MAM Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottles

Finally!! If you're a mom to a BF baby who won't make the transition to a bottle when you need to go back to work, then you understand the desperation to find ANYTHING that will work. Cheap platex, breast-shaped Comotomo, real-feel latex, etc etc, nothing worked. After weeks of trial and error and wasting money on failed bottle after failed nipple, I put out a desperate request for advice on social media the evening before my first day back to work. Yes, I'd been leaving the house so my husband could try to feed her in my absence, but this would be the first time I would have to be gone for a 10 hour stretch and I was racked with guilt that she'd go hungry all day. Of all the advice I received, only one suggestion was new to me, and that was the MAM. A few folks said it was all that worked for them. I'd become so cynical that despite MAM's claim that it has a 94% acceptance rate among babies, I was sure that my stubborn daughter would be in the other 6%, but nonetheless I drove nearly an hour from my house to the only store in the area that had it in stock and left my husband the next morning to try it out while I was at the office. I can't even describe the relief and elation I felt when he told me it worked and she accepted a modest amount after a little hassle. Over the next few days, her feedings improved and she and my husband finally found their rhythm. So then of course we needed to stock up on more bottles and nipples, and that's when I went to Amazon. Also, we found for our 3 month old that she prefers the #1 nipple to slow the flow of warm milk and the #2 to increase the flow of cold or room temperature milk (which is a bit thicker and doesn't flow as quickly). Every baby is different and just because this worked for my baby doesn't mean it will work for all. But I can tell you that my little girl was an especially stubborn case (lactation consultant said it was time to move on to leaning cup feeding or syringe/pipette feeding). So there probably really is something to the claim that it has a 94% acceptance rate. Good luck!

Daughter started taking a bottle at 4 weeks, used the Medela bottles that came with my breast pump just fine. Then at 6 weeks, she up and decided those weren't good enough anymore. And so began our hunt for the perfect bottle. During the following 3 weeks, we tried all of the below brands: - Comotomo - Dr. Brown's - Medela Calma nipple - Munchkin Latch - NUK First Essentials - NUK Perfect Fit - NUK Simply Natural - Parent's Choice (Walmart brand) - Phillips Avent - Playtex Nurser - Tommy Tippee The Picky Princess would occasionally latch on the NUK Simply Natural and the Comotomo, but not with any consistency. She flat out rejected all of the others. Then FINALLY I came across the MAM and tried it out. Instant success! She's used this bottle successfully for the last 8 weeks. What I like: - The shape of the nipple is short and flat, unlike any of the other bottles I tried. I'm convinced this is the reason my daughter was able to latch to it successfully - The self-contained sterilizing feature. Very convenient to not have to use steam bags or a big plastic sterilizing tub. - The anti-colic functionality. When my baby sucks on the bottle, you can hear the bottle working its magic. She's no gassier using this bottle than when she breastfeeds - The measuring cup in the lid. What I don't like: - There's a lot of pieces. Not hard to clean, but not as easy as other bottles out there - If you don't assemble all the pieces correctly, it can leak, though this has only happened to me once so far, and it was 100% operator error - The bottom part of the bottle isn't transparent and doesn't have volume markings on it. The lowest volume measure is 2oz, which makes it hard to tell how much is left if the baby doesn't finish the whole bottle. - Because the anti-colic system is located in the bottom, it makes it hard to use a steaming bottle warmer. I end up just heating the milk in my Medela bottle and then pouring it into the MAM Overall, I love this bottle because my daughter loves this bottle. MAM has clearly put a lot of thought into the anti-colic system and the self-sterilizing function. Putting together all of the pieces is a mild inconvenience, but worth it because my daughter drinks out of this bottle. If the MAM Easy Active bottle was available in a smaller size, we probably would have gone with that, because I'm convinced it's the shape and texture of the nipple that got my daughter to latch onto it.

Our son is almost 4 months old, has a lip-tie, tongue-tie, and down syndrome, and this bottle was the first bottle he successfully and enthusiastically used! I'm super impressed with this bottle. My son has exclusively breastfed since birth, and couldn't take a bottle well. I ordered this bottle because he seemed to be learning how to keep a MAM pacifier in his mouth recently. He downed the milk in a couple minutes! I'm so glad we found a bottle he is able to use--it gives me some peace of mind knowing that he can drink from one of these bottles if need be. The quality seems great, and the washing was easy. Way to go MAM!!

I have literally tried every single bottle on the market ( advent, Dr Brown, comotomo, tomeetipee, platted...etc) my son was born prematurely and is also exclusively breastfed . I have been trying to give him a bottle a day to get him used to taking a bottle for when I return to work . Ok so the bottle - not super crazy about the design - it also starts at 2 oz ( not a huge deal breaker . What really made the difference was the nipple . My son had a hard time latching any other bottle . This nipple is flat and works well for his small mouth . However ! The size 1 nipple is really fast . I use the size 0 nipple ( which is still faster than dr brown preemie nip) and he loves it . No problem taking bottle and doesn’t take him an hour to finish like the other slow flow bottles . Another thing I noticed - he doesn’t burp as much with this bottle. I’m going to assume he doesn’t swallow as much air . This bottle literally saved me

The bottle arrived in a ziplock bag rather than original packaging. I would have returned it for this reason if I wasn't literally at the end of my rope after trying 12 other bottles that my 3 month old breast fed diva has refused. I ran it through the dishwasher and boiled it and gave it a try. She takes it! I have to go back to work and was really worried that she would never take a bottle. She seems to have an easier time latching with the shape of the nipple and the flow is perfect for her. Others were too slow and if I tried a level 2 nipple they were too fast. I don't love the bottle itself. Would prefer one with clearer measurement marking and don't like that when I put it in hot water to heat when we are out the base will drip water that has pooled in it so I have to wrap a napkin around it but the diva decides and I am just grateful that she will accept a bottle at all. It will make leaving her with a nanny a tiny bit easier so I can go back to work and know she isn't starving all day. Every baby is different. My son was fine with Dr. Browns but if you are having difficulty switching or supplementing your breast fed baby then this mam bottle is definitely worth trying. Wish I had tried it sooner and saved us a lot of money and tears.

I like this bottle. I started my baby on tommee tippee closer to nature, she takes this bottle pretty well I would say it flows a little faster than her other bottle but I wish I would have had this mam bottle first I just like it over all better. Up date ordered 2 more and one of the bottle nipples is like a fast flow and chokes the baby so bad. I just bought extra slow flow nipples but be aware that obviously some of them are not true to size, if you will.

I’ve never written a review but for all the mamas who need a break, this is for you! My almost 9 week old has been exclusively breastfed for the most part. We had him take a bottle in week 2 a couple times and had no trouble. All of a sudden he refused bottles from my husband and I but would take it from anyone else. Everyone kept telling me to try different nipples, temperatures, time of day, locations in the house, etc. my husband even wore one of my robes and the baby refused. But with everyone else he would take the comotomo or dr brown at any temperature. Finally someone recommended this one. First try from me, worked like a charm! Not even a second of hesitation and he finished 3 ounces! He did want the boob after so I’m realizing he uses me for comfort obviously but progress! I used the level 1 nipple the bottle comes with and we had no issue.

Nice bottle. Love the nipple but I can say what aggravated me the most about this product was it started leaking! I poured the milk out to another bottle to ensure everything was right and the rubber ring was on right and transferred the milk back and it still continued to leak! I lost a whole ounce and my son drinks about 4 oz so this got me very upset. I tried the other mam bottle I have and everything was on correctly and leaking once more🤦🏻‍♀️ I’m gonna give it one more whirl but if it keeps happening I’m getting rid of them. My baby has reflux and I thought this product would help but I can’t be losing his food in the process of trying to give it to him.