Bottles & Sippies: Playtex
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Playtex Drop Ins
Asked by M.T. from Kansas City
on August 2, 2010
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Anyone out there use playtex drop ins? How do you feel about them? I am considering trying them for baby #2 thinking that it will be less cleaning of bottles (hubby ...
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- i use them with my 2 month old son and he like it. bjs sells the drop in (the bj kinds 100 count 2 boxes for 10$
- I liked them too and used for formula and breastmilk. They were convenient because you don't have to wash the bottle every time--just the nipple and top ring. Also, ...
- We loved them. To be more specific, my daughter loved them. They were the only bottle she would take because they were one of two bottles you can get with latex nipple...
Playtex Sippy Cups and Cleaning
Asked by A.F. from New York
on August 15, 2010
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I was just wondering if anyone uses the full-size Playtex Sippy Cups and noticed a black residue in the plastic valve and lid. I put the lid in the dishwasher but I st...
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- I find that I only get the black residue when I put the valves in the dishwasher. When I wash them by hand (just rub in my hand with liquid detergent and warm water) t...
- Some people use pip cleaners every time they wash them.. I used to use Denture cleaning tablets.. Follow the directions..
- I would throw it out if there's black stuff...yikes! Air drying also helps to keep them clean too. I wash mine both by hand and in diswasher and I make sure not to p...
How to Clean Playtex Sippy Cups?
Asked by S.H. from Cleveland
on February 4, 2010
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Hi moms! My almost 16 month old son has been off the bottle since 12 months and is doing great with a sippy cup. We use the Playtex brand and they have been wonderfu...
How to Transition from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.L. from Chicago
on July 20, 2008
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Can anyone help with suggestions on how to transition from a bottle to sippy cup? My 13 month old is very attached to her bottle and doesn't seem to like the sippy cu...
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- Hi R., I'm A., and I'm a mom of 3: ages 9, 6, and 15 months. To transition, I would first just offer the sippy between meals with snacks. Try filling it with dilute...
- I am with a couple of the other responses. Try the straw cups. Neither of my kids ever used a sippie. Part of it was they did not see why they had to tilt a cup when ...
- This is what worked for us: I started mixing milk with water in the bottle and pure milk in the cup. I started with replacing 1 oz and then increasing that every d...
Weaning from the Bottle to a Sippy Cup
Asked by B.R. from Asheville
on March 14, 2008
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I have twins that are now 15 months- but were born at 24 weeks so they are not quite a year adjusted. They are doing really well. Our daughter wants to eat anything sh...
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- I had the same problem. We found sippy cups with soft tops. Not a "nipple" but a spout. He loves it- I think it feels good on his gums as he is teething. He is no...
- Every child is different. My suggestion is go get 3 or so different sippy cups and see if your children have a preference. I started with the Avents, and my son didn't...
- I guess my thought is...why do you HAVE to wean from the sippy cup right now? The kids are only 15 months and were premature. My son is almost 3 and we still use a s...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.F. from Detroit
on May 7, 2007
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I took my daughter for her 1 year Dr. visit. He told me it is time to stop feeding her from formula to milk and to take her off the bottle and let her use a sippy cup...
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- well, when my little girl turned one I put away all the bottles and started giving her sippy cups. She hasn't had a bottle since she turned one. I don't think you're g...
- well I think that you should just give her the sippy cup and sound excited make it seem fun, kids like new things she'll eventually get used to it after a couple of da...
- Hi K., Don't rush it if she is not ready. Despite what the doctor says every child grows at their own pace. If she is drinking out of a sippy cup during the day t...
Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by T.V. from Boston
on May 20, 2009
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Having trouble with transitioning my almost 1 year old to the sippy cup! She will drink out of it at meal times with water in it, but not milk at bottle times any sugg...
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- Hi, T.. We found that if we put milk and water in the same kind of sippy cup, our son only drinks the water out of it and refuses milk. But when we use a different ...
- Yes, get rid of the bottles completely. If she can drink from a cup then she doesn't need the bottle. Good luck! She might fight you the first few times, but if she...
- I had the same problem - my pediatrician suggested giving my son watered down milk - starting really watered down and then gradually moving up to all-milk. That worked...
Weaning from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by L.W. from San Diego
on February 10, 2009
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Hello mamas, I was wondering if anyone had any great tips or advice for weaning a 1-year-old from bottle to sippy cup. My little guy is 11 mos old & has a formula bo...
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- To be honest, my daughter will be 16 months old on Thursday and she still takes her milk from a bottle. I tried to take away the bottles at 12 months, and she threw a...
- We went cold turkey when my son was 14 months. Starting on Saturday I told him we didn't have bottles any more and that he only had the sippy cups--I don't know if it...
- I started the weaning process at 1 year going from formula in a bottle to milk in a sippy cup. I switched one bottle at a time, waiting 4 days or so before moving on ...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by M.H. from Miami
on October 12, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to transition my son from a bottle to a sippy cup. He'll be 1 year old in a couple of weeks and I wanted to start working with ...
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- three words... just do it. i have 19 month old twins and a 3 year old... we did the same thing with all of them per their pediatrician... at one year we took away bott...
- There are sippy cups with a "nipple" like mouthpiece that makes the transition easier. Really just about any soft mouthpiece will work. Good luck!
- Have you just tried one type of sippy cup? When I was trying to get my son used to the sippy cup, I went through a few until I found one that was to his liking. One ...
Reusing Playtex Drop Ins Liners
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on July 20, 2009
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Since I was laid off I have been coming up with little ways to save some money here and there. We use the Playtex Drop Ins system with my 5 month old. It occured to ...
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- I haven't been a fly on the wall at any of Playtex's design meetings, but I would suspect that it recommends "one time use" for the drop-ins so that you have to buy mo...
- they are pba free, you are fine
- I will confess that I have washed them, but only to use that same day or because I was running out and couldn't get to the store. I also use the Target brand. The pr...
