APPENDIX 3: Nipple Flow Rates

Table 19: Nipple Flow Rates

Listed from slowest to fastest

Features

Nipple Brand and Type

Mean Flow Rate mL/minute (Range)

Extra Slow

Philips Avent Natural First Flow

Philips Avent Natural 0mos +

nfant Labs Extra Slow

Dr. Brown’s UltraPreemie

0.86 (0.15-1.19)

2.25 (1.49-2.74)

3.30 (2.6-3.77)

4.92 (4.09-5.73)

Slow

nfant Labs Slow

Dr. Brown’s Preemie

Playtex Ventaire Full Sized

Playtex Ventaire Breastlike

Similac single-use Slow Flow

Dr. Brown’s Newborn (0+ mos)

Playtex Baby Naturalatch 0-3m

Comotomo Slow Flow (0-3 mos)

nfant Labs Standard

5.99 (5.10-6.62)

7.22 (4.35-8.37)

7.35 (5.65-10.29)

7.37 (6.10-9.86)

8.04 (6.59-13.28)

9.21 (8.42–9.90)

9.47 (7.66-12.88)

9.76 (6.05-12.49)

10.32 (9.12-11.79)

Medium

Enfamil single-use Slow Flow

Gerber First Essentials

Dr. Brown’s Level 1 (0+ mos)

Dr. Brown’s Level 1 wide neck

Evenflo Classic Slow Flow 0m +

MAM Anti-colic 0mos +

Dr. Brown’s Level 2 (3+ mos)

NUK Wide Slow Flow (0-6 mos)

Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature 0m +

Tommee Tippee Anti-colic 0m +

13.24 (9.93-17.39)

13.26 (9.85-20.17)

13.31 (11.51-14.59)

13.31 (11.51-14.59

13.63 (10.66-20.64)

13.83 (13.04-15.68)

14.96 (13.75-15.80)

15.12 (11.99-22.90)

15.90 (14.05-17.08)

16.23 (11.28-20.30)

Fast

Philips Avent Anti-colic 0mos +

Similac single-use Standard Flow

Enfamil single-use Standard Flow

Similac single-use Premature

Medela Wide-Base Slow Flow

17.44 (16.31-18.5)

18.49 (10.55-26.61)

19.14 (14.09-21.78)

19.17 (13.53-26.82)

22.03 (17.97-25.61)

Very Fast

Medela Calma

37.61 (35.54-39.96)

(Pados, Park, & Dodrill, 2018) (Pados B. F., Park, Thoyre, Estrem, & Nix, 2016)