Podee bottles saved my life and sanity!

Thank GOD for the Podee bottles! My boys are not the least bit patient (not that they understand that I am feeding their brother). I wanted to keep them on the same feeding schedule for sevral reasons, and it was getting increasingly hard due to taking care of them by myself quite a bit.

Now I just prop each of them in a Boppy on the couch as I sit between them and let them go to town! The burping think can get a little crazy, but for the most part, I can just let them eat and burp them one at a time before taking them to change their diapers.

For anyone with questions regarding the Podee bottle, just let me know!

 

They are awesome for road trips!

 

Glad they worked for you. Mine never really did take to them.

 

did u have a problem getting them to suck hard enough to get the milk up the tube? i tried this the other night in desperation of sleep but they couldnt get the milk up the tube, or they just wanted to suck. maybe they are too little still???what do you think?

 

I tried those once and then freaked. My babies just exhausted themselves and fell asleep - without eating. If they are tired enough, they don't cry :huh: .

 

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Glad they worked for you. Mine never really did take to them.


Ditto!

 

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did u have a problem getting them to suck hard enough to get the milk up the tube? i tried this the other night in desperation of sleep but they couldnt get the milk up the tube, or they just wanted to suck. maybe they are too little still???what do you think?


I usually pump the nipple to get the milk up the tube to the nipple...maybe that would help?

 

I think the babies have to be big enough to have a strong enough suck. I would suggest trying them again later. I bought the kit without the bottle and just use my Medela pumping bottles.

We don't use them regularly but I am sure glad we have them!

 

I keep thinking about them after seeing them in a magazine ad. I'll probably get a couple in a few more months.

 

Glad to hear these have worked for some of you. We tried them for a solid month and I took my babies off of them because I felt they were getting too much air...HOWEVER, these saved us for the middle of the night feedings. Putting them together is a pain in the butt -- too many pieces.

 

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did u have a problem getting them to suck hard enough to get the milk up the tube? i tried this the other night in desperation of sleep but they couldnt get the milk up the tube, or they just wanted to suck. maybe they are too little still???what do you think?


I didn't try them until recently, so I am not sure how my guys would have done with them when they were younger. Sorry! Currently my guys seem to be just fine with getting the milk up the tube. They do get a lot of air, but I just make sure to burp them a little longer then usual.

Good luck!