A customer asked us a question about finding Medela
Teats.
She wrote "Just wondering if you or you know of where I can
get Medela teats from? Have tried various pharmacies to no avail,
just wondering if you stock them. What teat, (if you don't stock)
would you recommend to go on the Medela bottles for a
newborn?"
Well we can confirm that she has been on a wild goose hunt looking
for
Medela teats. The NZ distributor of Medela
does not import the medela teats, (even though they have all the
other medela stuff). This seems a little odd, but the NZ company
worries about the World Health Organisation rules about marketing
teats etc. So they just don't supply them.
So anyway, we recommend the
Chu Chu teats, and yes these fit on medela bottles.
The beauty with these
Chu Chu teats is that they work the same way as a nipple. Even
if the bottle is tipped upside down the milk will only come out
when baby "works" and sucks properly. So they are a good way to mix
breast and bottle feeding. Although they are a bit pricey, the same
teat is suitable for newborn right up to weaning, as the baby
controls the flow. Unlike other brands of teats that you have to
upgrade the size as baby gets older.
There is more information on this page
here, and a little homemade demo video we've done which shows
how it works.