Medela Breastmilk Feeding and Storage Set
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Baby Products Reviews of Medela Breastmilk Feeding and Storage Set
Customer Review: Crazy leakage problems... spotty customer service
Summary: 2 Stars
We used Medela bottles and nursing products exclusively when our daughter was born 6 months ago because I was using the Pump 'n Style and had purchased all Medela to go along with the pump. We were happy until a mere 2-3 weeks after using it. A few bottles began leaking. My husband and I tried to figure out what we could be doing wrong... we sterilized according to package instructions using the Medela microwave bags. After struggling with the leaks for another 2 weeks (and a newborn), we called Medela. The rep apologized and said that they were having problems with the old plastic collar/rings (that screw onto the bottles with the nipples) and would gladly ship to us updated, newer collars. Sure enough, we were impressed to receive them in the mail within a few days. Did they solve the problem? Not really. Some leaked less. But others sprung new leaks. We struggled with the bottles for another few months. We had invested too much money to switch. And the baby liked the nipples. By 4 months of use, practically all the bottles and collars were leaking. In addition, we had 3 Medela bottles warp... yes, warp... in the microwave, again, using Medela microwave bags. When I called Medela, I spoke to a rep who was extremely rude... told us it was probably us not screwing on the bottles correctly. When I explained that we tried everything under the sun, she told us that before giving the bottle to the baby, to check that the caps were screwed on just right (not too tight, not too loose), to twist open and run our fingers underneath, along the nipple to make sure everything was flat, check that the threading on the collar lined up with the threading on the bottle... etc. Not only were we already doing all this, but it's a bottle. Who has time to spend 5 minutes fiddling with a bottle with a hungry baby waiting? When I asked if she could send any replacement parts so we could figure out what was going on, she finally relented. A few days later, I came home from work to find a letter stating I had a package waiting for me at the P.O. When I finally went to pick it up, was told I had to pay for shipping before I could have it. It was shipped C.O.D. from Medela! I had them return the package. Went home and threw out all our bottles. We are using Playtex bottles happily now. No more leaks. But, unfortunately, we had already spent a lot of money on Medela bottles and products. As an OB/physician, I no longer recommend Medela products exclusively to my patients. They have good pumps, but their other products are overpriced, in my opinion, and not necessarily high in quality. Customer Review: Doesn't live up to its reputation
Summary: 2 Stars
With a name like Medela Breastmilk Feeding and Storage Set, you would think this was a) well designed and b) designed with the thought of delivering (a precious and limited supply of) breast milk to a baby without deleterious effects. Not in this case.
Don't get me wrong, it has some definite positives. It is BPA free (note: so is glass and glass tends to have fewer issues with residual mold release agent than any polymeric bottle). The ink adheres well and the graduations are clear. But it also has some needless negatives. My biggest complaint is that it is stylishly designed to bow out below the nipple. The practical implication of that is, when Dad is left with a limited amount of breast milk to dispense while Mom is out, a good ounce of it is inaccessible in this large belly -- unless you put baby on her back and hold the bottle vertical (which is warned against by the baby books as a horizontal baby is likely to get milk in its Eustachian tubes leading to ear infections). Dad's next thought was to see if he could bend the nipple to get the bottle and baby more upright. Bad idea: this nipple goes into free flow faster than old fashioned rubber nipples. These bottles are lighter and less likely to break if dropped than glass, but the old fashioned glass/rubber nipple system works better (and the glass bottles are included in the pack of premixed formula that you buy when you run out of breast milk).
Customer Review: Great bottles! good seller!
Summary: 5 Stars
These are the New style Wide base nipples and Wide base nipple collars. These WILL fit ANY Midela bottle, Assuming you match the right nipple with the right collar. Only the clear lids fit these bottles.
Bottles work great! any bottle any nipple combination, no leaks!I love them!
INFO: before 2009 Medela baby bottles took the "old style" "skinny base" nipples. The nipples with the correct Collar will fit *ANY* Medila bottle. (**** You just have to have to correct collar/ nipple combination****) the yellow lids also only fit the "old style nipples and collars.
**If your looking for the old style nipples than this is not what you are looking for.
*[I heard] If you have the "old kind and buy new nipples; call Medela and they will send you "new" collars for the wide base nipples free.
Customer Review: my baby chose this one, yours may not
Summary: 5 Stars
really this is going to be your baby's decision. you can try and try but they will eat out of what they want.
That said I think if you have a Medela breast pump these are a great place to start because they come free with the pump. That way you can try out a bottle without investing money in it. If it works great! If it doesn't you haven't wasted any money experimenting.
I started with an Adiri bottle because it was pretty and fancy and vented and shaped like a boob and I thought it would be perfect for my baby. He didn't agree. When I broke this one out in desperation (I had it stashed in the closet thinking it couldn't be as good because it wasn't all fancy and vented and blah blah blah) he suddenly started taking the bottle.
The lack of venting hasn't been a problem but I'm not convinced that venting isn't just a great advertising gimmick for many people. Tiny babies spit up all the time. My baby spit up after every feeding from the breast for a month and a half. His tummy was just maturing and that is how is body was. I guess if your baby is colicky then by all means try everything you can to help them. But if your baby is just spitty and happy then they are probably just that way.
Anyway, my baby likes this bottle so far and we were able to return the Adiri for this set of three (which I bought somewhere else for 17 dollars....). I'm not going to invest in them much more because I'm worried he might change his mind again (he takes bottles no more than once a day so the three I bought plus the two that came with the breast pump meet all our storage/feeding needs).
Customer Review: I love these bottles
Summary: 5 Stars
These bottles are great and does not cause gas buildup in our newborn. I also love the steam bag that came with it.