Avent Baby Bottles

My boyfriend and I are expecting our 1st baby (a boy) this month -actually today is my due date! Being first-time parents, especially a first-time mommy, it's a bit confusing to figure out which brands or products to chose from. Sometimes I would get advice from women who seem to hang out in the baby aisles at stores or remember which products my big sister had the most success with when she had her first child, but really most people tend to recommend products that are cost-efficient without consideration to quality. I'd say, if you can afford it why not get something that has two thumbs up in quality, price, and durability. With that said, we decided on Phillips Avent feeding bottles.

Phillips Avent Feeding Bottles (from left to right): 9oz. Special Blue Monkey Edition, 9oz. Special Elephant Edition, 4oz. blue, and 4oz. clear

Unlike many other brands, Avent doesn't come in a variety of pretty colors (think of your cutie pastel yellow, green, orange, etc.). Instead, Avent has special editions with girl and boy designs even translucent blue and pink colors as well. What gravitated us to Avent was simply the nipple as I plan to breastfeed and pump. Avent has two nipple versions, "natural" and "classic." Those in the above picture are "natural" and supposed to avoid nipple confusion and help babies latch to both their mother's nipple and the synthetic bottle nipple that resembles a natural breast; while the "classic" is the opposite. Since I also have to return to work and, therefore, would need to pump, this is an additional benefit. There are also read great reviews on this product and we like the bottles' design, which is comfy for both adults and babies to hold. 

You can find these anywhere, including Wal-Mart, Target, Diapers.com, BabiesrUs, etc. Beware, do your research first because retailers vary in price. For example, I purchased the 9oz. Blue Monkey edition for $32.99 at BabiesrUs (for three bottles) a few months ago. Yesterday, I found the 9oz. Elephant edition at Wal-Mart for only $20.99 at the same quantity, big price difference right? Also, some editions are exclusive to the retailer, which may be the reason for the price different but BabiesrUs has always been pricier than most retailers and I definitely do not plan to shop there anymore.

I'm hoping my son would take to these bottles well, as I know some babies can have their own preference at times! :)