Medela Calma Bottle Teat | Baby Bottle Teat for use with Medela Collection Bottles | Made Without BPA | Air-Vent System

My daughter was born with latching difficulties (aren't they all?) and I had milk production problems, so bottle feeding was something we launched into pretty early. But we still wanted her to be able to nurse. So when we put her on bottles, we started off with two First Years Breastflow bottles, and liked them well enough. She retained her ability to nurse, though she was often fussy at the breast. She became a somewhat lazy sucker. The Breastflow bottles mean she has to suck harder once in a while, but then the milk just drips into her mouth for a little bit. Also, our breast pump was a Medela, so it meant we were pumping into one set of bottles and then feeding from another. All in all it made for a lot of bottle cleaning, and still some difficulty nursing. Then I stumbled across the advertisement for the Medela Calma. It seemed like a solid idea, and I liked that there would be less stuff to clean, so I decided to give it a shot. I'm in the US, and the product isn't actually available anywhere here, so I had to order on Amazon.UK and pay heavy shipping and customs fees rather than just going to regular Amazon. But it's been SO WORTH IT!! Since getting the Calma, she's become a much better nurser!! It may have just been the timing (she hit 3 months right around when we bought these nipples), but since buying these, she's been much less fussy at the breast. And there's been less cleaning. And pleasantly, these nipples leak a LOT LESS than the First Years Breastflow bottle nipples. We do have some issues where she'll suck and fill the nipple tip with milk, then decide she doesn't want that bite so she'll turn away and get milk all over her face. But it doesn't happen THAT often, and to me it's worth it to have her nursing better and have so much less to clean. I also love that the Calma comes as a complete unit, with a top cover AND a base cover, so we can throw one in a diaper bag with a capped bottle of breastmilk and the whole thing stays clean until we're ready to use it. They're a bit spendy for just a nipple, but like I said, I've been so pleased that I consider it money well spent. I bought two to start and I'm thinking about buying one more.

I bought several Medela Calma teats because my son was having problems latching and I wanted him to avoid nipple confusion. The teats only give your baby milk if they are creating a vacuum, i.e. sucking properly like they would on the breast. This means that the baby can use the same technique on the bottle as they do on the breast (and vice-versa). It is a good quality product; well made. Someone from my breastfeeding group complained that the clear part becomes cloudy but if you clean properly in spout it remains clear. The reason I say that this is good for those who are not breastfeeding is because the way the mechanism works the baby controls how much milk they get. I was using a mam bottle before this one, which was good but nowhere as near as good as this one. The mam bottle like every other bottle I know gives out a constant flow of milk, which means the milk dribbles down the baby's mouth a lot and the baby cannot pause. When I started using this teat there was a very noticeable difference in the amount of milk dripping down his face. He also seemed to need less time being burped at the end. I guess that's because the flow of milk was better as gulping milk down is one of the causes of wind. Also, because the baby regulates the flow of milk you don't need to buy a different teat for different ages so no need for slow, medium and fast flow teats. Another benefit of this teat is that if you knock the bottle over milk doesn't spill out (except maybe one drop that was left from the baby's last suck). I think this teat is well worth the money.

I ordered a calma when my son was first born as I intended to breast feed but wanted my husband to be able to feed him breast milk on occasions. When my son was 4 weeks old we used it for the first time and it was almost like he didn't even notice the difference. We didn't use it again until he was 6 weeks and, again, there was no problem with him taking it. It wasn't until he was 8 weeks that we began using it regularly and I have to say I love the calma. Yes, it's more expensive than normal teats, however because baby has to work for his food there is less likelihood of over-feeding and/or choking. I read the reviews on amazon before ordering the calma and I have to say that even at 4 weeks my son had no issues using the calma or being able to get milk using it. I fully recommend it to every parent who intends to breast feed.

The idea of this teat is fabulous, but the delivery isn’t quite as good. Yes it’s made switching between bottle and breast seemless and problem free; my son maintained his latch and we had no difficulties in that department, however, that is the only reason I persist with it. Initially it was a godsend and I love the design, however, after about four weeks it started leaking and then the inner membrane tore (I’ve seen a picture of this in a review on here so clearly it’s not just me this happened to). I continued to use it but it became unbearable, dripping on my baby whilst he was feeding, making a sticky mess, and basically being a nusisance. However, I sent Medela an email and despite the product not having warranty, the dealt with my complaint immediately and sent out a brand new replacement teat. BUT... That also started leaking, this time after only two weeks use. It’s infuriating. Again I made a complaint and this time they assured me that it wasn’t design flaw and that I was just unlucky. They sent me out TWO new replacement teats. So I’m giving this product three starts because in terms of design and not affecting direct breastfeeding, it’s fabulous, but the robustness of it clearly lacks. I’ll continue to use these teats because my baby is use to them and I won’t be breastfeeding forever. I’m giving it three stars because it is good, when it lasts, and the Medela customer service team are absolutely amazing. Would I recommend you buy it? Yes! Try it, see if you have better luck than I have, but wash it extra delicately and stick to the recommendation of changing it every three months or sooner. It’s a little pricey but the design ensures your baby doesn’t get windy, continues to breastfeed directly and it’s not huge plastic ghastliness like other teat brands.

OK, so these work well, they are the only thing that simulates breast feeding and I like that about them. However my little ones are still rather confused about how to suckle. I think the main reason for this is the teats are WAY bigger than my nipples and much harder so with one of my twins in particular he struggles with it, it takes him a while to get the hang of it. They screamed and screamed when I first tried these. Then I found out you could squeeze the bottle and little would come out (sounds stupid, but it didn't occur to me never having bottle fed before) so if you have problems try squeezing some out!! They also take in air with this so you need to wind around 3 times per feed (from my experience). Having said that. I have been able to use them with my twins from 4/5 weeks old and they have had no problem combining the two and I feel like they still definitely prefer my breast to this, so for that reason it is 4 stars - I needed to pump but was dreading them preferring the bottle and being forced to head down the slippery slope of bottle feeding and my milk running out/losing supply. The one star knock off is due to the massive size of them and the little hole that the milk comes through is on one side rather than in the middle, so when they get to the end you need to turn to bottle to try to find it, small but a little annoying. All in all I'm pleased I bought these, makes life that little bit easier.

This teat is modelled on the breast and claims to be the closest to breastfeeding. It also claims to reduce colic (which teat doesn't?) Luckily our little one is an exclusively Medela Calma baby and she gets on very well with it. + BPA-free + You can see the squirts of milk coming out of the teat as it is see through plastic + One size fits all so you don't need to think about teat sizes when baby grows + Cleaning is a breeze as the teat falls apart into three pieces with not much nooks and crannies - The teat is long and is designed to stick into the back of baby's mouth. Can be quite unsettling at first - If your baby is a messy eater then don't expect this to make a difference as it can still be messy Also, one piece of advice I've heard many times is that every baby is different so although this teat gets lots of positive reviews there is still a chance your baby won't get on with it in which case you just have to try something else. It will be trial and error. I also heard (but haven't tested it myself) that Boots standard bottles can be used with this teat.

I am angry to tears. I have a three months old i purchsed 3 Calma teats for him about 2 months ago, I did a very careful review of them, I saw the pros and cons and laughed at, for example, people who broke them with improper use or said that they are getting moldy - to be clear, if your teats are getting moldy it is your fault, they have to be sterilized every day, mold simply cannot exist if you do it. I liked their look and their function in theory, mimicking breastfeeding from an actual breast as the baby needs to create a vacuum. That was all fine and when I got the teats and used them, everything went brilliantly, we both loved them and thought they were ideal, perfect in every way. My baby never got weird around feeding from the actual breast so i thought i had hit the jackpot. Firstly, i want to make it clear that we have 2 different brands of anti colic teats and bottles, since we top up using formula and Calma teats are exclusively for breastmilk. So I have never used Calmas for anything other than breastmilk and in terms of "anti colic" properties i have something to compare them against with this other brand, Tommee Tippee. So for about a month I used these by the book and i had nothing to complain, they did not become cloudy if cleaned properly, they did not get any mold, they did not break or anything. About a month ago my baby had become really nervous around eating from bottles and he would stop abruptly and start screaming after a few gulps. We always blamed it on the fact that he was very hungry, he always is, a very big baby, has grown up so much above the average, he eats a lot. We thought it was a normal "phase" into his stomach setup and he would one day come out of it, soon. He only got worse with time and at some point we started having difficulty feeding him as he was abviously in some sort of tummy pain that would not let him eat. The pain would eprsist throughout the day and night, no matter how much we were burping him it never went away so we were convinced it must have been colics and his usual constipation. It was sheer chance few days ago he was extremely hungry after we had been in a longer car trip, so he did take to the bottle with extra zeal. And after three gulps he started screaming and crying little tears, caughing, just heartbreaking to watch and hear. And I noticed then that 50ml of milk had been sucked out of the bottle in those 3 darn gulps. You know how bad it hurts when you swallow a bite bigger than you should? Now imagine a baby and the kind of pain he must be in, how startling and how tragic for the parent having to realized that that was what was probably going on every feed!!! When you believe you have done the best for your child, got him the best things, paid the utmost care to everything. I switched the parts between the 3 Calmas I had and indeed i noticed sometimes they "go well" with some parts, but other times they dont and they either drip a little (when they shouldnt drip at all without the baby sucking since thats the whole philosophy of this teats, that the baby needs to create that vacuum to get to the milk) either drip... a lot. The fact is the Calmas have gotten out of shape with use and no longer fit properly. I know what you might think, that perhaps we have used them improperly, perhaps we tighten them too much. I thought about that too! I am actually sure someone at some point did and probably thats what has happened, we have had a lot of people parents relatives coming and helping occasionally. I did tell them what to do, but did I brief absolutely everybody about absolutely every baby item in the house that we have? No and that is not a reasonable thing to expect. Things must be efficient, simple to use, good quality, price can be high if everything else is met. Calma just failed on all of this. The way they work, when they work, is fantastic. However the engineering still is dreadful. For such a hazard to occur when they were in fact overwhelmingly used correctly and in common sense, is not acceptable. For the price you pay, even more unacceptable. I would have inflicted far less damage on my baby by using normal slow flow teats, of any kind. and that is my suggesiton to everyone: use normal teats. You will pay less, have less cleaning to do, and you will burp your baby ANYWAY, just like i do after every single feed because i want to make sure there is no trapped air. And by the way, even when they are still functional, they don't prevent all air from being swallowed by the baby, it obviously depends on the baby and how "tame' she is when eating, So this is just, in my opinion, a scam. Now to compare with the Tommee Tippee we have, these have no issue. Theya re jsut as hard to clean because it requires extra time to do it, but are cheaper. They do drip right from the start, they dont have the same system as the Calma teats, but the drip is not coming in unpredictable volumes, its constant and so the baby does not choke on them. Utter trash. And to add salt to injury, I had to repurchase because my baby now wont take on normal teats! He got used to these when sucking. What i find even more disgusting is that Medela themselves "suggest" you should replace them every 3 months (i guess in case they dont end up breaking before that) for "hygene" reasons. Do better! you should be ashamed of yourselves Edit: I have received my reordered 3 Calma teats. Not even 3 days of use and one leaks and again, my baby has trouble with air ingestion and flow being too high. Cannot return or ask for a refund on this type of item, but contacted Medela customer service directly. They are unable to refund but have asked me a few questions regarding the way i have been using them (which is strictly according to their leaflet at least for these latest 3). will see what their answer is. I will never use them again, however.

As far as bottle teats go, this one is fantastic. A little thicker than a normal one from mam or tommee tippee, and requires good suction to get the milk flowing, but as the babies suction increases, so does the milk flow, so this will comfortable suit a newborn with low suction up to a year old who can drain the bottle in minutes. Totally dismantles for cleaning, but a proper bottle and teat brush are recommended. Though they are dishwasher safe it will begin to degrade the rubber and they won't last as long if you dishwasher them on a daily basis. A great product for breastfed babies when there's no access to the real thing, and hasn't caused any problems with "nipple confusion". We have used them with both pumped breast milk and with formula, only trouble we have had is baby refusing milk that's not warm enough. but apart from that, all good.

El tema de la paternidad, está siempre lleno de dudas, no recibes más que consejos de padres cercanos, abuelos o influencers que aseveran que funcionan y cuando con tu hijo no lo hace, parece que lo estás haciendo mal. Tómese éste comentario como un experiencia, de lo que éste biberón fue para nosotros, y que cada bebé es diferente. La lactancia materna, sobre todo el fin de ella, es complicada... el bebe se acostumbra a el pecho y dicen que luego no quiere biberón; para evitarlo, nos aconsejaron darle un biberón cada cierto tiempo al peque, para que luego el cambio no fuera traumático, así lo hicimos. Teníamos 4 biberones de marcas conocidas, pero nos daba la sensación de que siempre se los terminada muy rápido rápido y el niño, ni se relajaba tras la toma, ni mucho menos parecia saciado. La particularidad de éste biberon, es que obliga al niño a succionar con fuerza para que salga la leche, es decir, el mecanismo que tendrá que usar para "mamar" será similar al de estar en el pecho, y no será como el de otros biberones en los que obtienen la leche sin a apenas esfuerzo. A nosotros nos funcionó: conseguimos alargar la toma (no mucho más, todo sea dicho) y lo cogió sin problema, eso sí, no es buena idea intentar darle el biberón si llora muy desconsoladamente por hambre o por lo que sea, para los primeros contactos, hay que intentar que el bebé este relajado. A sus 3 meses, tolera el biberón sin problema y no parece que coja mucho aire al usarlo, esperemos que cuando llegue el momento de suspender la lactancia materna, le siga gustando. Limpiarlo es un poco fastidio porque tiene muchas piezas, pero... es lo que hay!

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Wir benutzen die Medela Calma Flasche jetzt seit ein paar Wochen für unseren Sohn und ich bin wirklich sehr zufrieden. Er bekommt ja Muttermilch aus der Flasche, und ich wollte eine Lösung, bei der er nicht einfach "durchsäuft", sondern selbst das Tempo bestimmen kann. Und genau das klappt mit Calma echt gut. Er muss richtig saugen, damit Milch kommt, und das erinnert sehr ans Stillen. So kann er ganz entspannt in seinem Rhythmus trinken, mal kurz pausieren, schlucken, durchatmen – ohne dass alles überläuft oder er sich verschluckt. Ich habe festgestellt, dass er dadurch viel ruhiger trinkt und auch danach entspannter ist. Am Anfang war ich etwas skeptisch, weil die Flasche ja optisch etwas anders aussieht als andere, aber sie funktioniert super. Mein Sohn hat die Teile direkt akzeptiert, ohne Probleme. Der Sauger ist für die ganze Stillzeit gedacht, deshalb muss ich nicht ständig neue Größen kaufen. Das ist wirklich praktisch. Die Flasche ist super, weil sie sich ganz einfach reinigen lässt, nicht tropft, nicht läuft und gut in der Hand liegt. Ich kann sie wirklich nur empfehlen, vor allem, wenn man Muttermilch per Flasche gibt und trotzdem das natürliche Trinkverhalten beibehalten möchte. Fazit: Mein Sohn ist super mit der Calma zurechtgekommen, und für mich ist das Füttern damit viel entspannter geworden. Kein hektisches Trinken, kein Verschlucken – einfach eine richtig durchdachte Flasche. Wir können das nur empfehlen!

I bought this teat as I have medela bottles. However, my baby hates this teat, he did not want to suck it at all.

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