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Nap Mat Buyers Guide

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nap-mat-buyers-guideNap mat buyers guide: everything you need to know including size, thickness and material

The nap mats in the chart below are what we consider to be all-in-one nap mats, in other words they include a padded underside, attached blanket and most come with a pillow or pillow case. Be sure to check with your daycare or preschool prior to purchasing your child’s nap mat. Guidelines vary greatly by school. Some may require that the nap mat is able to roll up so that it can fit into a cubby, while other schools may require the nap mat to be at least 2″ thick. If your child’s school requires a vinyl nap mat we have suggestions about those below as well.

Here are our favorite nap mats in the following categories, plus a detailed chart of over 20 nap mats …READ MORE

Breast Pump and Baby Bottle Compatibility Guide

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bottle-pump-compat-blog-sizeWondering which breast pumps will work with which baby bottles? Use our handy chart to learn which brands are compatible. It’s also useful if you want to use glass or silicone baby bottles with your breast pump instead of the plastic bottles provided by breast pump manufacturers. NOTE: Some bottles will only work with a specific pump/bottle adapter and are noted below (with links to purchase the adapters). Click Here to see it now!

We’ve made very effort to insure the accuracy of this information, however manufacturers may make changes at any time without notice. If you find any inaccuracies please let us know.

Baby Bottle & Nipple Compatability

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Baby BottleBaby NippleCompatibility GuideDue to all the uncertainty regarding which nipples work with which bottles, The Glass Baby Bottle decided to try and help clear up all this nipple confusion 🙂

Some standard guidelines are to use wide neck nipples on wide neck bottles, and standard or regular nipples with regular neck baby bottles. Also, as a general rule of thumb, if a bottle is vented to help prevent colic it is best to use only the nipple designed for that specific brand of bottle. Vented bottles tend to leak and cause irregular feeding when a non-brand specific nipple is used.

One last note, if you tighten the collar and nipple too tightly onto the neck of the bottle, you are more likely to have the issue of nipple collapse.  Keep the collar on just tight enough to prevent the liquid from dripping out.  Babies are finicky and often times it takes trying several different bottles and age appropriate nipples before finding the best combination for your little one.

Baby Bottle/Nipple Compatibility Chart

Bottle
Has Own
Brand Nipple?
 Supplied With Also Compatible With
Vented?
Lifefactory 4 oz.
Yes
 Stage 1 (0-3 months) Standard Regular Neck Nipple
No
Lifefactory 9 oz.
Yes
 Stage 2 (3-6 months) Standard Regular Neck Nipple
No
Pura 11 oz Stainless Steel
Yes
 Medium Flow Born Free, Thinkbaby, and Dr. Brown’s wide mouth nipples
No
Pura 5 oz Stainless Steel
Yes
 Slow Flow Born Free, Thinkbaby, and Dr. Brown’s wide mouth nipples
No
Born Free Wide Neck 5 & 9oz
Yes
 Level 1 (0-3 months) Compatibility with other nipples not guaranteed
Yes
Dr. Brown’s Glass 7 & 3.5 oz
Yes
 Level 1 (0-3 months) Only Use Dr. Brown’s nipples
Yes
Klean Kanteen 9 oz Stainless Steel
Yes
 Medium Flow (6+ mo.) Only Use Klean Kanteen nipples
Yes
Klean Kanteen 5 oz Stainless Steel
Yes
 Slow Flow (0-6 mo.) Only Use Klean Kanteen nipples
Yes
Phillips Avent Natural Glass Bottle, 8 & 4 oz Wide Neck
Yes
 Slow Flow (1-3 mo.) Only Use Avent nipples
Yes
Coddlelife Borosilicate Glass Bottles
Yes
 Stage 1 (0-3 months) All Coddlelife nipples
Yes
5 Phases Glass, 8 & 4 oz
Yes
 Stage 1 (0-3 months) Compatibility with other nipples not guaranteed
Yes
Green To Grow Plastic
Yes
 Slow Flow (0-3 months) Gerber NUK nipples
No
Green To Grow Glass Bottles
Yes
 Slow Flow (0-3 months) Green To Grow Regular Neck Nipples
No
Organic Kidz Stainless Steel 4oz & 9oz
Yes
 Slow Flow Born Free, MAM, Thinkbaby, Avent & maybe some others
No
Silikids
No
 Slow Flow Evenflow Standard Regular Neck Nipple
No

Here is a list of the bottles that we carry and the appropriate nipples that can be used:

Lifefactory (Lifefactory) glass baby bottles have their own brand of nipples, yet are compatible with any standard size nipple. The Weego 4oz bottle is supplied with a Stage 1 nipple (0-3 months) and the Weego 9oz bottle is supplied with a Stage 2 nipple (3-6 months).

Born Free bottles have their own brand of silicone nipples. Born Free baby bottles are a vented bottle to help reduce gas and colic. Born Free only tests their nipples with their bottles, and do not guarantee compatibility with any other baby bottle.

Dr. Brown’s baby bottles have their own brand of nipple, and are NOT compatible with other nipple brands. Dr. Brown’s bottles come with a unique anti-colic venting system and the nipples are designed accordingly. Using a Dr. Brown’s nipple on a regular non-vented bottle can cause your baby to have feeding difficulties.

As for Adiri baby bottles, the nipples are an integrated part of the baby bottle itself. The Adiri bottles come in three different stages, to best suit your baby’s needs.