Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Newborn Feeding Set
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Baby Products Reviews of Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Newborn Feeding Set
Customer Review: Beware of Chipping Paint
Summary: 4 Stars
I absolutely love these Dr. Brown's bottles but was extremely flabbergasted to find that the paint was starting to chip off the bottles! I would have given 5 stars if it weren't for the paint. This is the first time this has happened to me. It never happened when my baby was using Avent bottles. Just be careful and throw any bottle away if the paint starts chipping. It happened to 2 of the 6 bottles I own which is a bummer because these bottles are not cheap!
As for Dr. Brown's bottles -- they are FANTASTIC! My now three month old was suffering from horrible gas pains using Avent bottles. Just after ONE DAY of using Dr. Brown's bottles, there was a significant difference! Though babiesrus.com does not sell the wide neck bottles, they are available in-store at Babies R Us. I prefer those over the traditional tall bottles. The nipples on the traditional bottles are a bit small - which is great for newborns but once your baby gets a little older, the nipple becomes too small. The drawback is that if you do decide to get the wideneck Dr. Brown's bottles, you cannot interchange the parts from the traditional sized ones you already own.
At first glance, the parts are a bit overwhelming and if you do you not have a dishwasher (like me), it does add cleaning time but having a happier baby (less fussy/gassy) is definitely worth the extra few minutes!
Customer Review: Quality product, with a few glitches
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a breastfeeding mom who had to supplement with formula from the time my son was 3 days old. After each bottle feeding, he would have a terrible time with spit-up, gas and general fussiness. Although not a cure-all, Dr.Brown's bottles certainly helped. Because he was so young, he did go through a period of nipple confusion after using these. Also, the flow rate was too fast for him, even with the size 1. We found that replacing the Dr. Brown's nipple with a Gerber orthodontic nipple solved both problems. (This only works on the standard-size bottles.)
One thing to consider is the number of parts that require cleaning. It's not difficult, but it is time consuming, and every second counts when you've got a new baby on your hip. For this reason, we eventually switched to Avent, which worked just as well but required less upkeep.
Some people complain about leaking with these bottles. The standard size seems to leak a little less than the wide-neck version, but with either, leaks are easy to prevent - don't heat the bottle with the vent apparatus in place, and empty any milk that gets into the vent during feeding. Leaking was not an issue with us.
Customer Review: Excellent - Will Definitely Use Again
Summary: 5 Stars
I started out a hardcore Avent fan. That's what everyone used - they must be the best. I received a ton of them as gifts. I saw the Dr. Brown's bottles and registered for a three pack and received them (just for a back-up, just in case).
We started out with the Avent wide mouth bottles and my baby was having difficulty. Milk would come out the corners of her mouth; felt like she was getting a lot of air; gassy; and spit up a lot after feedings.
We tried the playtex nursers (the ones with the bags inside - what a pain). I finally tried the Dr. Brown's bottles and WOW! We were immediate fans. We went to the original nipple (not the wide mouth) and she never spit up again and didn't suffer from gasiness. What a relief. If you don't have a dishwasher I'm sure they're a bit of a pain to wash but we stuck all the parts in the dishwasher and put the dishwasher on santize and...done...ready for use again! Even handwashing them at the grandparents was easy when you used the cleaner brush included in the bottles. Lots of parts and I was a skeptic myself but I've save them for baby number 2 and recommend them to everyone I know!
Customer Review: These work great, but be warned!
Summary: 5 Stars
As stated in several books given to me on parenting, I tried several different types of bottles for my newborn, and I only bought one at a time to avoid spending insane amounts of money. I finally settled on the Dr. Brown's bottles for my son.
The only problem I've had with them is the common "complaint" that they're a pain to clean. The two pieces that make up the venting structure need a pipe cleaner to clean properly, but thankfully every bottle (or set) comes with at least one.
My son is less colicky with these bottles, which is great, and he's less fussy about his ears, which is even better. He's never had an ear infection with any bottle, but the vacuum pressure with other bottles did bother him.
In my opinion, I'd rather spend an extra 10-20 minutes a day washing bottles rather than have to worry about extra burping time or treating ear problems.
If you're interested in these bottles, my recommendation is to purchase just one. If you like them, buy more. If not, then you didn't spend as much as you could have by buying a set =)
Customer Review: MIRACLE BOTTLES!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I admit, I was extremly skeptical... my mother actually bought these for me b/c my preemie son was in pain all of the time from gas and the only thing that slightly helped was the Playtex Nursers, and he was still in pain a lot of times. We tried everything to help him. Then she brought me these.. and he has not had a problem since... My son is a happy baby again!!!! I am so happy with these. I read on here that cleaning them is a pain.. but that is just not so. I hand clean bottles anyways and it is so simple to clean these bottles, I can't believe that ppl are so lazy as to complain about a couple extra seconds to run a brush in 3 holes. Gimmie a break. I also clean a bunch of parts for my pump, so I just do it all at once. OH!!! And these bottles fit on my Medela pump, so I can just pump right in the bottle!!!! And we havent had any leaks, btw... these things are GREAT. Oh, and they also make a widemouth version that you can get at Babies R Us... I wish I had gotten these earlier.. my son is 7 weeks (he was born at 32 weeks, btw) and he is a different baby with these bottles.