Advantages: Easy to switch from bottle to breast, Easy to clean, Anti-colic teats
Disadvantages: Can't think of anything bad to say about these bottles

...I gave birth to twins earlier this year and was adamant that i wanted to try to breastfeed them, however i knew that with twins it was going to be difficult and that there were going to be some occasions where i may need to use a bottle. With this in mind i decided i needed a bottle which would enable my children to switch between the bottle and the breast with relative ease. I was immediately drawn to the Tommee Tippee bottles because of their name 'Closer to nature'. The teat is actually designed to mimic the breast and to allow the baby to latch on as they would with a nipple. I did initially start to breastfeed my babies - but felt that they weren't getting enough milk and i had to top up with formula - i have to say, the Closer to Nature bottles were an absolute godsend. My babies were able to switch between the breast... Read review

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Advantages: anti colic
Disadvantages: none

...i bought tommee tippee closer to nature bottle when my son was born they are designed to make feeding time easier and more comfortable for you and your baby. There are 3 different ways in which you can hold the bottle, cradled in the hand, held lightly at the bottom of the base or held like a traditional wide neck bottle but i found holding it at the neck of the bottle easier when i was feeding. the bottles come with slow teats which is designed to mimic the natural flex, feel and movement of a mum's breast you can also get a medium flow teat and fast flow teats for these aswell as your baby gets older. they have designed this teat so that the transition from breast to bottle is easier as the baby is able to latch on to both in the same way. this bottles also has a teat with an anti colic valve on the side of the teat designed... Read review

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Advantages: Cheaper than Avent
Disadvantages: But not as good as avent

...Tommee Tippee Closer to nature Bottles The moment I saw these bottles I thought that they looked really smart and as I had an Amazon voucher to spend I thought I would invest in a couple and see how they faired compared to the more widely used baby bottles made by Avent. I already had a few Avent bottles given to me from a friend and I just had to buy some new teats for them so comparing the two was easy. I paid around £10 for three of these Tommee Tippee bottles that hold 260ml and that price includes the postage and packaging costs, minus that it would have cost around £8. Now this compared to Avent is probably slightly cheaper as I have recent bought some of my own large Avent Bottles and I paid £15 for four from Boots, so buying Avent it works out a little more expensive. These Tommee Tippee bottles are called... Read review

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Advantages: Less Colic; Natural feel and action
Disadvantages: None that I can think of

...As parents of twins and currently bottle feeding, believe you me, we know a thing or two about bottle-feeding. Every evening we make up 16 bottles to last us through 24 hours and our bottle of choice is the Tommee Tippee 'Closer to Nature'. 'Closer to Nature' bottles come in 2 different sizes, the very dinky 150ml and the 260ml. The bottles have a very distinct shape, quite squat and ergonomically shaped to allow them to fit comfortably into the hand and with wide necks to allow easy cleaning and filling. The bottles are clearly labelled and graduated in ml and fluid oz's. For those of us using the Tommee Tippee Steam Steriliser there is also a dotted line graduation at 80ml, the amount of water used for every sterilisation. (You can sterilise 4 of the bottles in every sterilisation cycle). Now what sets these bottles apart... Read review

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Advantages: easy to use, sterilise and drink from
Disadvantages: none really

...all thoughts going through my head at the time. Then I bought my breast pump, with a little looking into and the help of a mother and baby, pregnant woman, what ever magazine. In it was a guide to manual breast pumps and the Tommee Tippee was rated top. Fine, I was in Morrisons, actually reading the magazine as I plodded along following my other half and my Mam, both with a trolley each shopping for essentials. As we got to the bit with the baby bits and bobs on it I noticed they stocked the Tippee breast pump and without further ado I mentioned it to my mother, had a quick look and she bought it for me. When I got home I opened the box to have a little look, conveniently there was a small sterilising box and wide neck bottle, along with a storage lid and a teat and lid for the baby to drink from. I had previously heard about... Read review

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Advantages: easy to use, clean, store and transport
Disadvantages: didnt work for me

...I really wanted to breast feed my baby and dutifully bought the breast pump so that I could express milk if for any reason I had to go out without my baby. Unfortunately I did not get on with breast feeding and had to revert to bottles, however I did try out the pump before i gave up to see if baby would take my milk from a bottle. As with the Tommee Tippee bottles, I bought this breast pump purely because it was on offer half price at Tesco which made it £12.49 rather than £24.99. WHATS IN THE BOX? Well, the breast pump comes in a sterilising box in which there is 1 5oz bottle, the breast pump handle, 2 valves, a breast cup shaped part, two bottle neck attachments, the bottle teat and lid, and also a flat lid to store in the fridge. It also came with a breast feeding guide booklet, instructions on how to assemble the pump... Read review

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Advantages: flexible teats, anti colic, nice design, really easy for baby to drink with
Disadvantages: lids dont stay on, tendancy to crack easily around the neck of the bottle

...on or pale blue tinted ones with little boats, they didnt cost a fortune either only a pound or a little more extra instead of having the plain ones. They all worked brilliantly though, i have looked at avent ones now and wondered how newborns drink out of them, they seem such an unnatural shape. The tommee tippee closer to nature ones are so much more flexible which i found to be the key, you could let the baby get on with it and move the bottle as neccessary. The downside to the bottles is that they dont last as long as other makes, the teats are fine i never needed to replace them but considering i was intending on using the avent ones for the new baby as i had kept them for the 18 months and they were still in perfect condition, i certainly couldnt do the same with these, they tend to crack slightly around the neck where the collar... Read review

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Advantages: Works as an imitation boobie!
Disadvantages: Don't waste money on the smaller size!

...I never thought about needing bottles when I began breast feeding...boy was I wrong! Along with the Tommee Tippee freedom breast pump, they have made breast feeding so much easier. When I started shopping for bottles, I had now clue, so many brands all stating anti colic, natural, blah, blah, blah! I chose closer to nature ones purely for the name and I'm so glad I did. They work like an artificial boobie, in look and how the baby has to work at it to release the milk. The wide neck design imitates the size of the breast and encourages the baby to take a 'mouthful' like the real thing. This stops teat/nipple confusion and I genuinely feel my baby has no problem going from one to the other. The teat is so flexible like a nipple that she has no problem pushing it out when she has had enough. They are easy to clean... Read review

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Advantages: two sterlizing facilities, quick
Disadvantages: only small bottles fit

.... ***** As I mentioned the unit came complete with three bottles. I didn't go out and buy the same bottles to make up the rest of what I needed, and actually ended up with a variety. Tommee Tippee Closer to nature bottles are of the shorter compact size, which fits well into the sterilizer. I also had a couple of standard sized bottles from Boots. As I looked at the size difference I wondered how they were going to fit in my sterilizer. They didn't! Typical, I had wasted money on something I probably couldn't use. However I couldn't buy a bigger sterilizer as I realized it wouldn't fit in my microwave. The sterlizing unit holds up to four smaller sized bottles. The moral of that paragraph is don't do what I did and just bought the bottles without checking first, as I have since had to buy smaller sized bottles as well to make the rest up... Read review

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Advantages: easy to use, clean and transport
Disadvantages: more hassle than a steam one

...Although I intended to breastfeed I did not get on with it, however I had already purchased this microwave steriliser to use with expressing equipment. I bought this Tommee Tippee one mainly because it was on offer at Tesco, it was £9.99 instead of £19.99 and came with 3 free bottles and a bottle brush, worth £18 allegedly. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Well,basically it looks like a big plastic bowl with a lid. It holds 4 Tommee Tippee Closer To Nature bottles, or 6 normal bottles and will sterilise in the microwave in just 4 minutes and bottles can be used 5 minutes later It has a hinged lid, which means that condensation runs back inside the bowl and for safety the lid is lockable . The lid also converts into a sterile surface for hygienic bottle preparation which is great. It can also be used as a cold water steriliser... Read review

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