MedelaSpecialneedsTM Feeder 150ml

It is useful for children with breastfeeding problems, and if they have a cleft palate, it is very useful for them. I hope it works for them like it did for me. It is useful for children with breastfeeding problems, and if they have a cleft palate, it is very useful for them. I hope it works for them like it did for me.

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 bottles from 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.

Most reviews are for cleft palate/lip newborns so I thought I would leave a review as we purchased for our newborn who has a weak suck, tight jaw, and an uncoordinated tongue *see update below*. As a result, he has been unable to get an effective latch or suck. A nipple guard helped some, but he still only pulled an eighth of my supply from a breast. After some research, we purchased this as a means to mimic the breast as much as possible and also for the awesome benefit of him having to work on strengthening his tongue and suck. It has been really excellent as we can also mimic the nipple towards his nose to get him to open for a latch before allowing him to take the "teat." We are very gentle and mindful when rinsing/cleaning as these are quite expensive and so far it has held up well. Also huge bonus it fits with all Medela bottles since I'm currently exclusively pumping.*update* still 5 stars just to share that I posted this review before my little guy was finally diagnosed with a deep posterior tongue tie. The speech therapist and ENT were not surprised that this was the only bottle effective for him and actually super impressed I even found it (kudos to the Baby Whisperer!). I am grateful we found it otherwise I fear he would've lost a harmful amount of weight by the time we could get in to see the right specialists and have his tongue tie released.

Thank goodness for this bottle. I work in the NICU and know this is typically for babies with a cleft palate. Well my baby had tongue and lip ties and a very high palate and would never latch on a bottle. Even after revision he was so uncoordinated and could not latch and refused all bottles. Would just scream at any bottle. I spent hundreds on different bottles and different flow nipples. The stress of going back to work with a baby who won't take a bottle is awful. I was panicked. Finally as a last ditch effort I bought this after returning to work and having the baby just scream all night at home (I work night shift) for me bc he wouldn't eat anything without me and my boobs there. It was traumatizing for everyone. We went through 3 screaming shifts and then this bottle came. The first night trying this he managed to take 3 whole ounces which was incredible!!!!! My second shift with my husband using this bottle our bottle-refusing baby drank 9 ounces. I cried. It's not always true a baby will eat when they're hungry. Sometimes you have to spend $30 on a special needs bottle. But it's worth it.

Bought this for my tongue tied bottle refusal baby after going thru ten other refused bottles. She didn’t take it. If need be you can squeeze milk from the nipple and easily rotate to switch flow rates. Cons are that the bottle is expensive and it doesn’t come with a cover/cap. So the nipple is just exposed.

I used these 20 years ago for my son who had Pierre Robin. When my granddaughter was born with Prader Willi I wanted to see how she did with this since her uncle did so well. The bottle itself felt thin and it didn’t feel like the nipple was on right like one little pull and I could pull the nipple through the ring. Anyway she does better with the Dr. Brown special feeders.

Long story short, my daughter has both tongue and lip ties and wouldn't latch on to a bottle no matter what I tried. She went to daycare for two days and didn't eat for 7- 8hours while she was gone. She's been nursing fine but just wouldn't take a bottle because she COULDN'T. I read a previous review for this bottle of someone who said their baby had ties as well so we figured we'd try one last bottle ( we've tried 9 already). This one worked!! She was able to latch onto it immediately and didn't fight it or scream at it as she usually does with a bottle. I have such a weight lifted off of me knowing she won't be starving all day. Highly recommend!!