MAM bottles- what am I doing wrong?

Hi everyone

Sometimes when I make up a MAM bottle it squirts milk into the air. What am I doing wrong, it’s driving me crazy 🤣 it only does it sometimes- I guess it’s to do with the pressure?

Loads of people seem to love them so it must be me which is the problem!

Thanks in advance for any tips x

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Can’t say I’ve had this problem, but we make sure we screw the bottom on first, then the top and squeeze the air out of the teat before offering it x

This happens to me when I shake the bottle too much x

Not thought to squeeze the air out of the teat. Will try that and not shaking as much and see if that helps! Thanks both

When the milk is hot it squirts due to build up of steam and pressure. Once it’s cooled down it shouldn’t squirt. This happens with any bottle tbh.

Happened to me a few time, only seems to happen when milk is on the warmer side. I don’t think your doing anything wrong 😊

Thanks I’ll keep my eye on the temperature. I use the nuby rapid cooler hot shot method so can try putting less boiling water in as the hot shot to see if that helps!

i have trauma from the bottles. it comes out to fast for me, my infant doesn’t like the bottle either. lol i don’t like the mam bottle

I do love them my daughter is leas colicky with the mam ones the Tommee Tippee ones. It’s to do with pressure I’ve had that happen with the Mam ones and the Tommee Tippee ones x

I haven't had this problem. I also put the bottom on first. I only shake until dissolved.

My LG only started using these the past week as 0 was still too fast for her. She's 7w on Saturday.

Try swilling the bottle instead of shaking it

I had awful problems with mam lol! I changed to tommee tippee in the end which I was hesitant about as I loved the concept of the mam bottles but he does so much better on these and I haven’t had a problem since xx

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