Friday, February 15, 2013

Philips Avent bottles and teats

I came over to UK only after my son was 5 months old and since I was exclusively breastfeeding him and did not introdduce any formula milk ,I only purchased these around about when he was about 8 or 9 months old.. I wanted to slowly move him out of breastfeeding as I felt it was time , honestly it was so tiring I felt like that was all I did the whole day !!

I wanted something that would soothe him out of breastfeeding and on my mission to find just that I came across the Philips avent bottles paired with the natural teats suitable for my son ..It was on offer and I remember picking up two 125ml  bottles for close to 10 pounds and the teats included . Elated at my purchase I rushed back home to kick start my mission .Took the follow on milk powder prepared it and off I rushed to my son with the bottle .. In a mimic ,where he felt I was feeding him I introduced the bottle and hurray to my utter disbelief , he took on to it in a jiffy .. I was sucessfully able to move him out of breastfeeding to complete bottled milk in a weeks time and I was really pleased..

These bottles were so good that when my son was almost 15, and I decided that now its time to move over to the the first trainer cup with soft spout , I literally had a battle to get rid of the teats .. So , if at all I got a chance to redo this again I would have introduced the soft spout early on for sure ..

Now at almost 18, I have completely moved him out of the trainer cups as well and into toddler feeding ranges .But I would always be grateful to Philips for being such a great companion on very many trips which would be quiete painfully if not for them ..

Now to cut the story short

Advantages
  • The bottles were comfortable to use and clean 
  • The plastic used were of good quality,BPA free
  • It was anti colic 
  • The teats were interchangeable so did not have to change the bottles everytime (Best advantage for me)
  • Lasts really long I still have mine in just the same state ..
Disadvantages
  • Not the cheapest of bottles nor are the teats cheap

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