Born Free Twin Pack Wide Neck Bottles, 9-Ounce
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Baby Products Reviews of Born Free Twin Pack Wide Neck Bottles, 9-Ounce
Customer Review: Just broke a THIRD bottle!
Summary: 3 Stars
OK, so like most of the concerned parents out there who use the Born Free bottles, I too switched to this brand because the plastics do not contain BPA. However, we just broke our third bottle (plastic, mind you---NOT glass). The first two broke when my daughter dropped them onto a linoleum floor and asphalt parking lot; this most recent one she dropped onto our hardwood floor, from a distance of no more 18 inches high. We have never boiled our Born Free bottles, and my 18 month old daughter is no Hercules, so I do not expect plastic bottles to break consistently like this. When I contacted customer service, they claim that they have never heard of this problem before and promptly replaced the bottles at no charge to me. They score big points with me for the free replacement, but I find it hard to believe my child is the only one out there who has broken one, let alone THREE, of these bottles. We'll be switching to one of the other BPA-free alternatives out there (and yes, there ARE other choices available).Customer Review: Loved these bottles, but 2 have broke
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved these bottles and used the smaller 6 ounce size for my baby until she started drinking 8 ounces. SO then I switched to the larger 9 ounce size. Well I dropped one on my linoleum kitchen floor and it broke. Then I dropped another one in my sink while washing it and it broke. At $10 a bottle these aren't exactly cheap...so I went with a much cheaper plastic bottle. Also, a side note about the level 3 nipple...my daughter was 8-9 months old before she could handle the fast flow nipple. So just because something says for 6 months and up, every baby is different. But never had any problems with nipples collapsing until she was ready to move up to the next level nipple. I am an RN and nipples collapse mostly b/c of how hard the baby is sucking. Usually just turning the bottle a 1/4 of a turn will break the seal, and if your baby is able to handle a faster flow rate nipple, then move them up to it. For my second child I will probably start with the plastic Born Free bottles instead of the glass ones.Customer Review: Born Free is no longer the only player in BPA-free bottles
Summary: 4 Stars
For our first kid back in mid 2007, we succumbed to the BPA paranoia and dumped our beloved Avent (Polycarbonate) bottles for these expensive Born Free BPA-free Polyether Sulphone bottles. And they have served us faithfully for two years (our 2 year old is still using them). But I curse every time I have to wash the bottles, with their two extra complicated parts (compared to the Avent bottles). In Sept 2009, we had our second child, and we went back to Avent. Since every other maker of bottles has a line of BPA-free bottles, we no longer have to accept such a complicated bottle with so many extra parts. So this time around, we went straight back to Avent's new Polypropylene (PPE) BPA-free bottles. No more Born Free for us! (But becareful with Avent...don't buy the honey-colored PES BPA-free bottles, which come in the yellow-color box. These PES bottles leak! Buy the PPE Avent BPA-free bottles, which are cloudy in appearance and come in the blue-colored box).Customer Review: Great bottles!
Summary: 5 Stars
We've used these bottles from the beginning. We bought them because they are BPA free, which is VERY important to us. Our baby is mostly breastfed, but we have used these before bed and when he goes to grandma's house. We've not had problems with the nipple collapsing and we like the little back flow mechanism, as he doesn't seem to get any more gas than he does when breast feeding. We've also tried the Evenflow glass bottles (he wouldn't take the nipple at all) and the Green to Grow Bottles (he also didn't like the nipple). My guess is that babies like whatever type of nipple that they've gotten used to having in their bottle. We've just had the problem with the nipples breaking down in a few bottles, but if you read the literature, it says the silicone nipples should be replaced every few months (this is true for nipples on bottles & pacifiers a like). At 5 months we should be using a faster flow nipple any way, so we are just going to buy the next level nipple.Customer Review: WARNING!!! Leaks after one year!
Summary: 2 Stars
I have many Born-Free bottles and after one year, I've noticed that over half of them (about 7-8 bottles) have started leaking. When I took the bottle apart to find the cause, I noticed that the rubber part of the ventilation system was torn. I've always carefully washed the bottles with a bottle brush after soaking them. I knew that it wasn't from mishandling them. I called Born-Free and they told me that it's common for that to happen after a year and that they could send me a one-time replacement of two vents, but I would have to pay the shipping and handling. Really? For a $10 bottle? I told them that for $10 I would expect to be buying a quality bottle and that I'll be buying a 3 pack of Dr. Brown's BPA Free bottles for $10 instead of paying $6.99 for each 2 pack of replacement vents. At the time that I had my daughter, Born-Free was the only BPA free bottle with a ventilation system and I feel that they took advantage of that with concerned parents.