Welcome Lisa to the blog today, as she shares her thoughts on some of the latest Philips Avent products
Baby #2 was born on my front entrance floor. 3 weeks early. A screaming bundle that weighed only 5lbs 12oz – the smallest baby that I had ever personally held or seen. He was so tiny. 2 days after he arrived, he went grey. Thankfully, our midwife was here at the time and we ended up rushing to the hospital, where we stayed in the NICU for 2 weeks as he adapted to breathing better.
Those weeks in the NICU were some of the most emotionally draining of my life. Despite the fact I wasn’t able to hold him while he was tucked away carefully in his little incubator, I was stubbornly determined to have him breastfed and spent a bunch of time hidden in a small room with an eletric grade pump filling the little bottles they gave me. (I probably produced enough to feed the whole ward!)
Tummies like those of the preemies in the NICU and newborns are tiny. They don’t need a huge amount of milk before they are full. So the bottles they use to feed these wee ones are ridiculously small and cute.
Bringing him home, we found that normal baby bottles were huge in comparison, but did you know that you can get small ones from Philips AVENT too?
The bottles from AVENT have always been our favourite and the ones that our babies were most likely to use. I love that BPA free, making them safe, and that they are clear so you can see inside and measure how much your baby has eaten. The nipples are designed with the intention of being very similar to a breast – wide and soft with a controlled, careful flow. This means that changing from breast to bottle is more smooth and natural.
The smallest bottle is only 2 oz big. The nipple included is a “first flow” nipple, which only allows very slow flow so that baby doesn’t choke from a sudden gush of milk. As baby grows, you can get different nipples to increase the rate of milk flow to meet their growing feeding needs.
Same with the bottles, too. Avent offers a great selection of bottle sizes – from this teeny newborn size to a medium bottle with 4 oz to a large one that’s 9 oz. It’s great that you can use the same style of bottle for your baby all the way along, especially if you are combining breastfeeding with bottles, because it’s going to be easier to switch back and forth with consistency.
Philips AVENT offers a lot of other products that are handy and special for new moms and their little babies. Our family has been a huge fan of their soothers, and you have to check out their Penguin sippy cups are! I mean, really – come ON! How cute are they?!
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I would love the 3 in 1 electric steam and sterilizer
Bottles!
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I would love the 3 in 1 electric steamer!
I would like the Microwave steam sterilizer.
Would love to have the Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor
Would love the electric steamer
The Avent Essentials set would be great to give as a baby shower gift to my friend.
I’d love the baby monitor!
Love the Avent 3-in-1 electric steam sterilizer and the Avent Fast bottle warmer, these two products are super awesome!!!
I like the sippy cup!
I would like to have My Penguin sippy cup!
I would love to try the Digital Video Baby Monitor with my little one.
I’d love the Digital Video baby monitor for my daughter!
The essentials set looks good
I like the essentials kit and the sippy cups
3-1 electric steam sterilizer is one i would like.
love the 3 in 1 electric steamer
The Avent Essentials set
Would love to try the bottle warmer. I’m expecting another little one in January 🙂
I love the the DECT baby monitor
I would love to have the AVENT Fast Bottle Warmer. Great for an impatient baby!
Bottles are great
The digital baby video monitor looks nice!!
the only bottle we use are the phillips avent classic bottles for my son
I’d like the AVENT Digital Video Baby Monitor
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE Grown up cup
We have and use the Avent Natural bottles but more would be nice!
The Avent 2oz bottles
The digital video baby monitor would be great!
I’d love to give the Breastfeeding Support Set as a baby shower gift 🙂
I am interested in the Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor
The Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor would great.
I would love to try the spout cups
I like the breast milk storage bags
I would love to try the straw cup or grown up cup with our little one as we are hoping to skip the sippycup stage.
I like the nuture pacifiers
I’d love for JJ to try the Avent Natural Drinking Cup.
The one thing that stood out for me was the DECT Baby monitor – I love that it has a lullaby function!
The microwave steam sterilizer would be great to have.
Like the Avent baby monitor. Looks of high quality and the
night light are a plus.
the baby monitor for sure.
3-in-1 sterilizer.
I would love the 3-in-1 electric steam sterilizer
would love to have the baby monitor
The Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor looks great!
I would love to use the Avent Essentials Kit!
Any of the monitors – they all look awesome!
The Digital Video Baby Monitor looks like a great product for parent peace of mind.
id like the avent essentials kit
the grown up cup looks good
the Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor
The Digital Video Baby Monitor is on the top of my list
The new DECT SCD560/10 Baby Monitor. Sounds like a great monitor!
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I would love the Avent Night Time Pacifiers.
I would love to have the Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor. a good monitor is a necessity.
I would love to have the Avent electric single breast pump. I have to have the breast pads and milk storage bags.
grown up cup would be great
I would like to try the 3 in 1 steamer.
oh! I would love the digital video monitor! I would sleep so much better!
Melissa
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I would love the video baby monitor
Avent Digital Video Baby Monitor
Either the bottle pack or a sippy cup
I would like to have the Penguin sippy cup.
I would love to try the Penguin sippy cup. My LO has not liked any of the ones I’ve bought her so far and hoping to find one that will win her over so she will drink her liquids!
the 3 in 1 electric steam sterilization
I took a look around their site. they have so many wonderful baby products! I’d love to try using the Avent 3 – in – 1 electric steam sterilizer when we have our baby. I don’t know that it would be a necessity, but it would give me a whole lot of peace of mind!
The electric steam sterilizer