MilkySnugz bottle comforter

MilkySnugz are little teddy bear animals that you put your child's bottle in while they suckle at it. 

They have a zip-up bottom which is where to put the bottle in, and then push it up so it pops out the top of their head.  There's 6 different characters to choose from, the mouse I have is called Mason.

Each of the MilkySnugz have a hole in the tummy so you can see when your bottle is getting near the bottom.  However, if you have a baby that needs very frequent breaks in feeding (i.e. if they don't they'll be sick) then this can be difficult to see how much they have left.  More to the point, our bottles frequently got blocked and only by seeing how much was left, could we see if it was blocked, so this wasn't ideal for us until we switched to level 2 teets (Squidge is on comfort milk which requires a better flowing teet).

They're well made and fit the bottles well (98% of the bottles on the market), although the Tommee Tippee bottles do take a little coercion.  If you want to see if they'll fit your bottles, you can check their list here.

Pros

• Help to develop their motor skills
• Develop a bond with their MilkySnugz and not their feeding aid
• Provides a teddy for them to have after they've stopped bottle feeding
• Helps to keep the milk warmer for longer
• A range of characters to collect

Cons

• Not ideal for very young babies as it's not easy to see how much milk they've consumed
• Quite large and bulky
• Will need regular washing if your bottle leaks a lot (like Dr Browns) - although, they are fully machine washable at 30 degrees
• Not very cheap - £19.95 each, so possibly more of a present :)

I think for us, Squidge is a little young to really enjoy these, and them work for us.  I think once he reaches an age where he is able to hold the bottle himself or the stage where we're not having to give him a break every 30/40ml to let the milk go down, this will be great as I really like the idea of them and the concept.  But for now, I think we need to be patient as he's just a little young for them.  In a couple of months we'll give them another go and let you know how we get on :)

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