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Rating:  - More expensive than the average bottle, but WELL WORTH IT!!
I have a six-month-old daughter who started refusing the breast as soon as I returned to work when she was 7 weeks old. In conjunction with my determination and the Avent Isis breast pump, I have been able to continue to feed her solely breast milk (no formula) this entire time.
The only time I ever had a problem with leaking was if I used the wrong nipple with these bottles. If you use these along with the Avent disposable system, you have to make sure you don't mix up the nipples- Avent has made it easy by making the "disposable" nipples (that go with the disposable liners- great for freezing!) a light blue shade-this system uses clear nipples. To make things easier in my household, I decided not to go with the disposable system; I use the liners to express milk for the freezer, then my husband or I pour the milk into one of these bottles at feeding time.
Another great feature with these bottles are th different size nipples you can use. Some of the bottles my daughter receives are solely breast milk; on those, we use the "1" size (although the packaging says they're for newborns, the sizes have more to do with flow out of the nipple than the size of the baby's mouth). For the feedings that are breast milk and rice cereal, we use either the "3" size or the variable flow size.
Unlike some of the other reviewers, I never used any other brand of bottle- since I pump 5 times a day, I needed something that would go with the pump without having to use the adapter that they sell. So I don't know from experience how these compare with other bottles. What I do know is that even though the bottles have been in our house for six months, they still look like new (we don't have a dishwasher). You will have to replace the nipples from time to time, but this whole system works great. It is well worth the extra money!ps- if you are like me and don't have a dishwasher (or you don't feel like waiting to wash bottles until you have a full load of dishes), Avent has a microwave sterilizer as well- another worthwhile purchase.
Rating: - The "BEST" bottle system around!
In my opinion, the Avent bottle system is superior to any other product on the market. These bottles are designed to reduce gas, and seem to do the job, while the wide neck allows for easy cleaning, and less mess when filling the bottles. Extremely durable, the hard plastic, and printed measurement features, on my bottles anyway, have withstood 14 months of sterilizing, dishwashing, dropping, nibbling and gnawing without any sign of cracks, splits, or chips. Moreover, the disposable system works great for storing and freezing milk, making it convenient for Moms on the go; adapts to the Avent Isis Breast Pump too. My only mistake was not buying enough bottles in the beginning when my son ate eight times a day. As a bonus, Avent offers a spill-proof top with valve system that allows liquids through the cap only when your child is sipping, which adapts to both the 4, and 9 ounce bottles. The spill-proof top with handle, eliminates the need for sippy cups, and offers toddlers a more gradual transition to the next step. HOWEVER, these bottles should come with an instruction video. I learned the hard way that the nipples need to be completely SNAPPED into place, otherwise, these bottles will leak. In addition, the ring on the lids MUST be placed directly above the nipples, or else, they will leak if not stored completely in an upright position. Also, I purchased the adjustable flow nipples when my son turned three-months old, as recommended, but nowhere in the manual does it convey HOW to regulate the flow. The answer - one must line the Roman numerals on the nipples up to baby's nose in order to adjust the flow. This makes sense of course, ... Despite the "learning curve," I am a VERY happy Avent customer, and glad to have made the Avent investment. Enjoy your baby!
Rating: - OK bottles
I've pretty much only used Avent bottles since I started bottle-feeding when my baby was 2 weeks old. The bottles are OK but not without problems. The main problem is that the nipple ring doesn't always screw securily into the bottle, and more than once I've ended up spilling a lot of the milk (that's very painful when you work so hard to pump every drop out). Their nipples also don't seem to be any better than other nipples. My baby has sucked plenty of air through them, and they certainly didn't help her take to the breast. Moreover, as they are larger than usual, you can't fit them into formula bottles (now that she's taking formula).But all in all, I'm not unhappy with them and I keep using them.
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