Dr. Brown's 8 oz. Natural Flow Wide Neck Bottle, 3 Pack
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Baby Products Reviews of Dr. Brown's 8 oz. Natural Flow Wide Neck Bottle, 3 Pack
Customer Review: Don't hesitate!!! Try these bottles!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried wide neck Dr. Brown's bottles when my son was about 9 weeks old and had been being awakened at night to pass gas. He has always been spitty and burped ALOT too. These bottles are great. Within a couple of feedings I was convinced that these are the best bottles on the market. Yeah, there are two extra pieces to clean, but it's worth it to me for my childs comfort. (and both of us sleep longer) And, yeah they're a bit pricey, but I was switching from Avent, which are $4.00/bottle and the wide neck Dr. Brown's are $5.00 a bottle-not that big of a difference. You DO have to read the directions. All the negative reviews I read were just people who did not read directions. I have not had 1 problem w/leaking or anything else. (although I never transport full bottles-I make them as I need them, and if we're out and about I use bottled water). I keep an empty regular bottle w/me to prepare, warm and shake the formula in, because you can't shake these bottles. Yes, slightly more time consuming from all aspects...cleaning and preparing but SOOOOOO worth it. My son burps quickly now and doesn't spit up as much, and has not woken up during the night just to pass gas since he's been using these. Oh, I called the company, you can boil/sterilize all parts of these bottles. (the directions are misleading.) And the customer service was good, they called be back w/in a few hours to answer my question about sterilizing them and they also e-mailed me promptly. YOU HAVE TO TRY THESE BOTTLES IF YOUR BABY HAS EXCESSIVE GAS OR SPIT UP.Customer Review: Worth their weight in gold
Summary: 5 Stars
Our daughter had terrible colic. We had bought Avent bottles prior to her being born, but each time she fed, she dribbled constantly, because she had to keep opening her mouth to break the vacuum seal that had been created through her sucking. This meant she was wetting bibs, clothes, everything. She went through about five outfits each day.
Then at three weeks, our paediatrician suggested Dr Brown's bottles, so we bought eight of them straight away, and the difference was amazing. The dribbling completely stopped, because she wasn't having to open her mouth mid-feed, because there was no vacuum created. It also meant she was swallowing less air, which meant less colic.
The colic didn't disappear completely until she went on solids at four months, but I think that had more to do with the fact that some babies are just colicky, and of course, she was picking up on our anxiety, which probably didn't help matters.
However, our daughter now uses the B Free trainer sippy cups, which are the same as Dr Brown's, and again, have the vent in, so she doesn't have to suck as hard to get the fluid. Wonderful.
The downside of these bottles are that they are fiddly to clean, and I can only fit four of them into my Avent steam steriliser, (five is a squeeze), as opposed to six when I was using the Avent ones, however, to our mind, these are very small prices to pay for the positives that these bottles bring. The pro's definitely outweigh the cons.
Customer Review: I recommend these to all new parents
Summary: 4 Stars
I love these bottles... we never had any trouble with colic or spitting up with our son. They do require additional work to clean because there are more parts than other bottles, but it is worth it when your baby does not cry due to an upset tummy. I used the wide neck bottles as I breast fed and it was a smooth transition as they claim that the wide neck is more like the breast. I did use the 4 ounce bottles at first, but if I had it to do over, I would have just bought all 8 ounce bottles because they transition into the larger one so fast (especially if you breast feed) and Dr. Browns aren't cheap, so I'd just spend the money on all 8 ounce bottles. I do have one complaint and that is that we have had trouble with the bottles leaking... I did not fill the bottle above the recommended line and all the parts were in place, so I am not sure why we did have that trouble at random times. It was frustrating when it would happen because my son's shirt would be soaked and I hated to have to change a shirt when he was almost asleep. I've heard others complain of the same problem. That being said, I still highly recommend this bottle and I also personally know other happy Dr. Brown's users. They also have an EXCELLENT customer service department. They answer promptly, are very friendly and I have received replacement parts (got melted in dishwasher because wasn't in a basket) IMMEDIATELY. I would rate these bottles with 5 stars, but the leaking problem cost 1 star!Customer Review: Great Bottle
Summary: 4 Stars
CONCLUSION: I like Dr. Brown bottles and would recommend them for formula-fed babies who are 0 to 3-month olds. For babies older than three months, I recommend a system that switches in between Playtex nursers and Dr. Browns.
REASONS: My baby is formula fed. We had problems with the nipple clogging up with every single bottle but Dr. Browns, so we used Dr. Brown bottles exclusively from the time my baby was a week to three months old.
Once my baby reached 3-months, we were able to advance to the faster flow nipples. At that point, we started switching out bottle brands between Dr. Browns and Playtex nursers. The reason we did this is because some of the Dr. Brown bottle parts are actually very hard to clean. If you adhere to their warnings, you aren't supposed to put the bottle parts in the dishwasher or boil them. You're just supposed to use soap and water pretty much.
I prefer Dr. Brown bottles for night-time feedings because we can heat them up in most bottle warmers, but we can't do that with Playtex nursers. I also prefer Dr. Brown bottles anytime I want to travel with premade formula, because Dr. Brown bottles have a bottle stopper that prevents leaks - and Playtex nursers will leak all over the place. I prefer Playtex nursers for all other circumstances because they are so easy to clean.
I didn't notice any difference in gas problems between using Playtex Nursers and Dr. Browns.
Customer Review: LOVE LOVE LOVE Dr. Brown's!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I purchased Avent bottles for our newborn after doing our research for the best bottles in helping minimize gas, colic etc... Yikes! Needless to say, we were HIGHLY disappointed with Avent. By the recommendation of our pediatrician, we went out and bought a new set of Dr. Brown's bottles---kine of pricey, but WORTH every penny!! With Avent, my son was getting super gassy and colicky. He would cry so hard with gas pains that he'd clinch his little fists, crunch his little legs to his tummy and practically go hoarse. Burping, mylicon and gripe water didn't even help. Our days and nights were sleepless--he wouldn't nap because he was crying--and our nights would average about 3-4 hours of sleep. Now, with Dr. Brown's---our son is a NEW little man. He STILL gets gas, but not like he did with the Avent bottles. All it takes is a couple of little pats on his back and he gives us a couple of good burps and he's out into LA LA land---he's now able to take his naps and has been sleeping anywhere from 6-8 hours through the night now for the past 2 weeks---and he's only 1 month old. :)
For some reason, when he was feeding from the Avent, he would suck uncontrollably, I'd see lots of bubbles in his bottle and in the nipple and I could hear him sucking all that air in. With Dr. Brown's, he has WAY more controlled sucking, it's much more rhythmic and no air bubbles in the nipple!
MANY thumbs up for Dr. Brown's!