Product Description

Playtex VentAire Advanced BPA Free Bottle System - A clinical study confirms that babies using new Playtex VentAire Advanced bottles had less gas, spit-up, colic and other discomforts than with other leading bottles. Here's why: Breakthrough Micro-Channel Vent Technology Unlike ordinary bottles that vent through the nipple, VentAire Advanced keeps air at the back of the bottle as baby drinks, so virtually NO AIR mixes with the milk and gets into baby's tummy. Reduc

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #846 in Baby Product
• Brand: Playtex
• Model: 05876
• Released on: 2006-10-30
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.90" h x 7.30" w x 11.50" l, .95 pounds

Features

• The Playtex VentAire Advanced Wide bottles feature the micro-channel vent technology that helps prevent mixing air from mixing with milk
• Includes: 5 VentAire Advanced Wide bottles 2 6oz. and 3 9oz., extra nipples slow and fast flow, extra bottle caps, extra vent disks
• A clinical study confirms that babies using new Playtex VentAire Advanced bottles had less gas, spit-up, colic and other discomforts than with other leading bottles
• BPA free

From the Manufacturer
This set has the essentials to help you. The Playtex VentAire Advanced Wide bottles feature the micro-channel vent technology that helps prevent mixing air from mixing with milk, and the Natural Shape Wide nipple that is shaped like the breast with a wide raised, textured area that helps baby latch on for easier breast-bottle transition. Plus the angled bottle supports the semi-upright feeding position that helps prevent ear infections. Includes: 5 VentAire advanced wide bottles (2 6oz. and 3 9oz.). Extra nipples (both slow and fast flow), extra bottle caps, extra vent disks. A clinical study confirms that babies using new Playtex VentAire Advanced bottles had less gas, spit-up, colic and other discomforts than with other leading bottles. BPA Free.

Customer Reviews

Doesn't Leak
When I first saw this, I was sure that it would leak, but it just seemed like such an innovative idea that I bought one anyway. The bottle is incredibly easy to clean because both ends can be removed.

I unscrewed the nipple ring and the bottom of the bottle. I was so sure that it would leak if I put anything liquid in it. I filled the bottle full of water and tossed it around on a white sheet to see if it leaked. It didn't, but I still wasn't sure. So, I washed the bottle in hot water. I've noticed that some bottles leak after being washed. Then, I tried the sheet experiment again. It didn't leak. This bottle is 9 months old and still hasn't leaked.

I also liked how these bottles were wide and took similar nipples as the disposable bottles from Playtex, which makes switching back and forth from the Playtex disposable and reusable bottles much easier and causes less nipple confusion.

These bottles aren't that great at all!
I have a three month old son and am breastfeeding. I thought that these bottles would be great when I was away from my baby and when I go back to work in two months. Boy was I wrong! They only go up to stage 2 nipple which is still very hard for the baby to suck any liquid out. The nipple is also very hard and if your breastfeeding this can confuse the baby. I switched to Dr. Brown's wide neck and my baby loves these bottles. He took to it right away. The nipple is very soft and it has FOUR varieties of nipples. Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3 for aggressive eaters and a Y cut nipple for thick juices and cereal. Dr. Brown's is the way to go especially if your breatfeeding.

The best of the bottles that we tried
We didn't use bottles much early on - I breastfed exclusively for 13 1/2 months because early attempts with pumping and bottles were a dismal failure - so we ended up using these bottles late in the game and can't really say if or how these would work with a newborn. But we did try a few bottles... here's what we hated and why we love these.

We tried the classic Playtex nursers with the bag. They were OK but the bag part seems wasteful and you still end up with a bunch of parts to wash so what is the point? Also the classic Playtex nipples just seem weird to me. We had some success with the "orthodontic" one but nothing but problems with the flat and round tops ones that are supposed to pop out when baby latches on.

We tried Avent and HATED those. They leak around the neckband and even the number 1 newborn nipple flowed MUCH too fast for my baby. Only tried these because they came with my Avent pump which I also hated. Then a maybe even bigger problem with the Avent is, the nipple can be pushed down inside the bottle... all the way down inside, so it actually detaches from the ring. At that point your child is free to dump milk all over himself or whatever else he pleases.

We started to use these around the time I really wanted to get my baby to sleep through the night, around 10-11 months I guess. I would have my husband go in with a bottle of water or milk instead of me going in to nurse. Now I use them if he needs a night time milk bottle, which is pretty rare, or if it is day time and I can't find a clean sippy cup or he is, for whatever reason, demanding a bottle. These bottles are really great. There are very few parts to wash and the parts there are wash easily. We have had no problems with leaks. My baby is able to drink smoothly from the bottle because of how well it is vented. I love the angled aspect of the bottle, makes it easier to hold the baby semi-upright and still tilt the bottle to get all the milk out.

Curious toddlers cannot dislodge the nipple.

And... the colors are pretty. :-)

If we have another baby, we will definately use these from the beginning (assuming I have better pumping success...)

Make sure to get the NATURAL SHAPE bottles/nipples, not the regular VentAire.