Comments on: Things I Love Thursday- Avent Bottles

By: Amy Warden

Amy Warden — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:20:36 +0000

I hate to burst your bubble, but I used Avent bottles, and my first baby was still colicky. But only for a few months, thank goodness. I don’t think we could have stood it much longer than that!

By: Erin G

Erin G — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:21:18 +0000

I tried these with Nathan, for all the reasons you mentioned (bpa-free, etc). but he didn’t so much love them.

well, he didn’t so much love ANY bottle, to be honest.

We eventually settled on the first years breast flow. the one with two nipples, so baby has to suck AND compress. kind of a pain to clean (still easier than dr browns though), but he would actually TAKE it.

which was important to us, seeing as we had a milk bank in the freezer that was useless unless he would take a bottle.

you think it’s safe to assume my next one will prefer the same kind? I hope so, since I kept them all and would prefer not to buy more.

here’s to BPA free.
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By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:11:14 +0000

Thanks for the tip…I actually picked up 4 of these bottles at a garage sale today for 50 cents a piece!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:01:04 +0000

I just remember something else I loved about these bottles. The opening is really wide. If you are trying to dump scoops full of formula into the bottle you don’t have to try to get in through the little openings in most bottles.

By: AnnieM

AnnieM — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:05:22 +0000

Love Avent bottles! I think the thing I loked best was the fact that the nipples come in stages. My son actually preferred nursing but I had a low supply so if we went out, it was formula with Nana. He did get to a point where he would just wait for Mom to get home and avoided the formula. I also loved their sippy cups!

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:29:51 +0000

I used the Avent bottles with Princess Pigtails and loved them. Avent was the first bottle I tried with her and she took it right away. The Little Man? Not so much. Despite every effort I made to get him to take them, he refused. I ended up having to try a whole circuit of bottles before finding the right one for him. Ugh. Once I tried the old school Playtex nursers (the ones with the drop in liners) we were set. Crazy thing. I discovered that he would only take the latex nipples. Would have nothing to do with the silicon ones.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:52:36 +0000

Really? My friends & I have so many problems with Avent. We all have our little ‘tricks’ to try & prevent leaks. Most of the time the tricks seem to work…but it always seems like at the worst possible time it spills all out when you shake it.

I’m glad you have had good luck with them. I’ve already told my hubby that when baby #2 is on the way I am tossing all the Avent & trying something new. I’m leaning toward sassy.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:22:20 +0000

We went with Dr. Brown’s and they do have a ton of part, but I think they are well worth the hassle. If we ever need more bottles, I’ll have to look at the Avent ones.
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By: Liz@HoosierHomemade

Liz@HoosierHomemade — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:19:53 +0000

I never used those bottles, but they sound really good. I nursed and actually never used a bottle. It’s good to know though.
Thanks for hosting!
~Liz
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By: Kristi_runwatch

Kristi_runwatch — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:05:59 +0000

“You stand in Babies R Us staring at the walls of bottles wondering if a bottle could make the difference between Harvard and a life behind the counter at McDonalds.” Hahaha – so true!

We used Evenflo Comfi bottles – the have the angled top… and they are cheap. And BPA free!
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