Medela Special Needs Feeder with 80ml Collection Container #6000s

We tried every type of nipple/bottle we could find before we tried this one because of the cost. Ultimately, this one was the one that worked best for our son who has a cleft in both his soft and hard palates.It took him about 3 days to really get the hang of the haberman nipple (I'd say most of it was our timing with squeezing). One reviewer said you need a super baby to suck the nipple...the idea behind the haberman is for babies who cannot suck! In order to use the haberman, baby has to bite it, which is counter-intuitive because they are born with the instinct to nurse and suckle, not bite. Until your baby gets used to it, you will have to squeeze, and the timing of that is hard at first, but you get used to it. Once he got comfortable, he started getting frustrated that we weren't going fast enough, so we switched him to the "fast flow" and it still wasn't enough...so we did the thing they say not to do...we cut it! Not much at all, but we just expanded the slit a teeny bit and it made a world of difference!Some common complaints I've found on group chats is that they leak. Well, it's not going to create a perfect seal because of the membrane. I found that Medela and Evenflo bottles work best and we tighten it pretty tightly and have no leaks. Even his daycare provider has no issues.I bought 5 of these and then just the replacement teats as needed (you can use the ring and white membrane over and over if you keep them clean and intact). If I could do it all over again, I'd only buy 3 of these because we are only on our second white membrane and our son is 7 months old and will get his cleft repaired at one year.No matter what nipple/feeder/bottle you settle on, don't give up on any of them until you've tried for at least 72 hours. I know that sounds hard and this is so overwhelming, but every speech therapist we talked to recommended this and I'm glad they did because we wouldn't have stuck with the Haberman otherwise.Our son was failure to thrive due to difficulty feeding and they wanted to put a G-tube in him at 6 weeks. My pedi gave me 2 weeks to get him to gain weight and we did this. He is now 18.5lbs at 7 months. Every baby is different. Hang in there!I also highly recommend joining a support group like cleftsmile.org and ccakids.com...both groups are on FB. My son also has a craniofacial anomaly that contributed to his cleft palate and they have provided a wealth of info and support.

We attended a breastfeeding class at the hospital and were told by the lactation consultants that this bottle is the only acceptable one for breastfeeding babies. It does not drip from the nipple when you turn it upside down... it requires the baby to use his/her jaw and nurse at the bottle just like breastfeeding. I did this test on a couple of other bottles I bought that claimed to be good for breastfeeding babies and ALL dripped. I ordered this one before my baby was born to have on hand so dad could help with night feedings. After having latch problems we switched to mostly bottle feeding and this bottle was perfect for transitioning a breastfed baby to a bottle. It leaks a bit and is a bit tricky to operate... especially in dim lighting because there are very hard to see lines in the clear plastic of the nipple that you have to line up with babies nose. BUT for what we needed it for it was perfect. After a few weeks we switched to a slow flow nipple.

The bottle is great my daughter had trouble eating due to a clef palette and this product made it possible to eat only issue was its not easy to use and I was usually the onlyone patient enough to figure it out. I also wish the bottle held more milk 2.5 oz isn't much and I would have to fill the bottle twice feed her which is a pain art 2am

This is a great beginner bottle for infants with a cleft lip palate, atleast for the first couple weeks. We used this for two weeks but had to change to Dr.Browns as our little one developed a sore in his mouth from the nipple friction. This bottle taught him and us how to adjust feeding for a cleft lip palate. I think it is over priced since there isn't anything like it on the market.

This is a good product but did not work for us. We have a small baby that doesn't eat enough and they wanted us to try this in case she has a poor sucking force. But after using this bottle she had a lot of stomach discomfort after feeds even after modifying flows.

Purchased for newborn with soft cleft palate after using the Mead Johnson bottle which we did not like. We like using this bottle but it appears that the hole in each nipple is cut differently and there are some that flow much faster than others. Best price by far than going into a store to get it.

My son was born with cleft lip and palate and was not able to nurse. The hospital gave us these bottles to try and they worked perfect for him. He is able to eat without having a complete palate to create suction. I have also noticed that he does not have gas issues and I attribute this to the bottles valve system. They are easy to use and clean. The slit in the nipples do start to enlarge over time, and it is recommended to replace them every 5 weeks. We have not had to do it that often, but are careful when feeding to not let the larger slit flood him. The bottles are expensive, but they are worth every penny to have him be able to eat so well. I did a lot of research and amazon was the cheapest I could find them. It was cheaper for us to order a whole bottle on amazon rather than just the nipple on other sites.