Product Description

The Newborn Starter Set is the ideal gift for new moms and their babies. It includes everything that you need for that special day when you bring baby home. The Avent bottle is specially designed to help you and your baby combine breast and bottle feeding with ease. The wide soft nipple mimics the breast in form and function. Also, all Avent bottles attach to the ISIS Breast Pump allowing you to express and store your breastmilk for later use.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #163 in Baby Product
• Size: one size
• Color: one color
• Brand: Avent
• Model: 00422
• Released on: 2007-03-09
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 10.00" w x 6.00" l, 1.02 pounds

Features

• Includes two 4-oz AVENT Natural Feeding Bottles with extra soft Newborn Flow Rate Nipples, three 9-oz AVENT Natural Feeding Bottles with extra soft Newborn Flow Rate, two newborn pacifiers with protective caps and bottle brush.

Amazon.com Product Reviews

The key feature of the Philips Avent newborn starter set bottles is the patented anti-colic nipple. It has an anti-vacuum skirt and one-way air valve that reduces air into the baby's stomach, and hence, reduces painful gas and colic. The natural shape and feel of the silicone nipple closely resembles the breast to make it easier to combine bottle and breastfeeding. The wide-neck bottles are easy to refill and clean. The cap seals the nipple to prevent leaking while mixing or traveling. The set includes two 4-oz. and three 9-oz. reusable bottles and five Avent anti-colic nipples, five dome caps, two newborn pacifiers with caps, and a bottle brush. --Scott Teal

From the Manufacturer
The only bottle clinically shown to reduce colic -- in a set that perfectly prepares you for bottle feeding your newborn. The AVENT Natural Feeding Bottle promotes healthier, active feeding and is the most natural choice for bottle feeding. The nipple features a built-in valve that flexes with baby's natural feeding rhythm so baby can control the flow of milk, which can help reduce overeating and spit-up. The valve also pushes bubbles out of the milk, for less air in baby's tummy and less colic and less gas after feeding. The soft, naturally shaped nipple encourages proper latch-on, making it easier for baby to switch between breast and bottle feeding. The AVENT Bottle is ultra hygienic, convenient and has no small parts to clean or assemble. A clinical study demonstrated that at two weeks of age, babies fed with the AVENT bottle showed a trend to less colic than babies fed with a conventional bottle.

Customer Reviews

Contains BPA, don't buy!!
These bottles contain BPA, a chemical that mimics hormones and can disrupt develop, especially in infants. We had these bottles and have replaced them with glass bottles and stainless steel sippy cups. Avent pacifiers also contain BPA, steer clear of these products!!

BPA - Bad plastic
Unfortunately, these bottles contain BPA that can leak into your baby's milk if you heat them. When I found out we immediately switched to Evenflo glass bottles.
Otherwise I actually liked the bottles. I liked the wide opening that allows for easy cleaning. I hardly had any leaks, only sometimes when I didn't screw the lid on just right or when the nipple wasn't pulled all the way through.
What I didn't like was that they are not compatible with any other breast pump except Avent breast pumps. However, Avent breast pumps never worked for me, so that was a major bummer. I think someone makes conversion kits for Avent bottles so they might fit onto a standard bottle sized breast pump.
Why can't they make these in glass or at least in plastic without BPA?

LEAK!
These bottles are horrible! They leak no matter how much or little you tighten the ring.