Born Free Bottles

We had similar problems w/the Born Free bottles along w/leaking issues. We are now using Dr. Brown's and are very happy w/them. They have helped my daughter's colic as well.

Hated them. They gave my daughter gas & a small case of colic. Once I realized it was the bottle, I switched to playtex drop ins-old school- but what everyone who had older children was recommending & not only did the so called colic subside but the gas was cut in half. Plus the drop ins are BPA free so no worries there. I also reuse them a few times before I change them so as not to create as much waste. Just rinse them really well with hot water & dry before next use. My daughter is 5 months old & I would never make that mistake again to use those again. We have found out bottle & don't have to worry about making any more changes. They now sit on the shelf unused. I guess I should try to sell them...

Hi M.-
What's important is that your baby is eating! I have friends and family alike who have chosen all different routes or combined different types of feeding just to be sure their child gets fed. No judgement calls here!
As far as the bottles go, my sister was using a similar bottle and she couldn't figure out what was going on and why the baby wasn't eating- she was changing nipples out alot like you are. COme to find out that the nipple gets clogged alot more easily and you really have to wash it out with hot water and squeeze hot water through it to make sure it is still functional. It was kind of a random issue at first, but now they seem to be working just find.
Side note- this is not saying that you are not cleaning them well- I was washing and sterilizing according to the directions for her and some of them were still not working. We just had to use some extra elbow grease, etc. If that still doesn't work, you could try a similar bottle- or try Dr. Browns.
I hope this helps
-E. M.

I use the same bottle with my 2 month old son, and some of the nipples kind of suck back into the bottle when he is eating so he can't get the formula out. Maybe the next size up? I have tried the level 2 for 3-6 month olds, but it is still lets out a bit too much formula.
I'm soooo glad you added the side note! :)
Some people are so critical regarding breast-feeding, especially when they don't know your story about why you do or don't.
Good luck with the bottles!
G.

Advent worked for me. I bottle fed both of my kids and they both responded well to the advent bottle.

My daughter did the same thing, I switched to the MAM BPA-free bottles and never had trouble again.
Ps- I totally feel ya on the breastfeeding advice/opinion some of these women are a little to pushy...

We have not had any problems using born free. When we bottle feed those are the only bottles we use. Our son is 10 months old but we still use stage one nipples.

Hi M.! I have an 8th month old son who uses the Playtex Nurser Drop-In's; with the disposable inserts. I tried the Born Free Bottles, with different nipples, and he wouldn't take them. I also tried Born Free Sippy Cups; and he won't use those either. He uses the Munchkin sippy cups and Tupperware ones, but doesn't like the Born Free. I tried 2 different ones! We have had GREAT luck with the Playtex Nurser. Merry Christmas!

I just started bottle-feeding my 8 month old daughter, and found the same problem (using Born Free). After a few trial runs I found the problem. In my sleep deprived state I was not making sure that the silicon valve was firmly against the plastic piece. If it does not lay flat it causes the nipple to suck in. At first I too thought it was the nipple size, but when that didn't work...well, I hope this helps! Best of luck and congrats!

Have you tried moving to a faster flow nipple?

E.

When my two girls were infants the flow of the BornFrees was too fast so they didn't work for us from the get-go. We switched to Dr. Brown's for a number of reasons. When they hit about 5 or 6 months, they started throwing the bottle out and I realized they needed the faster flow nipples bc the slow flow was boring them.

Yes, we did Born Free bottles, too. We then switched to the cheap, Playtex nursers with the drop-in linings as our son got older and he LOVED them! He could hold the bottles by himself and suck the the milk out from any angle. No worries about gassiness or air bubbles. I tried so hard to be environmentally friendly, organic, etc. since I couldn't breastfeed, but really my son did best with the Playtex nursers. Best wishes to you and your baby!

I think it's because the nipples begin to have a strange smell/taste after a while, however you wash it. My husband thinks it may be because of the way this kind of plastic begins to break down. It happened to us (with both the baby bottles and the toddler sippy cups), so we simply remember to regularly change the nipples.
Hope this helps,
M

I had the same problem with the Born Free bottles. I took the wide neck Dr. Brown wide neck nipple, valve and tube and stuck it on the Born Free bottle and my daughter has been perfectly happy with it. You can buy the replacement Dr. Brown parts at Babies R Us.

Hi M.,

I actually had a problem with the Born Free Bottles too. In fact, my son was getting too much air from them creating horrible gas. We ended up going with the playtex drop-in liners. First, it is SO much easier to clean...you basically just clean the nipples. Also, my son is not sucking in as much air. The nipple seems to really work and the formula doesn't come out of his mouth barely at all. My friend was trying to convince me to get these bottles from the beginning but I decided to go with the more expensive ones (born free). It was a waste. I think you will be really happy with them. Good luck. Oh by the way, I love your side note at the bottom. I asked a question awhile back about feeding and got a response or two about the whole breastfeeding thing. It's so rude! Take care!!! =)

I am using the same bottles for the last 3 months and I did not experience any problems..