Philips Avent Infant Bottle Starter Set, BPA Free
From the Manufacturer
The Infant Starter set is the perfect way to get started with the basics for healthy, active feeding and also makes a great gift. Anti-Colic valve reduces colic for less air in babies tummy. Clinically proven to reduce colic. Set includes 2-9oz/260ml Philips AVENT Natural Feeding Bottles with newborn nipples, 2-4oz/125ml Philips AVENT Natural Feeding Bottles with slow flow nipples, Milk powder dispenser, 4 Dome Caps, 1-Bottle Brush for easy cleaning. Milk powder dispenser carries 3 pre-measured portions of milk powder in separate compartments – ideal for travel. Bottle brush with curved brush head and molded tip for thorough cleaning of hard to reach areas. BPA-Free Bottles are made from Polyether Sulphone (PES) – a BPA Free material with a natural honey-colored tint.
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These bottles do indeed leak, unless you can figure out the ‘trick’… It really ought to be documented from the manufacturer.
This is what I do:
Fill up the bottle with formula (or milk), make sure the edge of the bottle is clean. Now wet the nipple (the inside rubber part) thoroughly (this is the ‘trick’). When you screw on the nipple, go slowly, make sure it’s straight on, and don’t over tighten. With the wet nipple, you can sort of feel (and hear) when it gets a good seal, it’s sort of a “suction” noise.
I hope this helps.
For my newborn we decided to buy the original Avent bottle system and were completely happy with it! That is until Avent removed the original bottles and replaced them with the LEAKY bpa-free ones! So now we have 6 original and 6 bpa-free bottles. This is painful to deal with. There is clearly a design flaw with the new bottles! It’s like the bottles are warped and the rings don’t screw on clean and easy! So, Initially I thought that I wasn’t screwing the caps on tight enough. What a misconception! Tight or loose, those bottles continued to leak! Avent needs to accept responsibility for this shortcoming and replace our bottles!!!
I used the original Avent bottles with my first baby in 2004 and absolutely LOVED THEM! I was disappointed with my second baby that they were not offering a BPA free alternative. I even called the company to inquire and was told that they stuck by the safety of their bottles and had no plans to make a BPA free line. Imagine my surprise a few months later when I saw these on the store shelf. I guess pressure from consumers forced them to have a change of heart. Which leads me to believe that these were massed produced with little or no attention to detail/design. These bottles leaked horribly!! Some people have complained about the original ones leaking, but I have never had problems with them. I even tried every helpful hint I found by reviewers here…with no luck. My bottles drip like a faucet from underneath the rim. After feeding the baby and sitting the bottle upright the formula drips from the nipple straight down and out from underneath the rim. I know with all Avent bottles there is a “science” to tightening them, but they need to head back to the drawing board with these.
All was not lost though…at least the set included a bottle brush and dispenser! I have to say the bottle brush is great…it won’t work (go down far enough) in the more narrow Dr. Brown’s bottles. But, I have found that it makes an excellent laundry brush. The bristles are soft enough not to damage garments but rough enough to gently work out stains.
The formula/snack dispenser is the best on the market. It’s great to just throw in the diaper bag and go. Unlike other brands the sectioned divider is removable and when using it as a formula dispenser the powder doesn’t spill from one compartment to another. Hopefully, Avent will once again return to the great quality bottle it once was!