Philips AVENT Newborn Starter Set
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Baby Products Reviews of Philips AVENT Newborn Starter Set
Customer Review: Great Bottles
Summary: 4 Stars
I originally bought these bottles b/c they were recommended by almost every breastfeeding person that I asked and since I was planning on breastfeeding I decided to go w/ this starter kit. I appreciated the variety of things the kit had to offer. My baby was born prematurely and never really took to breastfeeding but I decided to pump breastmilk and feed it to her via bottle. I tried several other brands, but none worked as well as these did for her. I always found myself buying a few more of these. I have fed my child 6-8 bottles a day using Avent bottles since the day she came home from the hospital and only had 1 incident of leakage and I recognized what I had done wrong and was able to correct the problem w/o further error. I also use these for storage from time to time w/ the addition of a sealing disc. It would have been nice to have a couple of sealing discs included in this pack.Customer Review: These are pretty good
Summary: 4 Stars
When my daughter was born 6 years ago I had a close friend who always swore by these bottles. Anyway I never tried them then but decided to move my colicky 3 month old onto them from Dr Brown's as we are travelling overseas and the Dr Brown's leak as well as having too many pieces to clean making them a hassle to travel with. We really like them and think that they are great! I like it that they have an intermediate nipple between the newborn slow and fast flow. They have leaked once but as my husband pointed out, as with any o ring if there isn't some moisture to lubricate it when fitting the two pieces together it will leak. Also with heating it up without removing the ring it allows for pressure to build up around the o ring and therefore cause leakage that way. I am happy with them and will continue using them. We also love the Avent Steam Sterilizer, what bliss! Well worth the $70!Customer Review: Expereince and time-tested bottles
Summary: 4 Stars
Going on baby #4, I whole-heartedly endorse these bottles. The larger bottle makes them easy to hold, easy to clean and less of a mess when pouring powdered formula inside. I tried the drop-in system with other manufacturers' bottles, but with 4 kids, I don't need to be running out to the store for inserts all the time. I primarily breastfeed, but these are great for the transition to formula, for my husband or others to feed with expressed milk or with regualr milk when baby is ready for that transition. The nipples seem to last longer and don't get that slimy-rubber feeling I've experienced with other nipples when they need to be replaced. I'm putting these on my baby registry for baby #4. I've found that baby gear changes a lot from one child to the next, but this is one product category that I know I can count on the old standard, instead of taking chances on the latest fad.Customer Review: Convenient package
Summary: 4 Stars
I give this 4-star ratings as I don't quite like the cleaning brush. I think the brush could be improved and also include a smaller brush to clean the silicon teats.
Overall, Avent is good brand and it's 'Made in England' so quality is better. It's easy to hold, easy to wash. My baby's on it since a few days old as my milkflow came on the 5th day, so we had to supplement her with some formula first (Malaysia is a hot country, so I need to keep the baby hydrated) I find that my baby is able to switch from bottle without problems, and there was almost no confusion at all. NO COLIC at all. Most importantly is that there are only a few parts to wash for Avent bottles!!
Dr.Brown has got 6 different small parts to wash after each usage, so life can be a havoc if you're a busy working mom. Dr.Brown is 'Made in China'. And so is 'Tommee Tippee' bottles.
Customer Review: You can prevent the leaks!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have used Avent bottles for all 3 of my kids and am still using them for my daughter now. I had a lot of problems in the beginning with leaks, until I figured out that the problem was only when I screwed the nipple on too tightly. It's your natural inclination to screw it on tightly to avoid leaks, but if you do it too tight it causes the nipple to buckle under the rim and then leaks as the other parents have experienced. Aside from that (which is easily remedied) they are easier to clean than other brands, and my babies took to them immediately. I'm not fond of the pacifiers though - and prefer the Gerber Nuk because I can buy it at the grocery store in an emergency (and my babies all liked them better anyway). You can use a regular dish brush to clean the bottles, too, so you really don't even need a bottle brush. I'd just buy bottles instead of the starter set.