Dr. Brown's 3 Pack BPA Free Polypropylene Bottle, 8 oz
by Dr. Brown's
|
List Price: Our Price: $12.99 You Save: $4.00 (24%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $10.00 (click here) Category: Baby Product See more product details |
|---|
Baby Products Reviews of Dr. Brown's 3 Pack BPA Free Polypropylene Bottle, 8 oz
Customer Review: Works wonders for gas and reflux, frustrating to use
Summary: 4 Stars
These bottles are by far the absolute best for keeping babies from swallowing air while drinking from a bottle. I've tried many different types of bottles and these are significantly better for maintaining liquid flow without sucking air. However, they are frustrating to use for a couple of reasons: 1. the neck is narrow, making it impossible to fill with powdered formula without spilling the formula out each side of the opening. The neck is virtually the same size as the formula scoop that comes in the formula can. So unless you have the steady hands of a neurosurgeon, powder will be spilled. Add a squirming baby in one arm while filling with the other, and you have a mess on your hands. Also, when I was breastfeeding, the milk storage bags were hard to jam into the neck to empty into the bottle. 2. The oz readings on the side of the bottle are almost impossible to read, and completely invisible in the dark. (as we know, filling bottles at night is a necessity!) They can leak, but the leaking is easily fixed by unscrewing the bottle and pulling out the "innards" then putting them back in and screwing the top back on. Leakage must have something to do with the air or liquid pressure inside while screwing the top on. Also, if you have so much as a tiny bit of liquid above the top fill line, the bottle will leak. Despite these frustrations, the bottle works so well that I would rather put up with the bottle's shortcomings than a colicky or gassy baby any day. You can avoid some of these problems by buying the shorter, wideneck bottles which were not available for purchase where I purchased my taller, narrow-necked BPA free bottles.Customer Review: seems to reduce gas, but LEAKS like crazy and too many parts!
Summary: 2 Stars
We got these after trying avent, medela, nuk, breastflow and a few others. I thought I found the answer to my son's excessive gas/acid reflux in these bottles as it seemed he reacted right away by burping less during feedings. However, after a week or so- I noticed leaking. A LOT of leaking. This includes the glass bottles and the plastic. I tried taking them apart, reassembling, making sure the nipple was pressed in all the way, unscrewing the lid, tightening the lid, switching parts... Nothing. I pump exclusively and fill these bottles. After all that work pumping, cleaning of those parts then cleaning and setting up of all these dr brown parts- the last bs I want to deal with is leaking! It leaks so much we have to wrap a towel around the bottles while feeding! I'm NOT happy I've spent over $25 on dr brown's bottles for this to happen. I JUST threw away the packaging, of course! I wish I could return them and get my money back. I do however, LOVE the warmer by dr brown. That is an excellent product. By the way, if you're baby has "COLIC" look into acid reflux. 1 out of 5 babies have it- and supposedly drs now think colic is actually stomach acid burning the baby's esophagus. Does the baby arch his/her back and get fussy after meals or when you lay them down on their backs? You can DO something about their pain. There is no such thing as "colic."Customer Review: Dr. Brown's bottles are a life saver!
Summary: 5 Stars
These bottles definitely help to reduce colic. The thing I love the most about them is the fact they are BPA free. It is nice to know you aren't putting unnecessary chemicals in your baby's body.
These bottles are great because my son had such bad colic he was screaming when he would eat. The vent system in these bottles virtual eliminates any air from getting to your baby's tummy. The only downfall to these bottles is they are a little more labor intensive to wash and put together. You have one or two more pieces to put together over regular bottles. However, if your baby has any amount of colic it is definitely worth the extra few minutes of assembly for their tummy's sake.
One thing to note is at one point they began making these bottles with the ounce markers marked as raised, clear numbers. This made is EXTREMELY difficult to see how full you were filling up the bottle. However, I have since bought some and the markers on them are blue, making it much easier to read the ounces you are making. It is not that big of a deal unless you're doing a 2:30 am feeding and trying to fill the bottle up without being able to see the markings.
Overall, these are the best bottles on the market. They truly do help eliminate colic and keep your baby safe and out of harmful chemicals way like BPA.
Customer Review: Have used for 11 months with first baby, will not use for second
Summary: 3 Stars
We totally bought into the whole Dr. Brown's thing for my daughter - bottles, dishwasher baskets (2) and formula pitcher. We have been using them since she was bout 2 months, and she's now 15 months. For our next baby, though, I plan to use Advent or anther brand. I used to be annoyed with how many parts there are, but I'm used to it now - the dishwasher baskets made by dr. browns helps with that. The reason I'm throwing them all out when my daughter is done with them (and buying something different the next time I'm preggers) is that the bottle insert (tan thing - you can't see in these pics) grows mold. So, every few months, I have to buy 9 new bottle inserts (3.50 for a 3 pack). There's a little dimple type thing in the middle of the insert that you can't clean under, and it becomes gross. If you only have a few bottles, and wash them right away, you're probably fine. However, my husband and I both work, so we have 9 bottles total, and we wait until they are all dirty to run the dishwasher. I didn't realize it was mold at first, and was so horrified with myself once I realized it. Note: now that my daughter is on milk (not formula) I haven't seen any mold grow. I also might try a wide mouth bottle the next time so they get cleaner in the dishwasher... we are not the wash by hand type!Customer Review: Immediate Results
Summary: 4 Stars
For 7 weeks I had an EXTREMELY gassy/colicky baby. I opted to purchase glass bottles in the beginning and not use the plastic drop-ins because I was concerned about BPA. Being a new/inexperienced mother I did not realize just how much of a difference the right bottle could make in preventing air in the tummy. I actually thought that the formula was the problem... and my pediatrician never mentioned anything about these bottles (she only mentioned the plastic BPA drop ins which made me kind of mad!). My mother did research on colic and found reviews on these Dr. Browns Natural Flow bottles and thought it was worth a try. I ran out to purchase them (needed them right away, could not wait for Amazon) and used them on the next feeding. It worked! I noticed immediate results... my daughter wasn't arching her back, wriggling all over the place, crying or being fussy after her feeding, etc. She also didn't need to be burped as often.
I gave this product 4 stars because the bottles are not leak proof and there are a few extra parts to clean which can be a pain when washing by hand. Still, these bottles have been a life saver and I would recommend them to any new parent as the FIRST CHOICE when their newborn arrives!