Chicco NaturalFit Bottles Make it an Easy Transition
When I am ready to switch from breast feeding to full time bottle feeding, I look for a bottle that makes that transition easy from a brand that is well established in baby development. Chicco has over 50 years of baby expertise. Chicco researchers collaborate with experts in childhood development to create products that feed the needs of babies and parents. Chicco understands that Happy Babies = Happier World. I received Chicco products to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own.
NaturalFit bottles by Chicco offers advanced feeding & soothing system that grows with baby. What does that mean? Chicco’s bottles are engineered and designed in stages to align with your growing baby’s feeding needs.
Stage 1 – Squeezing : 0 months to 4 months. This stage has been designed for the way newborns feed. The breast-like soft and flexible nipple makes it easy to transition between breast and bottle. The unique angled nipple allows for proper neck positioning and always stays full of milk reducing air intake. The nipple flow is perfect for newborns and made of soft silicone for easy latch.
Stage 2 – Transition: 4 months to 6 months. This stage has been designed for growing baby’s way of feeding. The breast-like soft and flexible nipple makes it easy to transition between breast and bottle. The straight nipple with a rounded base adapts to growing baby’s feeding position. The nipple has an adjustable flow from slow, medium to fast – ideal for growing appetites. The flexors at the base of the nipple enhance elasticity and the anti-colic valves help prevent air ingestion, gas and spit up.
Stage 3 – Sucking: 6 months and up. This stage has been designed for the way older babies feed. The elongated nipple supports older baby’s sucking motion and the less rounded nipple base offers baby a tighter lip support while encouraging correct swallowing.
My daughter is just 6 weeks old (as of today!) and we have been using the Stage 1 Chicco NaturalFit bottle for a few weeks. I appreciate the ergonomic, sleek design and the anti colic valve that reduces air intake. Baby Farrah has proven to be quite the spitter upper and anything to help reduce that is a bonus in my book!
Head over to Chicco NaturalFit for more information feeding and soothing products.
Chicco NaturalFit feeding and soothing products are available exclusively at a Buy Buy Baby store near you or through BuyBuyBaby.com.
The 2014 Chicco Late Night Feeding Survey
At this point and time I am the sole baby feeder at the Eaglin household. I get up with the baby at least a few times a night to feed her. Here is some fun information that Chicco found about late night feedings that I think you’ll find a hoot:
According to the 2014 Chicco Late Night Feeding Survey, forty-four percent of parents suspect their partners have pretended to be asleep to avoid late night feedings. The truth? More than one-third of dads surveyed (38%) admit they have actually done so, but only 28 percent of moms say the same.
To celebrate the launch of Chicco’s NaturalFit Advanced Feeding & Soothing System, which is designed to simplify bottle feeding for parents and their newborns, Chicco USA polled new moms and dads to get the inside scoop on what goes on during the wee hours of feeding-filled sleepless nights.
- · Queen of late night: A whopping 91 percent of moms surveyed agree they take on the majority of the late night feedings.
- · Worth the sacrifice: Although late night feedings put added strain on new parents, the bonding between parent and child during the wee hours is worth the lack of sleep. The majority of parents (75%) report those late night feedings have deepened the bond between them and their babies.
- · Guilty of faking it: Forty-four percent of parents suspect their partners have pretended to be asleep to avoid late night feedings. Those suspicions may not be too far from the truth: more than one-third of dads surveyed (38%) admit they have actually done so, but only 28 percent of moms say the same.
- · Feeding time = Facebook time: Nearly all moms (98%) and dads (94%) who check social media while feeding baby in the middle of the night report Facebook as the social network they are most likely to visit. That’s where the similarities end, as half of dads are most likely to check Twitter (48% vs. 23% of moms) and YouTube (45% vs. 25% of moms) while baby is feeding in the middle of the night; whereas moms are more likely to check Pinterest (38% vs. 16% of dads).
- · Sports vs. Shopping: While feeding baby in the middle of the night, moms and dads surveyed are not visiting the same types of websites. Three-quarters of dads who browse the Internet are most likely to visit a sports-related website (79% vs. 17% of moms), such as ESPN.com, or general news site (73% vs. 48% of moms), while moms who browse are most likely to visit parenting (89% vs. 49% of dads) or retail websites (77% vs. 58% of dads).
