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Would You Use Avent Bottles Knowing They Contain BPA?
Asked by S.C. from Green Bay
on January 30, 2009
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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...
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- 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...
Is It Me, or Are Avent Bottles Garbage?!?
Asked by M.R. from Chicago
on March 14, 2007
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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...
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- 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....
6 Month Old Won't Take Bottle!
Asked by L.P. from Dallas
on November 20, 2008
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My 6 month old daughter will not take the bottle. I have nursed her since birth and she took the bottle twice(pumped breast milk) now she won't. We have tried medela...
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- Hey L., You're getting a lot of advice on this one and some of it may feel a bit less than friendly. You're doing a great job at being a mom, I'm sure. I've had t...
- When I switched from breast to bottle, my daughter liked the Playtex nipples, but maybe you can try her on a sippie, it's not impossible. Dont worry, eventually she'll...
- You can try the Adiri breast bottle. I have given it to babies as old as 7 and 8 months that refused everything else and they took it. it is shaped like a breast and t...
Bottlefeeding issues...help!
Asked by S.G. from Denver
on July 3, 2009
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I am a working mother of two boys, my youngest being just three months old. Recently, my infant has decided he doesn't want to take a bottle anymore. I began pumping...
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- Hi, I went through the same thing. I worked overnights and my son was breastfed. I pumped and he had a bottle when I worked. At 6 months he "weaned" himself off of th...
- Sounds like a terribly stressful time for all of you! Who knows why these little guys do what they do. Some babies miss mom so much when mom goes back to work that ...
- The only advice I have is probably the absolute LAST thing you want to hear; that is maybe, maybe your baby needs you more than your career at this very moment. Possib...
Avent Bottles...Are the Rumors True??
Asked by C.C. from Dallas
on August 21, 2007
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Okay...I don't know if this is true or not, but my husband said he heard that the Avent bottles emit some sort of harmful chemical when washed too many times. Of cour...
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- We used Avent bottles and sippy cups exclusively and our son has had no problems whatsoever. The study about the chemicals leaching out of plastic bottles has been pr...
- He is talking about a chemical that is found in almost all hard plastic bottles, not just Avent. There is a lot of alarming research coming out, but please take it all...
- try snopes.com.... i'm sure it is on there...
Does Anyone Else Have Avent Bottles That Leak?
Asked by K.R. from San Diego
on July 6, 2008
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I frequently get formula leaking out from the screw-on neck of my Avent bottles. Does anyone else get this? I don't know if it's the bottle or the pressure built up ...
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- This is so funny! I used the Avent bottle too, and yes they leaked sometimes. Last week I was at my girlfriends baby shower and learned that there is a specific way t...
- The part that holds the nipple sometimes leaks. I discontinued using these bottles because they are not BPA free. We switched to the Born Free ones, and they don't l...
- Avent bottles were the only bottles that I used. I too noticed that once in a while when I would shake the bottle to make formula, the screw-on neck would leak. I wo...
Avent Bottles
Asked by C.B. from Chicago
on June 15, 2009
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I have Avent bottles from my first son (3 years old). Now that we're expecting our 2nd, I'm going to replace the old bottles with new BPA free bottles. Any ideas on ...
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- I don't know if the old Avents did this, but I bought them and hate them because they leak non-stop. I heard to pull the nipple or tighten them tighter but nothing ke...
- Take them back to Babies R Us, and they will give you credit to purchase new BPA-free bottles. So essentially, you'll get them for free. I just did this a couple of ...
- We just put our old bottles in the recycle bin.
BPA Free Bottle Recommendations
Asked by T.M. from Chicago
on July 20, 2008
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With my first baby I used Avent bottles, but now with my next baby on the way, I have learned more about the importance of Bisphenol-a (BPA) Free bottles. What are yo...
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- Hi T., I would recommend either the Born Free bottles or the Playtex nursers. The Born Free are BPA free. I use the playtex nursers and have really liked them. The ...
- Skip the worry about plastic and use glass. I used them with my daughter and NEVER broke one. They are made from tempered glass and is not easy to break. You can by th...
- Hi! I know that they make BPA free bottles for Dr. Brown's. My friend bought those. Yet, they are not easy to find (and they did not exist when I had my son at first)....
Any Experience with Avent Sippy Cups
Asked by S.F. from Dayton
on June 25, 2007
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My 11 month old twin sons are in the process of weaning from the bottle. They have had a sippy cup (Nuby) since 6 months. Once they mastered the Nuby sippy cup I mov...
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- Our preemie daughter is now 1 year old and has chosen the Avent cup as her preferred one. We tried the Nuby ones but OMG! what a mess! ! ! I liked them since they we...
- I used the bottles and loved them, but I did not like the sippy cups. If felt they were very hard to clean. But the flow is based on how hard they suck, mure like a ...
- They don't leak - a problem I've had with the Nubys. I'd try the green top for 11 month olds. It's the toddler top and will give them a faster flow which they probab...
New Bottles
Asked by K.S. from Phoenix
on January 13, 2009
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Hi ladies,
I am about 2 weeks away from having my second child and I just returned all of my old bottles (Avent) to Babies R Us for a store credit because of the whol...
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- I did Avent and loved them. Can you get away with less bottles. If you stay at home, you'll just have to wash more often. I usually only had 4 bottles at a time.
- I use the plain old Evenflo bottles that are 3 for $3. They are BPA free. I was using the drop-in bottles because the cleaning was very easy and they deflate as the ...
- I didn't know you could return bottles from 2 years ago? Can you share more information? I used the Dr. Brown's also. I bought a couple of the gift sets when they...
