Others say...

"Avent makes toxic products. Do not patronize."
Do not patronize products from Avent because Avent is one of the most vocal pro-BPA manufacturers because of its functionality, regardless if it poisons our children. Buy from Playtex or Born free. They are more responsible. Dont buy this garbage. I am a doctor and I bought these bottles at first because of the marketing, I threw them away when I found out they are poisoning my child.

"No where near as good as Ventaire"
These bottles have been used in the UK for years. I bought one and my husband made the passing remark, Oh, everyone uses these back home (him being British). When shopping for bottles while I was pregnant, we'd bought the Newborn set of Playtex drop-ins, a gift-set of the Ventaires and it wasn't until my son was about 2 weeks old that I bought one of these.

My son is now 11 weeks old and I can honestly say that I only use this bottle as a last resort. My husband and I, both have had problems with leaks, though not terribly so. It isn't due to the lack of following instructions, either. As I said, these are the most common ones my husband has used in England and he's very familiar with them.

The main reason I don't like these bottles is that the vents are on the nipple ring, allowing the air to pass through and aerate the formula, contributing to gas, which is thought to be the main cause of colic. The slower flow nipple is still too fast for my baby, even with him being a big eater. He has trouble controlling the flow on this bottle, that's where he gets messy, stuggles to feed, gets frustrated and then refuses the bottle. The ventaire bottles allow the natural vacuum in the bottle to suck air in through the bottle of the bottle via a thin silicone membrane on the vent rings. No air enters the formula and bubbles stay far away from baby's tummy.

Like others, I too, have found that the nipple isn't helpful to a breast/bottle fed baby. The shape looks like it would be helpful with latch as the pacakge suggests, but, really, any wide neck bottle provides a bit of latch help just as much. The silicone on these is just too thick and firm.

If you do want to try these bottles, I suggest putting in an anti-gas agent, like simethicone (Mylicon, I use the Wal-mart brand... much more affordable), into the formula before shaking. This will greatly reduce the retention of bubbles in the bottle, and burp your baby well. I also suggest getting the nipple slower than what the package suggests.

Just remember, bubbles going through the formula means bubbles in the tummy, and bubbles in the tummy means gas and discomfort.

"Just Ok"
I am not impressed by these bottles. Yeah they work and I guess get the job done. However, they DO leak and are not breastfed baby compatible no moatter how they are advertised. My son will drink from them when he HAS too but never is happy afterwards due to the gas it causes in him. I am not looking for a better option. I am glad they were a gift and I did not spend any money on them.

"Contain BPA"
I'm a little concerned that this product showed up on a list on Amazon.com when I searched BPA-free bottles. I've used Avent bottles with both my kids, but now I am in the process of switching to something BPA-free. As I was looking for options, I searched Amazon.com and Avent came up as an option. These bottles contain BPA. I think this is misleading potential buyers!!

"Super Easy!!! Great bottles!!!"
For my first baby, I tried to do what I thought was absolutely the best. This included using Dr. Brown's bottles. I wanted to kill myself every night when I had to come home and wash FIVE different pieces for EACH bottle (and have to stick the thin brush into all the holes, tube, etc). For baby number two, I wisened up and used the Avent. LOVE THEM!! and...my baby is still being breastfed at night (10 months old) and uses the Avent bottles at daycare during the day. No confusion. He loves both and so do I. Take it from me - just do yourself a favor when trying to adjust to motherhood....keep it simple and give yourself a break.