I breast fed my second son and am currently breastfeeding my third. I tried to get away when number two was a baby, but it didn’t work. He absolutely refused to take a bottle from his dad. I had already accepted I’d be another living pacifier, this time to baby number three, slinging him on my hip, going wherever I went. No date nights with my husband, no girl night outs with the ladies….
But then while researching what BPA free products to choose for our store, I found The Natural Nurser by Adiri. Could this man made bottle compare to Mother Nature? The only way I’d find out is if I tried it with my son.At first glance, the molded bottle with a twist bottom was unusual only because it was different than any other bottle currently on the market. The colored area that extended from mid bottle to bottom was hard and comes in white, blue or orange. The colors are not cosmetic. They categorize the different liquid flow rates, depending on baby’s age. Closer to the nipple, the 100% polycarbonate-free material was surprisingly soft. The nipple itself was a bit firmer and long enough that it did indeed represent the way mom’s would be once in baby’s mouth. It depressed easily and I could imagine it being massaged comfortably between my babe’s tongue and the roof of his mouth.The “Twist and Feed System” is something else! It really is possible to pour liquid into the bottle with one hand and be holding a baby in the other!My little one was a little confused at first. He gnawed on it for a few seconds, but then he took the top in completely, his lips spread wide over the softer area like he was opening up for a Big Mac! I knew then I wouldn’t be in a lock down.
He’s a little older now and likes to carry his Stage Two Natural Nurser with him just about everywhere! Here’s a cute picture I took of him doing just that!
Even though he is almost 11 months old, he still uses just the Stage Two bottle, which is for 3-6 month babies. If I wanted to wean him off the breast I’d switch to Stage Three, the orange one, because it has a faster flow rate. But I want to nurse him as long as possible, so I give him only a bottle that he still has to work at to get the milk.
Tags: Adiri, baby bottle, Bisphenol-A, BPA Free
