Best Baby Bottles

S. Oliver:

I had noticed several months ago that a lot of bottles were amazingly cheap being marked down, not knowing of the BPA scare. We are due in early September, so we have been buying stuff ahead of time, and after reading an article about BPA while having my cars oil changed one day, it really opened my eyes. Do I think plastic bottles are severly harmful? NO. But I do like the idea of it being a more natural way to feed- what goes into the bottle is exactly what comes out- which is GREAT for me because I pump and love the idea of being able to store it in the refridgerator- unlike plastic bottles.

I have looked at several different glass bottles, and found the Munchkin bottle to be my favorite for many reason- it is lighter in weight, more comfortable in the hand, and the silicone-colored glove gives it strength against being dropped as well as a stylish twist. Another one of my concerns was ventilation. With my 2yr old son, we used VentAire and loved them, and although VentAire is now making BPA free bottles, I still love the idea of glass more, but the Munchkin bottle has a vented nipple that helps vent air flow to reduce gas and colic.

This is one of the newer items I can officially say I am excited about and cant wait to use on my baby.

Oh- and as for the “breakage” part, although we have carpet in every room, I do plan to switch to BornFree plastic bottles once the baby starts throwing their bottle
Rating: 5 / 5

AW:

I tried one of these bottles, hoping it would be an easier to clean alternative to Dr Brown’s bottles, which we use normally, and was disappointed. While it apparently vented well, the second time I cleaned it, I poked my finger through the nipple. The bottle itself if still quite usable, and is a standard size, so it can be used with other nipples, or attached to a breast pump. We’ll be sticking with Dr Brown’s glass bottles for feeding, and Evenflo glass bottles for storage, since I find glass cleans more easily than plastic, and doesn’t retain scent. I’ve dropped glass baby bottles on a tile floor with no breakage, so I’m not too concerned about that being a safety issue. If Munchkin started making sturdier nipples, I think these wold be a great option.
Rating: 2 / 5

J. Warmbrodt:

I bought these at Target b/c they were far more economical than Born Free/Medela brands, which is what we have in the way of plastic bottles. Mistake on my part! Invest in higher quality bottles. 3 of 4 nipples we bought tore through when washing for the 1st time (as mentioned in other reviews on Amazon). Our daughter is 9 months old, and this has never happened with any of our other nipples in that entire time. Also, when I fed her from the bottle in the middle of the night, there was a continuous leaking air sound, which made me paranoid that it was going to give our little one a serious tummy ache. After trying to fix it a couple of times (not easy in the middle of the night w/a fussy baby waiting to be fed!), I finally gave up and breastfed instead. This bottle and the nipples will be going straight to the recycle bin, and next time I’ll assume the correlation between price and quality.
Rating: 1 / 5