Playtex Premium Nurser Newborn Gift Set
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex Premium Nurser Newborn Gift Set
Customer Review: Very convenient and user friendly!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've tried nearly every bottle on the market, and while I believe that Dr. Brown's are the best at reducing gas and spit up, these are the next best thing. I love that there's minimal clean up-just wash the nipple and rinse off the nurser and ring and your good to go! The nipples are easy for my son to latch onto and they're also very soft. I love that I can squeeze out the air so I know it's not going into my son's stomach. While I love the modern look of the premium nursers, I've found that the original nursers are easier to hold and don't hurt your hand when you squeeze the air out. So if your not worried about looks, save yourself some money and buy the originals. I dislike that towards the end of the feeding the nipple collapses and the only remedy is to allow some air into it to make it take shape again, it kind of defeats the purpose of squeezing the air out in the first place. I also dislike that the measurements on the nursers and the liners seem to be wrong and I have to use another source to measure before pouring it into the liner (no matter how hard you try, the liners WILL NOT hold 8 oz. Playtex does make expandable liners that can hold up to 10oz, but there are no generic alternatives at this time). It does get expensive to buy liners constantly $$$. However, I have found that generic drop-in liners are just as good as the Playtex brand and much cheaper. BJ's brand (Berkeley and Jensen) Come 200 per pack and cost $9.99, whereas the Playtex liners cost about $8 for 100. Overall this product works great and they are so convenient. I'm so glad that I no longer spend half of my day at the sink washing Dr. Brown's bottles!Customer Review: Great product but definitely a "starter" set
Summary: 4 Stars
I really love the convenience of the Playtex Premium system with Drop-Ins liners. I can pump directly into the liners, seal them up and then just pop them into a bottle at feeding time. The bottles themselves have slow-flow nipples, which I find are very easy for my baby to nurse from. However, this is definitely a "starter" set, and anyone who wants to use this system for all their bottle needs will have to make several additional purchases. First of all, only one of the four bottles in the set (an eight ounce bottle) has the slide at the bottom to squeeze the air out of the liners. Even with the short four-ounce bottles, when the liner gets up toward the top I couldn't get my fingers in far enough to squeeze out the air that had accumulated inside. So, I would recommend buying a couple of more of the bottles with the slide to make it easier to squeeze air out of the liners. Also, there are only two storage caps included in the starter set - you will definitely need more to amass any sort of milk supply. These have to be bought in "kits" with Drop-Ins liners (but you'll need extra liners anyway as they're disposable, so that won't go to waste). However, in every kit there's also a breast pump adaptor included. This seems like a waste to me since you don't really need more than two of those. I would like to be able to buy the storage caps separately. Otherwise, though, this really is a nice way to see whether this system will work for you without investing a lot of money up front but still getting a little bit of everything you would need.Customer Review: Best disposable bottle on the market!
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased these bottles for my daughter before we left for vacation, hoping that it would be more convenient to travel a little lighter. They are FANTASTIC! We usually used the Avent system, but when we got home from our vacation we switched to these full time! The nipple is much softer and more pliable, she could never seem to get a good suction with Avent. With the Premium Nurser, she never loses a drop down her chin like she did with Avent. I only have two problems with the bottle- the first is minor- I personally prefer a reusable bottle. I'm not the biggest fan of disposables in general, BUT I agree that if you like or need a disposable, this is the best.
The second is that in the instructions, it tells you to push all the air out of the liner until formula/breastmilk comes out the top. This creates a system that contracts as the bag empties. This works great... UNTIL the last 1/2 oz of formula or so- then the bag doesn't contract down any more and the nipple sometimes collapses. So you end up having to let some air back INTO the bottle to inflate the nipple again, which defeats the purpose. But we have solved this by just squeezing out most of the air and it seems to have the same effect.
All in all, these are truly superior disposable bottles. They come in cute colors and it is very convenient. I just wish I didn't have 24 unusable Avent bottles sitting in my cupboard now that I've found these! For us, a truly perfect bottle would be a Playtex reusable bottle with this nipple shape! These are worth the try!
Customer Review: Great bottle....BUT
Summary: 4 Stars
I breastfeed my son. I had chosen these bottles for two reasons:
1. After reading reviews on pretty much every bottle known to man, it sounded like these would be the best choice to support breastfeeding.
2. I liked the idea of being able to pump breastmilk right into the liners and store them that way.
We never had any problems with our son accepting these bottles or switching back and forth between these and breastfeeding. The problem came when I started pumping to obtain a supply of milk for when I go back to work. Unless you have a LOT of freezer space, and a lot of money to buy storage kits (each kit only lets you store 4 liners) this is not a very practical storage solution. I did not want to spend the money on liners AND storage bags, so I started researching for another solution.
I have since purchased the VentAire Natural Shape bottles, which my son was just as accepting of. (I wish they had been available when I first started researching bottles) I will be having my daycare provider use them since that way I can store breastmilk in storage bags which lay flat in my freezer and not have the added expense of liners too.
We will likely continue to use the nursers at home and when we go out since we have them and they work well. These are also easier to warm up when you are out and about because you can just run the liner under warm water.
I think we'll be very happy with the combination of these and the VentAire Natural Shape bottles.
Customer Review: Playtex can save you some money!
Summary: 3 Stars
I think I have owned just about every brand of bottle on the market (Avent, Ansa, Luv 'n Care, Gerber, Gerber New Traditions, First Years, Playtex Precision Flo, Playtex Premium, Playtex Nurder, Playtex VentAire, etc.).When I first found this one, I compared it to my other Playtex bottles. It was like a hard plastic version of the Playtex Nurser, only you fon't have the option of original or decorated.
The plastic is thinner than the Playtex Original Nurser, but hard like the decorated nurser. I didn't have any problems with leaking, and the mixing disc that mine came with seemed to help with mixing powdered formula.
Unfortunately, I dropped this bottle when I was washing it and it broke, leaving a sharp edge that Baby could get cut on. I saved the cap, nipple ring and nipple the bottle came with.
When Baby begins crawling or walking, this is not the bottle to use. One drop on the bottom of the bottle, and you might as well throw it away. However, for a newborn or small baby, these are great.
I also like how all of the parts: liners, nipple rings, nipples, caps are interchangeable and can be used on the Playtex Original or Decorated Nursers. The nipples are a little different between the two, but they still work great, with no leaks.
Another reviewer mentioned that Playtex liners are expensive, and I would have to agree, they are. I usually get the off brand, unless the Playtex ones are on sale. I can easily save some money that way and still don't have to deal with leaks.