Evenflo Balance + Standard Neck BPA-Free Silicone Medium Flow Baby Bottle Nipple - 3 Months+, 3ct

I did A LOT of research before my baby was born knowing I was going to nurse and bottle feed. I wanted the best most comfortable option for us both. The newborn nipple slow flow was great! We had no problems and she was enjoying her bottle. Once she hit 3 months out LC said we should increase the flow on her nipples. We ordered the next size up for the medium flow and the entire shape of the nipple is different. I noticed, but prayed she didn't. She did. It was a nightmare and now she was refusing the bottle. Why on earth would you change the shape?! Know babies and babies and so finicky!? I truly don't understand. We needed up going with Lansinoh. So not recommended evenflo for this reason. Who knows you may be able to be persistent, but the shape may also be different on the high flow!

Sadly Evenflo has changed their nipples greatly over the last 3 years and the flow “type” is not clear nor consistent. It took us months to find replacement nipples as we had to guess what number/symbol meant what compared to ones we have for our first baby. Great bottle & nipple shape but a pain to find. Also some nipple openings began cracking making them flow too quickly.

I bought these to upgrade from my daughters slow flow nipples and had to order 5 packs and one of the nipples didn't have holes in it. Other than that they have been great. My daughter isn't having nearly as many gas pains since we've switched to these bottles.

You can't tell which flow the nipple is. There's no number or letter to show. I prefer the wide versus the narrow. I got the narrow because the wide didn't have medium flow. The medium flow is quite a two up from slow. My baby would get frustrated from the slow sometimes and I switched the medium but she also didn't like that one. I'm sticking with medium for now and she's 3 months.

We have been waiting for months to find medium flow nipples from EvenFlo. Multiple nipples in our original set of low-flow nipples developed large holes at the tip of the nipple, probably because we were cleaning too aggressively, but even though our baby had graduated beyond low-flow, we were forced to buy more low-flow because these medium flow nipples were never available from EvenFlo or any other retailer. Like, we shopped for months, fretted over it, and changed from the wide to the standard neck bottles because there were finally nipple options in stock. We contemplated changing to another manufacturer, but didn't want to mess with that factor with our tongue-tied baby. I consider us lucky to have been able to buy two sets of these nipples. They work reasonable well if you make sure that you pinch the valve after every washing/sterilizing, otherwise they develop a pressure lock. It would be really helpful if EvenFlo gave better written instructions on how to keep that valve clear— otherwise they don't work! Also be super careful using a small bottle-brush in the tip, or you will tear the nipple and your baby will choke and sputter. EvenFlo, do better: better instructions and better inventory!!! Makes the anxiety of feeding even higher.