Medela Haberman Baby Bottles
- 03-17-2008, 02:46 PM #1Registered User
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Medela Haberman Baby Bottles
Hi Ladies
We had just bought the Avent sterilizer set complete with 5-6 Avent bottles, for our baby who's due in a month... BUT a good friend of ours just recommended the Medela-Haberman bottles, which he claims are much better than the Avent ones he was using before with his newborn. He said the Avent gave his baby lots of wind and made him cry a lot in discomfort, whereas the Medela Haberman bottles are designed to alleviate this problem, and his baby has had no wind problems/discomfort since they switched. These are more expensive and apparently only sold at Celki stores...
Just wondering if anyone else has had experience with Medela Haberman bottles versus Avent and whether you'd agree that they are worth the extra investment. As I said, we've already bought the Avent set, but willing to spend more money on the Medela Habermans IF they are really that much better for Baby.
Also, if anyone knows whether the M-H bottles would fit into an Avent sterilizer, that would also be great for us to know!
Thanks so much!!!
- 03-17-2008, 03:56 PM #2Registered User
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I have not tried the Medela bottles, but I would say that it is definitely worth investing in bottles which reduces air ingestion.
Apart from Medela, there are many other brands which does this. Also, you might want to consider brands that do are BPA free as BPA is also harmful to babies.
Here's a report rating the different brands in terms of BPA:
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2008/02/z-...-products.html
Adiri, Born Free and Medela are the only brands which are available in HK I think.
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Bubbly,
Do you know where can I get those BPA free bpttles in HK???
- 03-17-2008, 05:17 PM #4Registered User
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Is BPA the same thing as PVC? Do you know if Avent bottles are BPA/PVC free?
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The Haberman Feeder is designed to help babies with a cleft palate. In these cases it is very difficult to get the milk to pass the hole in the baby’s mouth and to keep the suction. They are not necessary for babies who do not have these feeding difficulties. This is the reason that they are only sold in specialist shops such as Celki Medical Company.
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- 03-17-2008, 09:21 PM #6Registered User
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You can buy Adiri bottles, http://www.adiri.com/, which are BPA free from:
Milk Factory Limited
Room 1113
113 Argyle Street
Mongkok
Kowloon
Tel: 2540 4065
Fax: 2537 8187
Email: [email protected]
Web-site: http://www.milk-factory.com
- 03-18-2008, 11:57 AM #7Registered User
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Thanks, Chinchilla and Sarah!
Sarah, since you're clearly an expert at feeding, is it dangerous/risky for us to be using Avent bottles if they are not PVC free? Or are they? Not sure, as the box does not say they are PVC free so I assume they are not...
Thanks for any feedback, anyone.
- 03-18-2008, 01:32 PM #8Registered User
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Dear Clowe,
I am not an expert on feeding but I, or the other La Leche League leaders in Hong Kong, can help you with any breastfeeding difficulties you have.
Our contact details are:
MAGGIE 2817-7475
MARGARITA 2257-6757 (also speaks Spanish)
RHONDA 2441-1356
ROCHELLE 2947-7147
SARA 2518-0660
SARAH 2548-7636
MAGGIE YU 9048-1701 (also speaks Cantonese and Mandarin)
[email protected]
Best wishes,
SARAH
La Leche League Leader
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LLL Leaders are volunteers who have nursed their own babies, have undertaken a required training in breastfeeding management, communication and leadership skills and have satisfied La Leche League International that their views and attitudes to mothering are in accordance with La Leche League policy.
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