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ARGH! Crappy Avent Bottles!!!!!!
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Hi girls,
Does anyone have problems with Avent bottles?
Mine always seem to leak from under the ring thing and end up soaking poor Ruby!
I recently bought 6 new ones and now it's happening to them too.
I'm thinking of moaning to Avent but don't know if it's worth it! xxx
Does anyone have problems with Avent bottles?
Mine always seem to leak from under the ring thing and end up soaking poor Ruby!
I recently bought 6 new ones and now it's happening to them too.
I'm thinking of moaning to Avent but don't know if it's worth it! xxx
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is the teat through the ring fully (so that it clicks into it) ?? is it on tightly... (I know i sound patronising, sorry.)
if you have a problem with them then ring avent and tell them. they should either refund/exchange/something.......
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I bought tommee tippee bottles this time round and they are brill and would reccommend them to everyone. Kerry xxx
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with my 4 yr old, i used them, yet dont ever remember them leaking.
when i changes the teat size to 3m for Issy, they started leaking! i have found that as i put the water in, then leave til i am ready to use , when i have put the powder in i just readjust the teat again before shaking.
very occasionally it may still leak, so i just rethread again, and then they are fine. )
[Modified by: ollier2001 on July 24, 2008 01:44 PM]
I have checked that they are done up tight, not too tight, and that the teat is pulled through properly and they still leak.
I can feel a major rant to Avent coming on!!!
I have some Mam ones so might use those for now but the Boots ones sound great! Double points too!! xxx
if it is, i never heard about it being in babies bottles! that's terrible isnt it!
without wanting to sound niave tho', do not all babies bottles contain it then?
I use Avent bottles - their website has a statement on it about BPA - I noticed recently that they're intending to introduce BPA free bottles and they also tell you which of their other products are currently BPA free.
Also remember Asda (I think) saying they were going to start stocking a BPA free range in the next few months
its only released if you microwave the bottles I think (?) but unless you plan on not using anything plastic that has it in it you will be ingesting small amounts anyway.
If there was a major concern over it they would have pulled all the bottles containing it by now (its been around for over 40 years after all - how much damage has it done us?) and research has shown that the amounts, although released, do not harm the baby because they are so tiny (the amounts released not the baby)
Sounds like i got a good batch of avent ones - never never had a problem with them leaking.
Now the mam ones are just a bloody faff - whats with there being four different sections to it? Just means if you dont fasten it properly because you're in a rush it all leaks out everywhere!!!! threw them away pretty quick.
I'm pretty sure tommee tippee have BPA too but I'm not too worried I agree with S.Y they would have been pulled off the shelves here if it was that bad. Personally I think glass bottles are much more dangerous. Lots of people microwave their lo's food in plastic weaning bowls which prob contain BPA and eat takeaways out of plastic trays themselves so why the big fuss about bottles??
I love my Avent bottles - easy to clean, no faffing. The only time they leaked is if I put the ring thingy on too tight. Otherwise never had a problem!
xx.
I used Dr Browns when Lily had colic but as soon as it stopped at 12 weeks I put her straight back on Avent. To be honest I couldnt wait.
I think the reason they leak if you over tighten is because of the anti colic valve. it distorts it or something.
Try using them with the mam teats, or not over tightening. HTH xx
What a disaster !!!
They leak with and without the blue ring.
Left baby with babysitter, total disaster.
No need to comment further, anyone that has Avent bottles will understand.
Especially if they have got up at 3 am for a feed and forgotten blue ring insert!!!