I love the bond that breastfeeding creates for a mother and her child. I know from personal experience the joys (and pains) of breastfeeding. My son has been breastfed since he was born. When I tried to introduce a bottle to him at 4 weeks old, he absolutely refused to take it. Eight months later he is finally starting to take select bottles (2 to be exact), one of them being the BARE Air-Free bottle from Bittylab.
The latch my son makes while feeding from this bottle mimics the latch he has when breastfeeding (lips pursed and all!). The “Perfe-latch” nipple extends when he sucks on it, which is claimed to mimic a mother’s breast while breastfeeding.
Another thing that I like about this bottle is the fact that you are able to express the air out of the bottle using the “air-plug.” As my son drinks, the air plug moves up the bottle continuing that air free feeding.
While my son enjoys using this bottle, there is a downside to it. The air-plug can be easily damaged without proper care (improperly assembled, crushed in the drying rack, etc). When assembling the bottle, you need to make sure that the bottom ring is removed from the bottle before trying to insert the air-plug. If you don’t, it can become damaged and make the bottle unusable. See THIS video for instructions on how to assemble the bottle.
I made a SIMPLE at a glance pros and cons list:
PROS
- mimics breastfeeding
- air free feeding (preventing gassiness)
- bottle completely disassembles for easy cleaning
- antimicrobial
- BPA, PVC, Lead & Phthalate FREE!! Making it safe for baby, green and environmentally friendly.
- very light and easy for little hands to hold
CONS
- air-plug easily damaged
- the “Perfe-latch” nipple can be hard to latch onto at first because the nipple is “sunken”, but once the latch is made it works well!
If you are breastfeeding like I am and having a hard time finding a bottle that will work for your little one (believe me… I went through MANY!) then give BARE Air-Free by Bittylab a try!
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A SIMPLE GIVEAWAY!!
One lucky SIMPLE reader is going to have the chance to try the BARE bottle from Bittylab! Here’s how to enter:
Lindsay
November 10, 2013 at 11:10 pmThat it is made of safe ingredients!
trixx
November 10, 2013 at 10:15 pmI like that it has an air-tight/air-free environment inside the bottle to minimize oxidation and slow down bacteria growth
Lisa L
November 10, 2013 at 9:54 pmMy fave feature is that it is made of safe materials, free of bpa, pvc, lead, phthalates and nitrosamines
Simone Owings McDivitt
November 10, 2013 at 9:07 pmThat the nipple extends
Sam Stamp
November 10, 2013 at 6:35 pmI love that it mimics breastfeeding and BPA free is great too!
Claire
November 10, 2013 at 5:40 pmI love that its BPA free! What a great bottle!
Diana Hatch
November 10, 2013 at 11:28 amI like that its air free
Nancy
November 10, 2013 at 11:27 amI like that they are designed to be air-free.
christine jessamine
November 9, 2013 at 1:07 pmi love that this is air free
Heather Dyer
November 7, 2013 at 9:28 pmThis sound way easier than the Playtex bag bottles I used with my first two. Go Bare!
Kortney
November 7, 2013 at 10:02 amI love that it mimics breastfeeding!
Casandra
November 7, 2013 at 1:56 amI love that its BPA free! What a great bottle!
ColleenMarie
November 5, 2013 at 12:45 pmI Love that it gives ” same breastfeeding latch for less nipple confusion”
Elisabeth
November 4, 2013 at 11:55 pmIt’s BPA, PVC, lead and phthalate free!! Also it mimics breastfeeding.
Kristi P
November 2, 2013 at 10:01 pmI love that it is air free and mimics breastfeeding.
Breanne
November 2, 2013 at 10:22 amIt’s air-free
Beki Lozano
November 1, 2013 at 11:17 pmlove the air free i think all bottles should have some kid of air free systum cuz it makes baby much happier!
Sarah
October 30, 2013 at 12:37 pmThe air free feeding is a great benefit, along with the ability to mimic breastfeeding.
Julia
October 30, 2013 at 1:07 amMy favorite feature is that it is BPA, PVC, Lead & Phthalate FREE.
Cynthia Foster
October 30, 2013 at 12:09 amI like that it mimics a mother’s breast during breastfeeding.
Christina K.
October 29, 2013 at 7:58 pmI love that it mimics breastfeeding.
Jennifer A.
October 29, 2013 at 10:19 amthe best feature about “Bare” is that it mimics breastfeeding!
Ginger G.
October 29, 2013 at 9:59 amI like that it’s air free and the nipple that mimics breastfeeding is great!
Sue Hull
October 29, 2013 at 12:32 amI like the Air Free Feeding. There’s nothing worse than a gassy baby. I really like how their website has tips for Latching on, gassy babies,feeding formula and self feeding. This bottle grows with the baby which I like too. Thank you 🙂
Claira Pam
October 29, 2013 at 12:21 amLove that it’s air-free and mimics breastfeeding!! Such an ingenious idea!
Anne Perry
October 28, 2013 at 9:36 pmAir free milk
Denise Konkel
October 28, 2013 at 7:50 pmIt works like a syringe and reduces gas/colic!
Emi
October 28, 2013 at 7:04 pmThe milk keeps fresher longer because there is no air in the bottle, plus the nipple extends to mimic breast feeding and eliminate confusion for the baby.
Patricia
October 28, 2013 at 5:16 pmI am loving the nipple extension. That is a pretty cool feature.
Raquel De Mayo
October 28, 2013 at 12:07 pmThe whole design is amazing. It would really help with colic because it avoids air intake.
Debra
October 28, 2013 at 11:51 amWeening my daughter has been hard… i cold so use this bottle.
Erika M.
October 28, 2013 at 11:22 amThe best thing i like about the bare bottle is that it retracts like a real nipple, so as not to have nipple confusion.
Holly Dennis
October 28, 2013 at 11:11 amThese bottles look amazing! I have read up on them as much as I can and would love to win these so that I can use them when our little boy arrives in February!
Echo
October 28, 2013 at 11:11 amA new way to get my baby to take a bottle would be helpful. These bottles look really cool. I have been checking back periodically to see when they would be manufactured. I stay home most of the time, but I would like my sitters (usually my mom) to have an easier time of it. I would also like her dad to be able to feed her easier while I am out running errands.
Rebecca T
October 28, 2013 at 10:34 amI think the best feature is the air plug which allows air to escape.
Jennifer M
October 28, 2013 at 10:31 amThat it is PVC, lead and BPA free and mimics breast feeding.
jenn McClearn
October 28, 2013 at 10:04 amI like that it provides air free feedings my baby gets very gassy even when nursing 🙁