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| Brand: Playtex
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $16.99
You Save: $13.00 (43%)
New (6) from $16.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  384 reviews
Sales Rank: 1447
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 4.5 x 8 x 9
MPN: 05658
Model: 05658
UPC: 078300058755
EAN: 0078300056584
ASIN: B00006966I
Release Date: October 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great for babies with acid reflux August 1, 2007
Our baby was a preemie with a mild case of acid reflux & this set really helped ease the problem. We have been using this since she was little, graduating from stage 1 to 2. It took her a few days to adjust between the two stages. Care & maintenance is easy- take the bottle apart, wash all the big and little pieces with soap and water, let them dry completely and reassemble. I sterilise them once a day. We've not had problems with leakage or procuring replacement parts (like the nipples or discs). In all, we're very happy with the product & is one of the best shower gifts we received.
 Slow Delivery From Target Direct February 19, 2007
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
Nine days from MN to PA seems too long; perhaps Target Direct got process problems. I AM NOT SATISIFIED...got the same three pack of bottles which I bought at the same time as this gift pack at my local CVS for $1.50 less and did not have to wait nine days for it.
 Not for my son. February 15, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I registered for these bottles I am a new mom and thought the variety was great. We used the stage one nipple and my son was able to suck down his formula with no problem infact way to quick. He would struggle with feeding time. He was so gassy and had horrible reflux, that during feeding he would arch his back stffin his body and cry. I did have a recommendation to switch to the Dr. Brown bottles which made a huge diffrence. However, he was still spiting up and still a little gassy just not as bad and it was managable, their stage 1 nipples were to small and the stage two were to big. We had gone on a camping trip and I bought the Playtex disposable bottles for easier cleaning. I also had done some research on these bottles and found several people liked them better then the Dr. Brown. So I tried them and my son is doing much better he dosen't even spit up anymore. So if you like the ventair I think you would like the disposable much better. My sons Dr. wanted to put him on an antacid but I was not comfortable with giving him medication at such a young age I wanted to see if I could solve the problem, which I have done completly with the Playtex disposable bottles!
 The good, the bad, and the ugly... February 8, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Our baby's been getting fussy. We started with gas drops and that nipped the problem in the bud. Then a couple of weeks ago, feeding time turned into a battle zone. Screaming, back arching, twisting and writhing, spitting formula while passing gas, burps sending formula up along with air. We were desperate.
So I ran out and bought these bottles.
The Good:
The moment we switched, the screaming stopped. HOORAY! We still get a little screaming if we didn't get the bottle assembled properly and we have leaks, and it seems slightly harder to get burps out of baby, probably because there's less air going in so it takes longer to build up a good solid burp.
The Bad:
These bottles in the 3 pack only come with the stage 2 nipples. The flow on those was too fast, baby was drowning. I bought a bunch of stage 1 nipples and WHOA, we went from 125 mL per 30 minutes to 45 mL in an hour. I tried letting baby build up her sucking strength on these stage 1 nipples for about 3 days, then finally, out of desperation, came here to read reviews and see what others had to say. I bought the narrow Dr. Brown's Level 1 nipples. Baby's sucking had evolved by the time I got those home, and unfortunately, she sucks so hard after having used these crummy Playtex stage 1 nipples that she drowns some more when we use the alternative nipples. This solution would have worked well had I got these nipples the DAY that we noticed how slow the stage 1 Playtex nipples were. Needless to say, I thoroughly read through the instructions since the screaming had stopped and I was able to process information again. It recommends that you bring the nipple tip where the hole is closer to where baby's lips come together, meaning, don't allow more than 1/2 the nipple in baby's mouth while she's sucking. This has worked perfectly and we are now back to 100 mL in 30 minutes. PTL!
The Ugly:
In addition to needing a stage 1.5 nipple desparately (Come ON Playtex, Puuuuhleeeez!), the parts are a bit awkward. Not like Dr. Brown's, but you have the nipple, the ring, the bottle, the disk, and the vent cap. Lots of pieces to clean and keep up with, but easy to handle if they keep your kid from screaming at you for hours on end. Also, you are not supposed to use a bottle warmer on this. Guess what, I tried it anyway. Sometimes a bit of formula will leak thereby requiring cleanout of the bottle warmer. But it isn't too bad and we have been using the bottle warmer anyway, seems to be working out just fine for us. Take my advice-ASSEMBLE THE BOTTLES WHILE BABY's SLEEPING, YOU CAN'T SLAP THESE THINGS TOGETHER DURING A SCREAMY BABY EMERGENCY OR YOU WILL HAVE A MESS ON YOUR HANDS (and everywhere else).
Bottom line is that our baby is eating again. So I would recommend, I just take away one star for the bad/ugly portions of my review.
Edit: These bottles WERE a TEMPORARY answer to our prayers. However, we have switched to Avent bottles and they have worked great for us for two weeks now. My advice to parents looking for bottles to solve feeding issues-buy the smallest number possible and give it 5 days. If it looks good on day one and is the same kind of good by day 5, it's safe to sink more money into it. But if it isn't going to work out, it will be obvious by day 5 or sooner that you haven't found "The Answer".
Good bottle overall December 19, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
When I registered for my baby shower, I inadvertently registered for the regular Ventaire bottles as well as the Natural Shape bottles (which is what I was wanting), so my review will discuss both types.
NATURAL SHAPE VENTAIRE
For starters, the Natural Shape bottles are good for babies who are breastfeeding, because the milk doesn't flow out when the bottle is tipped over. The baby really has to suck to get it out, and it has to open its mouth wider due to the size of the nipple.
Feeding my son with a stage 1 nipple took a REALLY long time. Approximately 40-45 minutes. However, I tried a Stage 2 nipple when he was about four months old, and the milk flowed out pretty easily. So quickly in fact that he got really mad and refused to eat because he was getting choked. I switched back to Stage 1 nipples, and also began relying heavily on the regular Ventaire bottles. He is now 5 months old and we have switched to Stage 2 nipples in the Natural Shape bottles, and he is doing well. He tends to finish a 6-7 oz bottle in about 10 minutes. These bottles are a lot wider than regular bottles, and he has a harder time trying to grasp and hold these bottles.
REGULAR VENTAIRE
Now for the regular Ventaire bottles. I found these bottles to be the better of the two for us. Although I had initially breastfed, and chose the Natural Shape bottles for that reason, I had to quit breastfeeding at four weeks. So the issue of having a nipple that wouldn't confuse the baby was no longer a concern for us.
The regular Ventaire bottles had no flow issues, even with Stage 1 nipples. He finished his bottle faster with this type of bottle and seemed to have no problems with the speed of the flow. We switched to Stage 2 nipples a couple of weeks ago and the transition was smooth. I didn't notice him getting choked, and he doesn't have to gulp as quickly as he does with the Stage 2 nipples on the Natural Shape bottles. These bottles are also slimmer, which makes it easier for him to try and grasp and hold the bottle.
Now for the operation of both types of bottles. They have a plastic disc that fits into the bottom ring of the bottle, then the bottle screws on, and finally the nipple in its ring screw on top of that. On the regular Ventaire bottles the disc fits snugly into the bottom. On the Natural Shape bottles, it has to fit into a little notch, and it is easy to think it's in right only to find out that its not (ie, when the milk starts leaking out).
We heat our bottles in a pan of water on the stove, and the bottom rings have a tendency to hold water. So if you use this method, you need to tap the bottle sideways on the pan to shake out the water in the ring, and I usually hold a dish towel up to the edge of the ring as well and tip the bottle so that all the hot water comes out. If you don't, when you tip the bottle to feed your baby the hot water will run down onto your hand (or the baby's hand if s/he can hold the bottle). This isn't really a reason not to buy the bottles, just something to be aware of.
Finally, some people have wondered if babies swallow less air with this type of bottle. I have two older children that I used standard bottles with, and I have seen no difference between those and these Playtex bottles. My son still burps just as much as the next baby. Occasionally during feeding you can hear some air leaking out, but overall, I really don't think it makes any difference.
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