed for 9 months, then mostly bottle from 9 months to 12 months.
To counter another poster... my son was so hungry when he came home from the hospital that he was exhausted & didn't have the strength to bf. My hsuband convinced me to give him a bottle. he chugged it down. Ped said if we hadn't done that we would have been back at the hospital the next day. He took bottles for a week then we switched back to bf. Switching was tough, we had to use a nipple shield for him to even try to feed. Within a week he was exclusively bf w/o a shield. He then refused bottles for 9 months. Do whatever your baby needs & don't just follow someone else's rules. Bf doesn't have to be all or nothing.

I love using Playtex VentAire. They are awesome! I used them with my daughter who is now 7 and now with my 4 month old son. The prevent a lot air bubbles in the bottle. They are easy to clean and maintain. Also they are not too expensive. With both my children, they did not experience a lot of painful gas or throwing up of formula after eating. THey come in two styles a normal bottle and ones that you can use that are easier for transition from breast to bottle. I chose not to breastfed (my choice) and these bottles work great!

We used the glass Dr. Brown's. We loved them-- they were the only bottle that didn't give our baby gas when he took a bottle (he was mostly bf).

If you don't want to use the Dr. Brown's (honestly, they are no trouble, you just put all the parts in the dishwasher) Gerber has glass bottles. I used glass because I think all plastic is suspect, and especially if you are going to be washing it in the dishwasher where it gets very hot. I didn't want any chemical leaching into the baby's milk. We never had a bottle break.

Playtex drop ins. I nursed both my kids but my first was in the NICU(preemie) and I had to pump and give her bottles of my milk. the Playtex were the easiest and most like breastfeeding. She had no problem going between breast and bottle. She was a colicky baby and the Playtex were great because you could squeeze the excess air out before giving the bottle. They are super easy to clean up since the liners are disposable, but you can rewash them if you want to. Good luck!

The "MAM" brand bottles.
It is BPA free, has a natural nipple, and is reasonable, comes in 3 packs, and my breastfed son LOVED it. It also does not accumulate air bubbles in the bottle as the baby feeds.

It is not commonly found in stores, but Amazon has it.
This brand bottles are commonly used in Europe.

I LOVE this bottle!

I used the cheapest ones I could find. I never felt bad if I lost one. You can buy a three pack of Gerber bottles for around three bucks. My two kids did fine with those. I personally feel that those expensive bottles are so over-rated and am surprised that some bottles can run in the range of $10 a piece. I've been told, too, that the Dr. Brown's bottles are a pain to wash since there are several parts that need to be disassembled and washed individually. I never did use that kind of bottle, so I don't know for sure. I don't think it matters too much which ones you choose as long as the baby is able to get the fluid in his/her tummy (but I'm still all for getting the least expensive kind)! Good luck :)