Medela Breastmilk Feeding and Storage Set
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Baby Products Reviews of Medela Breastmilk Feeding and Storage Set
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: 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: Should have started with these
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a working mom who pumps to keep exclusively feeding my baby breastmilk. Worried about nipple confusion, I initially bought several types of complicated bottles with lots of parts. It turned out that my baby didn't really prefer any one bottle over the other, and I was stuck pumping into one set of bottles, feeding from another, and washing tons and tons of bottles and parts every night.
Finally, I splurged and bought more Medela bottles for my pump, plus extra nipples, collars, and covers, so I could pump into the same bottles we sent to daycare. Less than half the dishes, no worrying about transferring milk, no more leaks from seating multiple parts incorrectly, and more time to enjoy our evening routine with baby.
For working moms, I recommend this product. Don't get too caught up in the "more complicated is better" mentality; for me, it just turned out to be a waste of time and money. Also, if you ended up buying Doc Brown's products, these nipples and lids fit those bottles, and you can pump into those, as well. You just have to leave off the crazy air funnel pieces.
Happy pumping!
Customer Review: Keep Looking, These leak over time
Summary: 2 Stars
I've owned these bottles for about 9 months and boy do they leak!
I used Avent bottles with our first baby and loved them but using them with the Medela breastpump (whish is awesome) was inconvenient. So when our second baby arrived, I decided to use Medela bottles since they are compatible with my pump and super convenient to pump and feed directly for times when I couldn't nurse.
The first 3 months worked well, but after so many washes, something happened to the seal and it leaks all the time. If we attempt to close the nipple very tight, then the nipples collapses immediately after the baby starts to feed. If we leave it slightly looser so the air can escape and the nipple doesn't collapse on itself, then the leaks start.
My baby has now started to drink from a straw cup so we are almost done with these bottles but I wanted to let other moms know so they can be spared the aggravation and expense. Medela's foray into baby bottles needs a little more design research. They make awesome breastpumps but these bottles leave a lot to be desired.
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.