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(More customer reviews)We bought these bottles for our 6-week old daughter who has a cleft of the hard palate and is unable create suction to nurse or use a regular bottle.We initially used the much less expensive squeeze bottlesfrom mead-johnson, but they were a pain to clean and warm, and it was difficult to tell how much we were squeezing into her mouth.It was also very time consuming and she would tire quickly before she got enough milk.We've used the Haberman nipples for over 2 months and love them. Baby compresses the nipple with gums/tongue, which releases milk into her mouth and then fills the nipple chamber via a one-way valve.The nipple can be rotated in baby's mouth to vary flow rate, which is indicated by a raised line on the nipple (at night I just feel with my finger to make sure I have it in her mouth correctly).The nipples needed to be broken in and we still had to squeeze the milk into her mouth until the nipples became a bit softer and she became strong enough to compress the nipple (she is almost 4 months now and can do this on all but one nipple).We bought one mini-feeder, which just has a shorter nipple than the regular feeder.The mini was great when she was smaller because she could compress it early on, but then the nipple split.Not sure why, but we had to stop using it.We use these with a glass Evenflo bottle rather than the one it came with.We use an Avent bottle warmer because the top of the bottle warmer allows the extra-long nipple to poke out of the top.We bought 5, but since they can go on any standard bottle you could probably get away with just 2 or 3. Finally, the nipples are a bit of a pain to clean.The product insert says to not use a nipple cleaner and so I just soak them in warm, soapy wate, and then use a wet paper towel to gently clean the inside.I recommend this nipple to anyone who has a baby that can't nurse/suck.
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Medela SpecialneedsTM Feeder 150mlProduct Description: In cases of severe feeding problems, the Haberman Feeder offers an alternative to spoons, enlarged and /or extra holes in bottle nipples, and nasogastric tubes. It is so effective and easy to use that it can change feeding sessions from difficult or traumatic experience into a pleasurable activity for health care professionals, parents and babies. Special design features make the Haberman Feeder uniquely responsive to the baby's nursing efforts. The slit-valve in the teat regulates milk flow from zero to maximum, depending on it's orientation in the baby's mouth. As milk is drawn out of the teat by even the slightest action of the baby's tongue and gums, air enters the bottle at the same rate through an inlet groove in the disc. Consequently, there is no turbulence. Milk flows in only one direction - from bottle to teat. The reservoir always remains full, and none of the baby's effort is wasted. If the baby cannot nurse at all, or needs a little help, the health care professional or mother can squeeze and release a limited amount of milk - ml (about ¼ teaspoon) - from the reservoir into the baby's mouth.
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