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Born Free Bottle Sterilizer
Asked by P.M. from San Diego
on October 14, 2008
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Hi,
I purchased a born free bottle sterilizer, but have misplaced the instructions. Can anyone tell me how much water is supposed to be added to it? I know that I'm...
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- I believe it might be 4 minutes at 50% power with 7 oz of water. That is what mine is, but it is a different brand.
- Hi, I have the same sterilizer and I use 6oz of water for 5 minutes. (it never hurts to use more water than not enough)
- P., I don't know much about your subject but my advice would be to look up the maker/manufacturer online and see if they have an 800 # or online downloadable manual...
Born Free Bottles or Some Other Kind
Asked by E.R. from Chicago
on June 3, 2011
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I am due for baby number to any time know. We are looking for bottles to use for when I pump. I am very much interested in the born free bottles. Please someone help a...
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- We used the Born Free with our youngest and loved them! I even passed them on to my brother/SIL and they are still holding up (of course they purchased all new nipple...
- They just recently came out with the fact that the BPA free may not be any better, but I swear they change things so quickly who would know! I personally would go with...
- I used Born Free, and while I liked them, there were a lot of parts to clean. However, I had to use soy formula with my daughter and it's a lot thicker than breastmil...
Avent or Born Free Bottles???
Asked by D.G. from San Diego
on December 22, 2009
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I am due to have my 2nd baby in January and I can't decide which bottles to use. I will be breastfeeding as long as possible but will still need bottles. I used Aven...
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- Born Free, hands down. My daughter became a totally different baby with these bottles. Less spitting up (she spit up a ton), slept better. I have a new one on the w...
- I use born free and my little man had bad gas until I switched to them, never tried avant but am very hapy with bf!
- i think you should be conderned about plastics and should use the glass bottles.
Question About Born Free Bottles
Asked by C.A. from Dallas
on June 8, 2008
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I recently started using Born Free bottles with my 6 week old twin boys. Several times I've noticed that the nipple kind of collapses during a feeding - which is some...
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- I wish I had advice for you, but instead I have a question! I nursed both of my children, but my first born used Advent bottles for pumped feedings. My second refuse...
- I'm not sure about the Born Free bottles but I've heard that evenflo comfort ease is very similar to avent and is BPA free. it also says on the box that it is "similar...
- I hate to say this because I know those bottles are expensive, but I have stopped using mine. I spent $90 online ordering a set of them (before they were carried at t...
Born Free Bottles
Asked by M.B. from San Francisco
on December 20, 2008
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Is anyone else having trouble with Born Free bottles? My son liked them at first but he seems to have a hard time now. I have to change the nipple several times before...
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- Hi M.- What's important is that your baby is eating! I have friends and family alike who have chosen all different routes or combined different types of feeding just ...
- I use the same bottle with my 2 month old son, and some of the nipples kind of suck back into the bottle when he is eating so he can't get the formula out. Maybe the ...
- Advent worked for me. I bottle fed both of my kids and they both responded well to the advent bottle.
Born Free BPA Free Plastic Bottles
Asked by D.T. from Tampa
on February 9, 2008
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Has anyone used the Born Free BPA free plastic bottles? Do you like them and if you switched after using another bottle, how did your baby take to the switch? Have y...
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- This is a big concern. This is why we have always used the Playtex drop-in liners, they are garunteed BPA free. I will attach a few sites about it, but they are safe...
- Hi! I use Born Free bottles with my little guy. I started with Avent until I saw the studies and warnings about BPA so I immediately switched. I had no problems wit...
- The Playtex drop-ins are BPA free - BPA is used to make bottles look clear. Good for you for switching for your baby's sake!
Nipple Change for Born Free Bottles
Asked by A.A. from Chicago
on December 22, 2008
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we use the born free bottles and their nipples come in stages (levels 1-3 and 2 extras). my husband and i were havinga dicussion on ifyou HAVE to change nipples.
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- I'm with your husband. Here's something to tink about going forward. The engine of our consumer economy and consumer culture is DEMAND. A lot of smart people get pa...
- You have to be careful changing up, it may come out too fast for her and she can gag on her formula. I have the 3rd level on born free for mydaycare boy, he eats alot...
- I'm with your husband on this one. I think the numbering on packages is purely marketing. Would you put your kid in 2T cloths if her 18 month fit fine, but she is now ...
Has Anyone Tried the Born Free Variable Flow Nipples?
Asked by T.I. from Fort Collins
on May 4, 2008
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My boy-girl twins are now 9 weeks old and we are looking toward replacing the slow flow nipples we have been using. I am not sure they are ready for a faster flow (ho...
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- The variable flow nipples are sort of pain to deal with because you have to look carefully at the nipple each time it goes in your babies mouth and line it up accordin...
- as far as knowing when to switch to a faster flow, i usually went by the guide on the nipple package that says what age it's for, unless my baby indicated that he was ...
- I use born free as well and my 5 month old is using the #2 nipples currently. I agree with the others though that you will see signs that your baby is ready to move u...
Born Free Bottles
Asked by K.W. from Omaha
on May 7, 2008
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For those of you who use the Bornfree bottles - do you have problems with the nipples collapsing? I am disappointed in the ease of use with these bottles as there are...
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- I love these bottles and never had a problem with the nipple collasping. Hope everything works out for you.
- I actually work at a store in infant care and have heard of this. I have had a few mom's say the same things you just have. It is the bottles. I am hoping to call t...
- i didn't really like the born free bottles, but we love the 'green to grow' no extra weird venting parts either (one thing i hated about born-free was all the extra ...
Lookin for the Best Baby Bottles
Asked by L.J. from Dallas
on October 19, 2009
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We used Dr. Brown bottles for our first grandbaby...but don't want to for this one. 5 pieces to every bottle is too much to wash. Have any of you moms used "born free"...
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- I use the Born Free as well, but just to let you know there is a valve that you have to use in each bottle. I tried not to use it and it leaked. So you still have 5 ...
- That's what I use and love them. I have never used anything differnet so I don't know if the bottle is great or if my baby would do fine on any bottle. There is only...
- Well I personally started my daughter on the sassy mam bottle but I hated it b/c of the pieces and she actually wasnt latching right b/c it was such a wide nipple, we ...
