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jprimrose
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How long do you keep bottles before you discard them?
So I just received a bunch of new Born Free Bottles and nipples in the mail. I was reading the directions on the nipples and it says they recommend discarding nipples after 6-8 weeks. This makes sense for hygiene purposes and by 3 months you usually switch to the next level. So now I am wondering when do you actually discard the bottle itself. How long did you or will you keep your baby bottles before you discard them and buy new ones?
Message edited 1/10/2008 7:54:11 PM.
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you disard them?
I use Born Free and saw that about the nipples. I sterilize after every use so I felt comfortable keeping them. (DD is 3 1/2 months). Plus, she is breastfed so we rarely use bottles anyway. Plus-they are  I think with the bottles, since they are BPA free, you should be okay for a while if you take care of them.
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ABCiverson
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you disard them?
Idk I am using the same bottles with baby #3 that I used with baby #1! I use new nipples though.
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| Posted 1/10/08 2:34 PM |
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metsgirlie
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you disard them?
I use Born Free also and plan on just getting new nipples every few months. They are way too expensive to replace the entire bottle.
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jprimrose
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you disard them?
Thanks for all you replies. I know the Born Free bottles are very expensive. It is much less expensive to just replace the nipples every few months.
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jellybean78
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you disard them?
I wouldn't discard the bottle just buy new nipples. I thought bottles can be kept and reused for future babies....especially for those bottles that cost
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you discard them?
I tossed my bottles (Dr. Browns) after DD was done with them and plan on getting new bottles for DS.
As for nipples, I don't recall how often I replaced them, but I always felt like I was buying new ones. 
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Charly
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you discard them?
I tossed DD Dr. Brown's when she moved onto the sippy at 1 year old. I never replaced the actual bottle during that year. I only changed the nipples when she was ready for the next level (which was close to the recommended ages - so about every 3 -4 months.) I will get DC #2 new bottles.
ETA: Question about born free bottles - do they only come in glass? or BPA free plastic. I'm thinking about them for DC #2.
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jprimrose
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you discard them?
Posted by Charly
I tossed DD Dr. Brown's when she moved onto the sippy at 1 year old. I never replaced the actual bottle during that year. I only changed the nipples when she was ready for the next level (which was close to the recommended ages - so about every 3 -4 months.) I will get DC #2 new bottles.
ETA: Question about born free bottles - do they only come in glass? or BPA free plastic. I'm thinking about them for DC #2.
The Born Free Bottles come in plastic. Now they also have these great training cups for 6 mos.+ and Drinking cups for 12 mos. +. I order them from the Born Free website because they always have good deals. I just ordered 8 bottles and I received a training cup and 4 extra nipples for free.
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Aga
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Re: How long do you keep bottles before you discard them?
Posted by Charly
I tossed DD Dr. Brown's when she moved onto the sippy at 1 year old. I never replaced the actual bottle during that year. I only changed the nipples when she was ready for the next level (which was close to the recommended ages - so about every 3 -4 months.) I will get DC #2 new bottles.
ETA: Question about born free bottles - do they only come in glass? or BPA free plastic. I'm thinking about them for DC #2.
I actually love my glass born free bottles... but yeah they make plastic as well, in 5 and 9 ozs.
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