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 Worst bottles ever Aug 16, 2010
Even a 1 star rating is unwarranted. These bottles are overpriced and the design is defective. Believe the reports of leaks - they're horrible. It doesn't matter how you close them, my wife and I have tried everything - closing them dry, wetting the lip of the bottle, the nipple, closing them tightly, closing them just snug, closing them quickly, closing them slowly. Occasionally they don't leak, but the majority of the time within 10 seconds, our son's shirt is dripping wet, totally saturated with leaking milk, juice or water.
You might think you discover the "trick" to close them, and have a few that don't leak, but then you'll get one that simply pours milk/juice/water all over the place. And really, what bottle should require some contorted, undocumented "trick" to close. It's a stinking bottle, you should screw the lid on and be done.
We replaced all our expensive Avent bottles with Playtex Drop-ins and they've never leaked and we don't have to follow some 35 step process to close them.
DO NOT BUY AVENT BOTTLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES unless you intend to use them to bathe your child.
 Leaked at first - but now OK Aug 08, 2010
I bought this because it was BPA Free, when it came, it was horrible. It was not only leaking,it was pouring milk from the sides, so i thought "what a piece of junk and waste of money", until I found out there was another accesory that was in the package that I did not use. Now my bottle is leak free and I'm happy with it. Do check the nipples also, if they are broken already, my child always bit them, which is another reason if the milk would leak from the nipple.
 Garbage Jul 06, 2010
Shape, feel, and concept all fine, but in practice these bottles just aren't worth the risk. Many people have said they love Avent bottles and have had no problems with them, but we've had nothing but trouble with the ten we own. They leak. Not necessarily every time, but more often than not. It does help to remove the nipple, wet it, and re-insert it into the ring, but this is a cumbersome, annoying operation for bottles that cost this much. And the leaking seems to get worse with age (our baby is a whopping five months old, and we have to use the nipple-wetting trick 1-2 times per feeding).
We have too much invested in these bottles to switch, but if we could send our past selves a message, we'd tell ourselves to choose a different brand. In the case of Avent bottles, you get the opposite of what your pay for.
Buy Dr. Brown's instead Jul 01, 2010
Do not buy these bottles unless your babies can absorb formula through their skin. The lids leaked within just one week. Further, the bottles are not finely graded, so when you are trying to keep track of how much a newborn is eating, it's not very accurate. The leaking was the most annoying thing to deal with on top of everything else. I recommend Dr. Brown's starter set instead.
There should only be one way to screw on the lids--the right way Jun 28, 2010
I received this as gift but I will not buy more avent bottles. There should only be one way to screw on the lids--the right way. Yes, there are tricks to putting them on properly but who wants to mess with that at 3am in the dim lighting? And who wants to have to test whether the bottle is leaking over the sink before feeding to your crying baby? And who wants to teach other care providers the tricks to screwing the lids on properly which may or may not work all of the time? Bottom line is that there are better bottles out there. I like the avent nipples and brand but it doesn't seem too challenging or demanding to request a bottle that doesn't need tricks in order not to leak all over your child's outfit, your couch, your outfit and whatever else might be around.
I didn't receive the powder dispenser with my set. I don't think it was purchased from Amazon though. I bought it separately and really like it because it can be used as a snack dispenser later on. Also, I bought 2 more level 1 nipples since our baby gags on the level 2 medium flow nipples.
So we still use the avent bottles but I use all of my other bottles first. Since I'm breastfeeding and bottle feeding, I was looking for a bottle/nipple that would simulate the breast as much as possible. I just bought playtex ventaires (wide bottles with slow flow nipples) and I love them. They are more affordable and they have similar nipples to the avent bottles.
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