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Playtex Nipples
Asked by D.F. from Chicago
on November 3, 2006
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I would love some input from other moms who use the playtex nipples for the "drop-ins" bottles. When did you switch to the fast flow nipples as opposed to the slow flow?
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- Hi again, we just switched our 7 month old to the fast flow nipples about a month ago and we haven't really noticed a difference. She doesn't fuss if she has the slow ...
- Hi! I never switched! He is 9 months old and does just fine with the slow ones so I decided to just stick with those! I guess I would switch if he gets frustrated w...
- I used these nipple aslo and found the fast flow was just way too much. I stopped the bottle at 13 months but still found that the fast flow just was a waste of liqui...
Playtex Bottles
Asked by E.M. from Pittsburgh
on August 19, 2008
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It had been 12 years for me having an infant! I am waiting for my 2nd child to come any day now. I have the drop ins for the playtex bottles. How do mothers heat the f...
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- Run the bag under hot water from your facuet. I use the ventair bottles and cheapie walmart parents choice bottles..and that's how I always did it. Or sometimes if it ...
- I used to just heat up some water and after the water got hot-not boiling. I would shut it off and place the bottle or the bag in the water for a little bit
- I used to just scoop out the desired amount into the liner and fill it with luke warm tap water. Our ped was big on using tap water and not bottled so it worked out w...
Playtex Ventaire Baby Bottles
Asked by V.N. from Milwaukee
on October 20, 2006
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I am breast feeding my daughter and i got a couple sets of PLAYTEX VENTAIRE BABY BOTTLES and was wondering if i could pump my breast milk into those bottles. if anyon...
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- You may want to pump into storage bags at first, that way you don't have to waste so much because she probably won't drink as much as you pump at first! I use the ger...
- I use the Ventaire bottles and my son loves them. You can pump into them assuming they fit on your pump. The wide ones might not. I wouldn't recommend warming your ...
- Congrats new mommie and you are doing good getting connected with other moms and asking questions. I always pumped into bottles but look out for the breast feed only m...
Anyone Hear Anything About Playtex Breastpumps?
Asked by D.P. from Indianapolis
on September 4, 2006
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I know that I have had overwhelming results saying Medella is the best and I have been researching the best price. At Target there is one for $129 but is not recommen...
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- You can sanitize ANYTHING, so a better choice is to get the expensive grade pump used from Ebay and sanitize it. You can even buy new parts - tubes and cups and thing...
- I don't know anything about the Platex pump but I wanted to ask how long you thought you might be using the pump. If it will just be for a few months it might be bette...
- I have not tried any Playtex pumps, but, I bought an 'Ameda Purely Yours' pump online and it was just as good as the $300 Medela pumps and I think I paid something lik...
Playtex Double Electric Breast Pump
Asked by A.K. from Sioux City
on May 3, 2008
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I am a first time mom shopping for a breast pump. I am using the platex drop in system bottles and am intersted in using the playtex pump that goes with that system. I...
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- I love the Playtex pump. (I wasn't sure about buying it initially, either, as it is fairly new and I had read the reviews, too.) I am using it with my 6th child, who...
- Hi A., I'm a first time mom as well and I use the platex drop in bottles, which I love! But I use the Medela Pump in Style Advanced, which is a double electric pum...
- i highly recommend the medela pump in style. it is expensive, but if you check with your insurance company you could get it! my insurance company (blue cross blue shie...
Playtex Drop-Ins System
Asked by V.K. from Saginaw
on April 1, 2007
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With my 2 1/2 year old, we tried nearly every bottle on the market before he settled on the Avent bottles. They were great, but I'm thinking with the next one (due in...
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- My son would -only- use the platex nursers (with drop ins) for the first 6 months. We used powdered formula, so we just made it to order, and used warm water to mix it...
- V. - I'm currently using the drop-in system and I heat the bottles in a cup of hot water (from the tap). It doesn't take long at all to heat up. I used the drop-ins f...
- V., I had those for both my boys. I used a bottle warmer, can't remember what kind it was though. I poured a little bit of water in it(there was a seperate measuri...
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...
I Just Can Not Afford the Madela Double Electric So What About Playtex?
Asked by S.2. from Bakersfield
on August 5, 2011
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I purchased the Playtex Nurser System today at Target for $90 because the Madela Swing is $150 (the in style is just out of my league). I get home and before I open it...
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- Hi S. - I have the medella - have used it through two babies and it is still going strong. That being said, I have also used the $40 hand pump (not electric) and it wo...
- Definitely check with your insurance, but I had the Ameda Purely Yours, and it worked for my needs. You don't necessarily have to have a Medela to have an effective pu...
- I never tired the Playtex, but I did have sticker shock too when I bought my Medela but I will tell you of all the baby products I purchased with my kids it was the b...
Need Help on How to Use Playtex Drop in Bottles Correctly
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on August 14, 2008
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My daughter is 2 weeks old and I am using the Playtex Drop In bottles. I am not to sure about these. It seems that when I set the bottle down to burp her the bottle ta...
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- I used dropins with the natural latch nipples for my oldest son and agree with Diane. Put the lid on or hold it in one hand with the sack pressed up. You can't reall...
- My mostly breastfed baby loves the Avent drop in style bag, we too have tried the Playtex and are much happier with the Avent style. As far as I know they are BPA fre...
- I never used them. I work at a daycare in a baby room and I have 3 babies that use the playtex and I hate them. For one thing your hand does not fit up there very we...
Getting a 6 Year Old off of a Sippy Cup...
Asked by D.M. from Dallas
on June 26, 2010
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does anyone still have a 'closet' sippy cupper...??? He won't let his friends see him drink out of one, but when I try to throw them out he picks through the garbage ...
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- Relax.. if he has sippy, he's not spilling... YMMV LBC
- Dear D.: I can remember as a child myself and my siblings all liked sippy cups at the same age as your son. My mother simply put the cups up and restricted their u...
- I actually preferred anything that would help prevent spills. My sister (even as an adult) is a natural spiller. Some how, some way, if any liquid is within 12 feet ...
