REASONS TO BUY
Durable
Wide neck
Clear markings
REASONS TO AVOID
Prone to leakage
Philips AVENT BPA-free Review
Sturdy, leak-free bottle IF assembled correctly
Credit: Lindsay Ellis
By Lindsay Ellis ⋅ Review Editor ⋅ September 23, 2012
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Our Verdict
Philips is a well-known quality provider of baby products, and we generally find their products to be top performing. However, in this case, we were disappointed to find a bottle that finished in 12th place in our field of 17 finalists. While the Philips AVENT BPA-free bottle is durable, with an easy to use wide neck, but we found their bottle top system complicated to use and prone to leakage. Avent has tried to redeem their leaky-bottle-syndrome with the addition of an “adapter ring”. IF you get it in properly, with the blue side DOWN, you just might have a leak-free experience. If not, you better have your burp cloth handy to soak up the mess.
Our Analysis and Test Results
Our Avent bottle testing process started off with our bottle brush punching right through the nipple on the first washing! Maybe just a fluke…but still.
With a new nipple in one hand and a fussy baby in the other, trying to get that newly included “adapter ring” inserted properly was no easy task. However, we did like that once it was put together correctly, we had a sturdy bottle that didn't leak.
Likes
The Avent “adapter ring”, their answer to a leak-free seal.
Credit: Lindsay Ellis
Dislikes
One of the worst scoring bottles in our leakage tests.
We found ourselves frustrated at spending too much time fidgeting with that adapter ring! We imagine this is a learning curve that you would move past fairly quickly. We'd definitely recommend referring to your user's manual.
In our test, the anti-colic claim didn't seem to matter.
Conclusion
Get comfortable with the adapter ring and you should have a decent bottle. However, we just don't see the point and stand by our winner, Tommee Tippee Glass feeding bottle.
Meet Your Guide
Lindsay Ellis
Review Editor
Lindsay Ellis is is a mother of two and an experienced and savvy judge of baby products. In 2010, she began posting reviews of baby products on her blog, which led to her role to head up Grand Valley Moms-for-Moms, a social network of mothers in Colorado's "Grand Valley" region which has grown to more than 700 members. A talented writer, Lindsay's reviews are both insightful and a pleasure to read. She vows to never stop learning, whether by reading, conversation, or experience.
Review Editor
Lindsay Ellis is is a mother of two and an experienced and savvy judge of baby products. In 2010, she began posting reviews of baby products on her blog, which led to her role to head up Grand Valley Moms-for-Moms, a social network of mothers in Colorado's "Grand Valley" region which has grown to more than 700 members. A talented writer, Lindsay's reviews are both insightful and a pleasure to read. She vows to never stop learning, whether by reading, conversation, or experience.
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