Disclosure: I am a Joovy Blogger and was sent the following products, for review purposes, at no cost to myself. All opinions expressed are honest and are my own.
When Joovy came out with their new Joovy Boob baby bottle they asked their Joovy Moms and Dads for volunteers to give the new bottle a whirl. I was interested, but it was with a little hesitation that I volunteered. You see, I was so nervous that if I introduced baby to a bottle with a normal (albeit, slow flow) nipple that he’d give up breastfeeding altogether. But I was also eager to find a bottle that Baby would accept, but without all the choking and air swallowing that we’d been experiencing with the bottle we’d been using.
Baby Brother is primarily breastfed, but at the early age of 6 weeks I found myself having to supplement with formula. We started out using the Medela Calma bottle, but, although Baby Brother was able to latch onto the nipple well, the flow of milk was erratic and too fast when he’d suck. He was constantly choking and swallowing air. I had some NUK bottles from when Little Brother was a baby, but Baby Brother flat out refuses the NUK pacifiers so we didn’t even go there with the bottle.
It was during one day of extremely frustrating attempts at breastfeeding that I threw up my arms in exhaustion and offered baby some formula in the Joovy Boob baby bottle. This was the first time Baby Brother had ever wrapped his little lips around the Joovy Boob bottle nipple. Would he take it? Would he reject the breast after he took it??………
——————————————————————————-
So what makes the Joovy Boob bottles different than other brands on the market?
Let’s start with the nipple:
The Boob nipple design reduces “nipple confusion” allowing babies to properly latch and suckle from the bottle so busy moms can easily switch from breast-to-bottle and bottle-to-breast. The nipples are made to European standards and are baked to maintain consistent softness and to help prevent nipple collapse.
The vent system is unique to any other baby bottle I’ve seen:
The Boob’s CleanFlow® Vent is simple, and high tech at the same time. The one-piece vent ring is extremely easy to clean and you don’t need to touch the sanitized silicone sleeve when assembling the bottle. The quad vent allows for consistent venting regardless of how the bottle is held. Venting reduces colic and inner ear infections by eliminating the vacuum created in a sealed feeding system. The CleanFlow® Vent is notched to fit perfectly in the Boob Baby Bottle’s wide neck and this design eliminates over and/or under tightening reducing leaks and maintaining consistent flow rates.
Joovy also makes important accessories for the Boob like the breast pump adapter and the Boob Insulator (which I did not review).
——————————————————————————————-
……It was with complete relief that Baby Brother not only took to the Joovy Boob, but he took to it quickly–it took him about two minutes to figure it out–and he has never had any trouble transitioning from breast to bottle. In fact, one of the things I love most about the Joovy Boob is that it promotes a nice wide latch. Baby Brother’s latch has actually improved since he started using the Joovy Boob. Whether this is a product of using the Joovy Boob or simply because he has aged a few weeks, I’m not sure.
The other thing that was a concern to us with bottle feeding is that Baby Brother has reflux. Swallowing lots of air while bottle feeding seriously aggravates his reflux and he ends up spitting up a lot. Out of all the bottles we’ve ever used with our boys, the Joovy Boob has had the most reliable vent system! I’m so excited about this. The cool CleanFlow® Vent makes it so the nipple NEVER collapses and the flow of milk always remains steady. Hurray for less spit-ups!
The Joovy Boob Bottle is available in two bottle materials that offer different features as well as price points; high quality PP (polypropylene) and ultra premium PPSU (polyphenylsulfone). Both materials are BPA, lead, and phthalate free. Both bottle types are dishwasher safe. I usually just clean the bottles by hand though. The wide neck of the bottle makes for easy and quick cleaning. Though the vent ring detaches for cleaning it is easy to keep track of and I don’t mind one extra bottle piece.
*Update 9/12/15: So, we ended up exclusively using the Joovy Boob bottles for my breast and bottle fed little man. He loved his boob bottles and used the two bottles seen in the picture for an entire year before graduating to the Joovy Dood sippy cups.
Joovy Boob bottles come in 5 oz and 9 oz size and start at $9.99 for bottles and $3.99 for accessories and additional bottle nipples.
About Amy @ Oh So Savvy Mom
Comments