My Breast Friend: Avent
Results 1-10 from 504 articles
Avent Bottles
Asked by L.G. from Chicago
on May 11, 2008
-
I was wondering if anybody else has heard about Avent bottles being recalled in Canada? My friend called me today from Canada and told me that Avent products are being...
Answers
- Yes. It was all over the news a few weeks ago. Return the unused bottles and any others that you have...get receipts showing the returned purchases and others if you h...
- yes, avent bottles have been recalled in canada due to the plastic leaching when warmed (when anything warm hits the plastic). the US is currently looking into doing ...
- Hi! I threw away all of my Avent bottles because of the reports about the levels of BPA. I ordered bottles from the website Born Free and all of their bottles are BP...
BPA In Avent Tempo Liners
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on February 21, 2008
-
After trying several bottles, my daughter loved the Avent bottles (and I liked that they were easy to clean and she hardly had any gas). I was horrified to find out t...
Answers
- There is no BPA problem with any liners, and you can't heat them. They will explode in a microwave or bottle heater. It says so on the box and we had a party one nig...
- J., My husband and I also worried about the chemicals that were being leached into her milk. We decided that after our daughter developed a lump in her breast (pre...
- I really liked Mam bottles, they worked better than Avent in my opinion. The only thin is, I'm not sure about the BPA -- it wasn't really a concern when I had my baby...
Leaking Avent Bottles
Asked by V.G. from Atlanta
on August 14, 2008
-
I have a 7-month-old son and we use the Avent bottles for pumped breast milk. We have used them without instance since he was about 6 weeks old but lately they have s...
Answers
- We have only used the Avent bottles with our son who is 11 weeks old. When we bought them I asked the lady at Babies R Us because I had heard that they leak. She said ...
- You should not be using those bottles anyway--Avent has not yet gone BPA-free in their plastics. Recent studies have shown that plastics that contain Bisphenol A are ...
- My friend used Avent and had leakage problems. We used the Playtex nursers and rarely had issues. Hope you find something that works for you.
Avent vs Medela
Asked by H.G. from Reno
on March 5, 2009
-
Hello ladies! We just had out second child and are ecstatic! Without first we weren't able to nurse and did formula but this time we are breast feeding and things are ...
Answers
- My son, too, was exclusively breastfed for his first year and I went back to work when he was 10 weeks old. I swear we own at least one of every bottle on the market ...
- Medela, Medela, Medela!!! With my first Child I used Avent everything. Bottles, Breast Pump, Pacifiers..everything. I did love it but never knew better at all. The...
- My first daughter was solely breastfed for 9 months and would only use the wide mouth Gerber Nuk nipples. If you like the drop-ins, the nuk nipples fit them, just use...
Is It Me, or Are Avent Bottles Garbage?!?
Asked by M.R. from Chicago
on March 14, 2007
-
I've been using Avent bottles to feed my son pumped breastmilk ever since I brought him home from the hospital about a month ago. Lately, it seems as if the bottles a...
Answers
- My son was big with spitting up and the late night/early morning feedings left me with lots of spills & leaks too. I switched to Dr Brown's bottles. I've seen them at ...
- I had the same problem... but it doesn't sound like it was as bad. I noticed a leaking problem the most when the nipples were not COMPLETELY dry before I used it for ...
- I hated Avent bottles. Try the doctor Brown's they are excellent and there are many types. I know how annoying leaky bottles are and I have not had a problem with DR....
Trouble with Avent Bottles?
Asked by J.W. from Philadelphia
on June 20, 2008
-
My daughter is mostly breastfed but gets 1-2 bottles a day. I've been using the Avent bottles with #3 and #4 nipples (I felt like she got frustrated with #2), but it ...
Answers
- We had the same trouble with them leaking, and realized that we weren't putting the rings on the bottles correctly. For some reason you have to put the ring on, turn ...
- My son had issues early on and was supplemented with bottles. Then he refused to breastfeed so after 6 weeks of pumping and trying to get him to latch and refuse, we ...
- Hi J. - I had this problem with the Avent bottles. It turns out that the problem was the nipple was not fully sealed on the collar of the bottle. Try tightening t...
Seeking Advice on Bottles -Stick with Avent???
Asked by J.N. from Davenport
on April 12, 2008
-
I'm concerned with all news about the polycarbonate in baby bottles. I'm using the Avent bottles and nipples. Their bottles are #7, which is the one to avoid, even tho...
Answers
- I've put together a list of safe baby bottles as well as plastic-alternative sippy cups on my parenting blog. Please feel free to use these links as a reference: ...
- I did some research and found it interesting that it's actually more likely a baby will get more BPA from formula than the bottle itself in a comment in this article: ...
- Hi J.- We used the Avent bottles with our first son, born in 2003, and for what it's worth, he seems just fine... That said, we've switched from the Avent bottles a...
Would You Use Avent Bottles Knowing They Contain BPA?
Asked by S.C. from Green Bay
on January 30, 2009
-
I have some Avent bottles from 2005 that were used by my first daughter. She was breastfed, but I used the Avent bottles for frozen milk storage. She never drank out o...
Answers
- I would be more concerned about using old bottles than I would about the BPA. http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bpa.html
- I did a lot of research when I was pregnant (my DS is now 16 months old) and chose Avent, which we loved. However, when the info on BPA came out we got rid of all of t...
- When I found out about BPA, I did a plastic purge in our house and got rid of all the BPA plastic for food. Why take a risk? It isn't worth the few dollars you'll sa...
Do Avent Bottles Attach to Medela Pumps and Vice Versa?
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on February 20, 2007
-
My friend is giving me her Pump in Style Medela breast pump. Does anyone know if I am restricted to only attaching Medela bottles to the pump? I received Avent bottl...
Answers
- The avent bottles don't attach because they're too wide. The pump does come with little bottles you can pump into then pour into the avent bottles. What I didn't rea...
- I don't know about new models, but the one I had about 2 years ago only allowed for Medela bottles.
- M., Just fyi ..I know the Dr. Brown's bottles fit. You would need the narrow bottle, not the wide mouth. This is so much easier than switching over. Sorry...not su...
Breast Pumps
Asked by J.D. from Oklahoma City
on July 14, 2008
-
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with the avent isis IQ duo breast pump. Everyone in my office at work has used the medela and been happy with it. T...
Answers
- Congratulations about your upcoming bundle of joy! Everyone that I know including myself used the Medela pump in style. Don't know much about the Avent but maybe that ...
- Hi J.! I used the big old medela rental (symphony?) with my twins and now use the IQ Duo. I LOVE this pump!!! Love it. I went back to work when my baby was 3 month...
- J., I don't have experience with the Isis but I can tell you about what I used and how well it worked. I used the Ameda brand pump (I believe it's called "Purely Your...
