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 A Very Happy Avent Customer! | |
| In my opinion the Avent bottle system is superior to any other product on the market. The disposable system works great for storing and freezing milk and it's convenient for Mom's on the go. My only mistake was not buying enough bottles in the beginning when my son ate eight times a day. The bottles are designed to reduce gas, and seem to do the job. The one slight annoyance with the system, you have to place the ring of the lids directly on top of the nipples; otherwise the bottle has a tendency to leak. Also, I purchased the adjustable flow nipples when my son turned three months old as recommended, but nowhere in the product information does it tell you that you are supposed to line-up the Roman numerals of the nipples directly in line with your baby's nose to adjust the flow. This makes sense of course, but I had to call the 1-800 number to discover this 'little' detail. | |
| No problems | |
| I have been using Avent bottles for 5 months and was unaware of any problems with leakage until I read these reviews. I purchased the breast pump pack with bottles in Australia, where I'm from, and used them several times a week when I needed someone else to feed my baby breast milk. My breast milk became ineffective after 4 months so I am using the bottles full time to feed my baby formula and still have never experienced leakage. I've also purchased bottles from here in the U.S. and still had no problems. I'll admit too that I'm not a good one for reading instructions so after sterilising the bottles they are sometimes assembled dry and sometimes wet...I didn't know it made a difference (obviously it doesn't). Mine have always been hand washed though. I don't like to put them in the dishwasher. From someone who breastfed for 4 months before putting my baby onto formula I find the Avent nipples excellent and simulate a real nipple very well. My baby's lips sit over and under the rounded part of the nipple just as they did on my breast. My baby also has trouble bringing up wind but the problem is nowhere near as bad when he uses the Avent nipples as I've been able to control the flow with their numbered system....he takes in nowhere near as much air as a nice slow flow prevents him from having to gulp quickly. I couldn't be more pleased with the performance of Avent bottles. | |
 Leakage City - Do NOT Waste Your Money!!! | |
| I originally found out about these bottles about 10 years ago from a woman I babysat for when I was 12 years old. I don't ever remember her complaining about them but in fact she seemed very happy with the Avent bottles. Now, 10 years later at 22 with my first baby, my husband and I decided we would try the Avent bottles with our son. My son has been formula fed from birth and when I shake his bottles in order to get the formula mixed well, formula leaks everywhere. In addition, formula will leak out of the sides of the nipple which will cause it to drip down each side of my sons face and wet on his clothes. Most of the times I will see it but there are those times where I don't catch it and I have to change what he is wearing. The only, and I repeat ONLY advantage I have found to these bottles is the flow from the nipple. The flow from the nipple seems to be much easier on him than the Playtex VentAire bottles are. I have tried the hard plastic Playtex VentAire bottles and he seems to have an extremely hard time getting anything to come out of those bottles. So, I definitely say do not waste your money. I am glad I decided to come look for other parents' reviews on these bottles because I was beginning to wonder what the heck I was doing wrong to make those bottles leak so bad. Now I know at least I'm not the only one who has had this leaking problem with them. |
