Anybody have experiences/success w/podee bottles

I was wondering if anyone has tried the podee bottles and if you like them/did they work.. seems like a great idea but wanted to get opinions b4 buying.

Thanks so much
E

 

QUOTE(Erica92 @ Nov 17 2007, 10:35 AM) [snapback]500004[/snapback]
I was wondering if anyone has tried the podee bottles and if you like them/did they work.. seems like a great idea but wanted to get opinions b4 buying.

Thanks so much
E


I LOVE THEM. I'm a big advocate for them. I usually only use them at night or if we're out but they work! And my boys are only 3 weeks, but If it put their little fingers behind the nipple they hold on to it the whole time they are eating. The definitely allow the boys to burp easier and less gas etc. I just get the kits, not the whole bottle because they are cheaper (6.99 or maybe 5.99 I think at babysrus) and they work with regular gerber or evenflo or any time of bottle.

 

I bought 2 when they were younger and didn't have any success. They had a really hard time sucking the milk through the tube. I suppose all babies are different, but mine were just not strong enough. I haven't tried them recently. Mainly because we are bottle proppers now (2 stuffed animals under their bottle while sitting in their Baby Papasan). I probably won't try them again because propping works for us now and there are just so many parts to wash.

 

i prop bottles... i use blankets.. its nice to be able to get DD lunch while they are eating.. i am always within an earshot away.. and i am mostly right near them.. my DD actually eats better that way...

 

I bought one for Cody when he was about 2 months old. He could't suck hard enough then, but we used it yesterday & he loved it. There are alot of parts to clean.

 

My kids cannot get them to work with all the cereal we put in them for the reflux, hence the reason I have 2 for sale!

 

They worked for one of mine but once we had to do thickened feeds we could no longer use them. I then used the bottle proppers by little wonders and they were awesome!

 

Podee bottles rock! My kids used them and loved them. If your kids can't pull the milk up by themselves the first time, just "prime" it by squeezing the nipple. You also have to be sure the bottle is lower than the nipple, otherwise you will get a syphoning effect.

While I was pregnant, a 4 month old baby died from having a bottle propped in its mouth. She asphyxiated. I swore I would find some way to feed my babies without propping.

 

We've never had any luck with them, they girls weren't strong enough to keep the milk coming up even when we primed it. They hold their own bottles now, so we haven't tried them again.

 

We ABSOLUTELY love them. We have used them since the beginning and it made a huge difference for us. The babies had no trouble using them and really came to prefer them. They even used them as preemies. They are not hard to clean and take care of either. i would highly recommend them!