Playtex 3 Pack BPA Free VentAire ADVANCED Wide Bottles, 9 Ounce, Colors Vary
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex 3 Pack BPA Free VentAire ADVANCED Wide Bottles, 9 Ounce, Colors Vary
Customer Review: Too difficult for a newborn to suck.....no good for the first month at least.
Summary: 1 Stars
Initially, I thought these angled bottles make a lot of sense so I put different sizes into our registry. However, when our baby girl (1 week old) first tried to suck the milk out from the bottle, it did not come out. My husband had activated the vent and did everything according to the instructions. He thought the holes were not big enough since he did not see any on the nipple, so he put more holes on them but still nothing came out. He finally found out the way that these bottles work are not the same as a traditionally bottle does. The hole will not open unless pressure is applied against it and hole will get sealed back again when released. Baby has to use their tongue to push against the nipples in order to open up the hole. For a newborn infant, it is too difficult for them to figure out how to get the milk out especially if you are bottle feeding only. Luckily we had two Avent bottles (with the traditionally hole idea) so she is doing very well with the Avent bottles and she still loves them a lot. We ended up returning the unused VentAir bottles and got a lots of AVENT bottles but still stuck with the opened ones. I do not recommend these 'difficult' bottles for newborn. Baby should not need to 'think' how to get the milk out.
For leaking problem, we do not have any issue with the Avent bottles. When it leaks, it is usually because the nipples have not been properly placed (push all the way though the ring) or the ring has not been tightly screwed. We also found out if you use a warmer to warm the bottle, you have to unscrew the ring once and screw it all tight again after the warmer. It is because the theory of heat with expense the plastic bottle which creates a gap between the ring, nipples and the bottle neck. This works 99% for us with no leak.
We are the fans of the AVENT bottles.
Customer Review: Really like these bottles
Summary: 5 Stars
I tried every type of bottle out there. I wanted to make sure my son was getting the best he could get. I tried the gerber (the plain old bottles with the normal bottle and nipple with ring)--which were horrible. I tried the Dr. Browns (those babies don't fit in the dishwasher well, and the nipples got greasy for some reason). Then I got a set from bzzagent.com and found out what I was missing. The whole playtex line is nice. I like the standard size nipple better (is closer to what my son is used to with the dr. browns) so my favorite bottle is actually the regular, narrower ventaire bottle. But I have a few of these with the natural shape nipple, and he likes them too. He has no problem with getting the formula out, and doesn't appear to have to work any harder with these bottles than another. Mine have also never leaked. I've washed them in the dishwasher and in the sink. I've had no problems. In fact, my FAVORITE part about these bottles... with dr brown's you need 4 hands at night. I feed upstairs where surfaces I'm working with consist of the bed, nightstand and crib. I prefill 3 bottles with water and use a separated container for the formula. If I use the dr. brown's, you have to unscrew the nipple, pull out the tube assembly, hold them while you attempt to dump the formula in. and where's my screaming baby during all this? Usually in my arms or lap. I've dumped formula all over my sheets, spilled the water on my mattress, etc. These bottles have the same number of parts total (to wash) but they're soooo much easier! You just unscrew it like the regular bottle and go!
To be honest, I can't say that there is a huge difference in my baby's gas or burping with these bottles versus the dr. brown's. That's okay, though, because his gas is awful with any other bottle! :)
Customer Review: NOT worth your time, energy, or money
Summary: 1 Stars
Like you, I read all the reviews I could of bottles, travel systems, baby swings, cribs, etc etc etc. I loved the shape of these bottles (very handy when needing your hand - you can prop the bottle under your chin while feeding), and the concept of the "ventaire" system made a lot of sense! HOWEVER, 2 months into using these bottles, I became FED up with having to wash all of the different parts, drying them thoroughly (it's a MUST with these things), and having to "activate" BOTH the nipples and the ventaire plastic seal; wasting valuable time and energy that should've been spent with my family, catching up on laundry, cleaning the house, cooking, and grabbing naps in-between (I also work a full-time job and didn't get home till 6 PM every night). The WORST of all of it is that if you don't install the vent juuuuuuust so, it leaks...the person (below) who said it doesn't leak if you screw it on right, hasn't met me - I'm 34 years old and DO believe I have learned how to screw on a stupid cap! It's a "hit or miss" deal...sometimes I would go a whole week without a leak and then OUT of the blue...water EVERYWHERE!!! (and they're slow leaks too, so it's not like you would notice right away...it took like 30 minutes before showing) Then I called Playtex to ask them what the problem was, and they thought my water might be too hot and breaking down the material...so, they kindly sent me some new ones. Well, yeh, THAT didn't work either!!! It is a GREAT idea, but VERY bad design!!! I finally threw my hands in the air...and purchased Evenflo's version of the "angled bottle" and now I am in HEAVEN!!! Do yourself, and your time, a favor and don't waste the money.Customer Review: GREAT BOTTLE
Summary: 5 Stars
I first started using the playtex nurser, in which you dispose of the liners but i noticed the that the 8oz bottle were maybe being filled to 7 oz or a little more. with this problem i would have to refill the bottle and give my baby her last 2oz. MY husband did some research and found that playtex made these. well i absolutely love them. They do not leak. If you place the bottom ring right, you will not have this problem. also my daughter was sufferring from gas when she was a newborn and this helped to alleviate the problem.
Now for the problem of sometimes the bottom ring being lost somewhere. you can simply call playtex and they will be more than happy to send you a couple of replacements free of charge and they also send you an order form and the cost i believe was like 2 rings for $1.00.
i really like this bottle as it does not leak and it is very easy to clean. other bottles leave that white film in the creases. NOT THE PLAYTEX you get into every crevice.
you do not have to deal with bags which can be costly for a few people that they go recycling the liners which is very unhygenic and nasty.
i recommend this bottle over any other. my friends were even disappointed with their avent bottles that they ended buying this playtex.
also this bottle is a great transition from breast to bottle as my daughter did not notice a difference.
i hope that anyone who buys this bottle is happy with their purchase. but please keep in mind that if u rush in putting bottle together and do not place ring correctly you will be bound to get leaks.
Customer Review: Don't waste your money and time
Summary: 1 Stars
These bottles are horrible, first I got only two of this brand because of an emergency since I've always used Dr. Browns but they got contaminated in the dishwasher, so I had to run and get at least two of this meanwhile cause Dr. Browns wide neck are hard to find at retailers in my area, so we used these two bottles for 2 days first they come with fast flow wich is Waaay to fast for my little guy and I would say any other baby younger than 6 months old, so I decided to get two nipples medium flow, guess what still fast, specially if You have a gassy baby, then in the last try I got the slow flow and guess what again, tooooo slow, It was like a nightmare, I had to use the small 4ozs Dr. Browns I had at home wich my baby is already drinking 5 ozs so... These Playtex bottles leak horrible, and when you place them in the bottle warmer even worse because they get water in middle of the bottom rim, so they will be leaking anyways, for the amount of parts to clean up, I did not mind I'm used to it, cause I've always used Dr. Browns wich have several parts, these Playtex bottles got my baby full of gas wich defeats the porpouse of them bottles, they make so much bubbles in the nipples you can see and hear them, and the last thing is the nipple collapses so bad my baby stoped getting the flow and the nipples are really hard. bottom line, I ordered my 3 set of Dr. Browns wide neck shipping next day and I'll be ordering a second set very soon. Dr. B best bottles ever specially for gassy babies.