You can see rough similarities in the banding between them – but remember that one brand’s slow flow rate won’t necessarily be identical to another’s. Most baby bottles offer varying teat levels for different age ranges (usually slow flow for 0+ months, medium flow for 3+ months, and fast flow for 6+ months), meaning you can approximately judge which teat size might be the best based on your baby’s age. You almost don’t notice how much a teat can have become worn until you switch to a brand new one and feel the difference.

After this experience, I decided after reading online that many babies don’t need to increase the teat size that he must be ones of those babies, but then, not long later, Dexter started displaying a few key signs that he was indeed ready to move up to a faster flowing teat. However in other instances I was stumped as to why their feeding had suddenly gone haywire and they were more agitated. This will ensure that baby makes the perfect transition from breastfeeding or bottle feeding to independent drinking. Thats why all MAM silicone soothers, bottles and nipple shields (for short-term breastfeeding help) are equipped with the Skin Soft Teat. Please tick if you would like to receive news, offers and information from our trusted and carefully selected partners that we think you might like.If you’re considering changing the flow of teats before your baby shows signs of being ready, there’s no harm in giving it a go. When it comes to deciding on changing baby’s teat you can assess both the signs they’re ready as well as their age before taking the leap.

Whether you're looking for an anti-colic baby bottle, a self-sterilising baby bottle, or an environmentally-friendly glass bottle for bottle feeding - the range comes in sizes from 130ml (4. It’s best to replace teats at regular intervals – at least every two to three months – as washing and sterilising will wear on the material.This makes the switch between bottle and breast especially easy, so babies are able to relax from day one.