1. Avent Bottle Warmer
This has honestly been a life saver. Heating bottles is no easy task. While we were away in the fall we did not have this with us and it was a real chore trying to heat G's bottles. It takes roughly five minutes to heat a small 4oz bottle and about eight minutes to heat a bottle full to 6oz. Typically I'll get the bottle filled, mixed and into the heater and then in the five or eight minutes it takes to finish getting warm, I can change G and get her bibbed and ready to eat. I don't have to worry about boiling a pot of water or running the tap. Before we had G I had read about these and thought they might be a waste of money. I have completely turned around from that opinion and I would recommend these to anyone bottle feeding their baby, whether it be formula or breastmilk.
2. Avent Bottles/Nipples
These bottles are my favourite. We use another brand as well, I believe from Zellers, called Born Free and those are good too, but the Avent are really nice. They're easy to hold, have better airflow to help prevent colic and the nipples don't have to go a certain way. You wouldn't think nipple shape makes a huge difference, but when you're in a hurry to get that thing in a crying baby's mouth, you don't really want to have to waste precious milliseconds turning the bottle to find the right spot. It's not really that much of a hassle, but to me it does make a difference. I like the quality with which these bottles are made. In my baby product review book they got some of the highest marks and though they are a little more expensive, they're really worth the money.
In addition, the bottle set we bought came with several different bottle and nipple sizes, as well as a storage container for powder formula that later converts to a travel snack container, a bottle cleaning brush, sippy cup attachment nipple, handle attachment for little grabby hands, and a pacifier.
3. Avent Pacifiers
I know, Avent again, but they really are the best. The pacifier that came with our bottle set was G's first after those rubbery one piece ones (which were great and ALSO Avent). She will not take any other pacifier. We have several Nuks and she just spits them out. These pacifiers also don't have to go in the mouth a certain way which is a big help because you don't have to think about it in the dark of the bedroom late at night when you're popping it back in the baby's mouth. We recently bought some with glow in the dark handles as well, which is pretty cool. These too, like the bottles, are sometimes a little more pricey than other soothers but G loves them so we love them too. The pictures above are of all the different Avent pacifiers we have used, and they have ALL been wonderful.
4. Diaper Genie Elite
This was honestly the best Diaper Genie we saw. It was the most expensive (only by about $10) and it is THE BEST. The other day we ran out of bags for it and even though we still tossed the diapers inside and the were closed away, the smell was atrocious. The pail combined with the bags is really a miracle worker. The only time we ever smell poop or pee is when we open the lid and that's obviously going to be what happens so it is not a complaint or an issue. This thing is great. I love it, B loves it and our noses adore it. Little tip: to combat the smell that sometimes wafts out when the lid opens, I just toss a fresh dryer sheet on top of any poopy diapers we put in. It works really well!
5. President's Choice Infant Formula
We have tried several infant formulas and this has absolutely been the best. G pukes less with it, is gaining weight the way she should be, and also sleeps just fine after a bottle of it. We don't use the kind with added iron (as in the picture...I couldn't find a picture of regular) as that constipates her, but the regular kind has just been great. An added bonus it that it is at least about $7 cheaper than Enfamil or Similac.
That's it for now. It's about one in the morning and my brain is fuzzy. I'll probably add to this as we try new things out.
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