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> After that we've used the playtex liners. Why did you wait until then? Is it that you prefer glass bottles but they're too heavy for the baby to hold? I hav
by icambron 12y ago
> After that we've used the playtex liners.
Why did you wait until then? Is it that you prefer glass bottles but they're too heavy for the baby to hold?
I have a 6-day-old (breastfed so far, but pumping means bottles get used too), so I'm trying to figure all this out. Maybe I'll order some glass bottles.
- electromagnetic 12y agoHonestly, as Dad I didn't give a shit. My wife and MIL were all about sterilising, and the liners aren't guaranteed sterile so for the first few months there's the risk of thrush. We stopped because glass is too heavy for baby, which means they drop the bottle and I don't care what company claims they've got an "unshatterable" glass bottle, it will and it will when you're home alone with the baby and have to step on broken glass to get out the chair. (Sod's Law) When my wife was breast feeding we were using iirc madella bottles, they're a pump manufacturer and use all polyethylene for their parts and silicone for their nipples. The advantage of the Playtex system is that its very light, especially compared to some of the other bottles. In a rush you only need to wash the nipple, which comes in handy. And since my son started walking, having a bottle that cannot shatter is very reassuring. He can walk about with his bottle and I don't have to worry about him smacking it against the metal leg of a chair and smashing it (boys, it happens).
- icambron 12y agoCool, thanks. We have a combination of Medela and Phillips Avent stuff, and it looks like they're all polypropeline, so we'll probably just stick with those. Glass seems like a hassle and I'm also not very worried about sterilization.