Philips AVENT BPA Free Classic Infant Starter Gift Set

I have not used this product yet, but I wanted to list the exact contents of the package. I couldn't quite figure it out before ordering (hence the 4 star rating), and I thought someone else might be wondering the same thing. Here's what it includes:

(3) 4 oz. bottles w/ screw rings

(3) Stage 1 nipples

(2) 9 oz. bottles w/ screw rings

(2) Stage 2 nipples

(5) Bottle covers/caps

(1) Sippy cup adapter handle (use with either size bottle)

(1) Sippy cup adapter spout (use with either size bottle)

(1) Bottle brush

(1) Pacifier w/ cover

(1) Powder formula dispenser/snack cup

Not included: sealing discs

Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This is a really nice starter set for someone who plans to bottlefeed. The bottles are well-made and BPA free, and they don't leak. You also get a very nice brush (very soft, so it doesn't scratch the plastic), a snack/formula powder cup, a handle and top to transform the bottles into sippy cups later, and a pacifier. With their wide mouths, these bottles are easy to wash, and I also think a wider nipple helps prevent nipple confusion in breast-fed babies. (This is just anecdotal, but it's held true for me with my kids.) I wasn't wild about the pacifier, as it was a bit too heavy for my daughter to easily keep in her mouth; she seems to like the MAM Start Orthodontic Silicone Pacifier best. Then again, she's only 4 1/2 weeks old, so the same may not be true of an older baby!

However, I generally recommend that (at least for babies who are breastfeeding), you buy just one bottle at a time and see how your baby likes it, and then buy a set later if your baby is amenable, because two of my three have been very particular about what kind of bottles they'll take. My daughter (who has just started using a bottle) doesn't seem wild about the Avent bottles. She seems to much prefer the Playtex Drop-Ins. I don't know if she prefers the Playtex nipple (it wasn't interchangeable with the Avent bottles) or if she prefers something about the drop-in liner.

Incidentally, if you have a non-Avent breast pump (like the Medela Pump in Style and store your milk in bottles, you'll have to pump into a different, narrow bottle and then transfer the milk into -thesebottles, or else purchase an adapter, like the Philips Avent Standard Breast Pump Conversion Kit.

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My daughter (now 7 months old) has been using these bottles since she was born, and we've never had any problems with them. We've always washed them by hand, and have only had the occasional leaking issue, usually caused by the coupler being on too tight.

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We bought the set as any naieve new parents would based on the amazon reviews. Unfortunately, the bottles started leaking after only 2 and a half weeks. This is NOT fun when your baby is colicky at 2:07am and you lose a third of the milk your wife pumped for half an hour to collect. I am NOT impressed.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I was excited to try these bottles on my 5 month old, seeing the nipples differ from normal bottles I thought he would take to these, but he did not. Being a breast fed baby he has only use a bottle a handful of times but I could not get him to drink out of these.

My sisters baby liked these bottles well enough, she was able to eat without leaks and hold the bottle herself. It did come in handy that the starter kit came with the formula container and bottle brush. I think it is a good deal and would consider getting this for a baby shower gift.

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