The New Philips AVENT 4 ounce natural glass bottle is the most natural way to bottle feed. The wide, breast shaped nipple promotes natural latch on so you can easily combine breast and bottle feeding and the unique comfort petals provides an extra soft, flexible nipple without nipple collapse. In addition, the anti-colic newborn-flow nipple helps newborns feed comfortably and easily and the ergonomic shape makes it comfortable for parents to hold and easy for small fingers to grasp. Assembly is simple with only a few parts and the wide bottle neck makes filling and cleaning easy. This AVENT Natural bottle is made from glass, a BPA-free material and works with all nipples, rings, and caps from the Natural line .
- Nipple is soft and breast-shaped to promote comfortable latch-on
- Twin valves prevent babies from swallowing air to reduce colic
- Ergonomic bottle is easy for parents and babies to grasp
- Wide neck makes filling and cleaning easier
- BPA-free glass is easy to sterilize
Customer Reviews:
First off I wanted to say how glad I am to see that Avent finally decided to produce a bottle in glass. I am about to have baby number three, and I loved Avent bottles with my other two kids. After my first son was diagnosed with childhood cancer however, I decided that we needed to make some changes for our second son. Maybe this is overkill -- probably it is -- but making a few changes helped me to feel better about the amount of chemicals we were exposing out kids to.
That said, we decided after I quit nursing that we'd devote ourselves to using glass bottles since it was the one thing our son's food would constantly be in contact with. We tried Evenflo, Munchkin, BornFree, and Dr. Brown's glass bottles. The Evenflo and Munchkin bottles would frustrate our son because the nipples constantly collapsed, the BornFree and the Dr. Brown's each had five(!) parts to hand wash (who has time for that when you have two toddlers), and sometimes with the Dr. Brown, no matter how well we cleaned them, we'd occasionally find mold growing on the inner yellow piece, not to mention the venting funnel apparatus was plastic (kind of defeating my avoiding plastics purpose there). I had a few Avent bottles that I loved and would occasionally use when I would get so frustrated with the glass, but then I would feel guilty for using the plastic. I always hoped that they would eventually make them in glass, but they never did while my other two were still bottle feeding.
When I saw that they were finally making a glass Avent bottle, I excitedly pre-ordered one for our newest addition. I got only one four-ounce bottle because I was afraid it wouldn't live up to my long awaited expectations. I'm pleased to say that upon initial inspection it's everything I hoped it would be. It's three simple parts, and most importantly, the nipple itself is vented so that it won't collapse during feeding. In comparison to the current Avent polypropylene bottles, it stands the same exact height, but the bottle itself is wider by at least a good centimeter. It has a more pronounced curve and is obviously wider to accommodate the thicker glass. The glass itself is substantial enough that I don't worry about breakage, however it does add some weight to the bottle. I guess it's about as thick as a canning jar, maybe a little bit thicker actually. The lip on the inside of the mouth of the bottle has been somewhat rounded and I appreciate that little detail because on some bottles it's almost sharp to the touch when washing.
The nipples on this the new "natural" line have been changed. The inside of the nipple no longer has two lips (which I think was how they originally achieved nipple only venting), and you no longer have to insert the external ring to keep the bottle from leaking (classic polypropylene version only). I tried to interchange the nipple from the four ounce classic polypropylene bottle to the new natural bottle and it doesn't fit. The older nipples are now about 5mms smaller, therefore they just fall out of the new ring. It appears that the mouths of the bottles are still the same size, so you might be able to put both rings on both bottles if you have the correct nipple in the correct ring and switched only the body. I will say though, that when I tried to switch the two, I would occasionally get leakage from the older bottle/new nipple combination. The instructions that came with the bottle state "only use Philips Avent Natural nipples with Philips Avent Natural feeding bottles" and "do not mix classic bottle parts and nipples with parts of the Natural bottle, they may not fit and could cause leakage."
When filled with liquid, I've tried every thing I can think of to try to make it leak, but it doesn't leak at all. This bottle came with a stage 1 nipple for newborn up and when held upside downward it doesn't drip liquid at all. For comparison, I have a brand new classic Avent polypropylene bottle with stage 1 nipple that I just tested and it dripped considerably when held upside down.
The only reservation I have at all about this bottle is that the measuring marks on the side of the bottle are painted on to the glass. I would have liked the markings to have been molded into the glass like the Evenflo bottles are. From past experience with painted on measurements (BornFree glass), they usually will wash away over time. I don't know if this will be the case with these bottles as only time and frequent washing will tell, but my suspicions are that they will.
As a side note, the instructions bring up the point that these bottles may not fit in a standard warmer. As well, they make special note to say that if you are using an older Avent sterilizer, you need to go to their website and get special instructions on how to place new Natural bottles. Another point they mention is that the glass bottles are only compatible with Avent breast pumps and sealing discs, but for safety reasons, not for use with the trainer spouts and handles.
Overall I really like these, and I have already ordered more. When our newest addition arrives in a few weeks, I will update more with extended user experience.
By LifeWithThreeBoys
I love and an am avid use of the Philips Avent Natural Line for so many reasons. 1) High quality materials/construction. 2) Wide opening is easy to fill and wash. 3) Shape of bottle is ergonomic to hold . 4) No nipple confusion. I was 100% bottle feeding and was able to go back to breast feeding even after 4 months of bottle only. 5) Dramatically helped with baby's reflux problems. 6) Widely available.
I wanted to breastfeed my baby but I had too much milk and the flow from my breasts was too fast. My baby developed reflux and would projectile vomit or scream in pain after every feeding. So I had to pump and feed her with a bottle using the slowest flow nipples. At first I was considering either buying the Como Tomo bottles or the Avent Natural. I went with Avent Natural because it is more widely available. If there was an emergency, I can run to the nearest Rite-Aid, Babies R’ Us, Target…and pick up an Avent bottle. I have never seen Como Tomo in stores, only Amazon so far. So that’s what help me decide on Avent and I’m so glad I did. She's been using these bottles since my milk came in and I realized I could not breast feed.
I started with the glass version of these Avent Natural bottles which are costly at $10 per bottle. I got four of the glass bottles and have been using them 7-8 times a day since I notice my baby had problems with reflux (about 4 months now). The special venting nipples have helped so much with the reflux. Baby still spits up but not anything like before. Now it's just a little bit of dribbling.
Now that my baby is 4 and half months old and is using the medium flow (no. 3) nipples, I've started to breastfeed her again. I usually do it at night to bond with her since I have to work during the day. She had no problems going from 100% bottle-fed to breast at all. It just happened one night when I was too tired to go to the kitchen to warm up a bottle for her. I decided to see if she would latch and she had no problem latching at all. I was amazed. So now she gets both bottle and breast.
I couldn't be happier with the Avent Natural Bottles. These bottles also are holding up great with repeated washing and steaming in my sterilizer.
I recently purchased the plastic BPA versions of these bottles recently because my baby is getting older and is starting to want to hold her own bottle. These glass ones are way too heavy for her to hold. The plastic ones are just as great and very light weight. I was afraid plastic would melt or warp when I steamed them. But they have not at all. I've even boiled the bottles when I was at my parents’ house and couldn't use my sterilizer. They came out fine. Also, the collar, nipples, and lids are all interchangeable between the glass and plastic bottles. I highly recommend these bottles--glass or plastic. I have given them to friends whose babies have reflux, too. I highly recommend to others and would use again for my future children.
By molu
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