When I first saw that there was actually a disposable sterile bottle, I figured I HAD to try it since I have an infant still drinking out of bottles. I must say I was very excited to try them out, but sadly disappointed when they arrived. Many bad things about these bottles...
(1) The nipple is super fast flowing. When my baby drinks from it, who just turned 1, his milk/juice just pours out of the corners of his mouth because it comes out just way too fast
(2) Recycle code is 5...I have lived in many cities and none of their curbside recycling has accepted #5 plastics. This really bothers me because we have way too many disposable products in the US and majority of people who use them won't be able to recycle them so they will wind up in the landfills anyways.
(3) This is a personal dislike, but I don't like how big the bottles are. I prefer a 4oz bottle over an 8oz because my baby waste's a lot of milk/juice/formula in the 8oz's...I can refill a 4oz if he wants more, but wind up throwing it away if I give him an 8oz. Sure, you could just fill it half way, but them he has to tip the bottle even more to drink (and let's face it, babies aren't always so good at that), resulting in baby swallowing more air. Maybe they should come in 2 sizes like traditional bottles do??
(4) They are pricey!! At about $1 each, you could buy a cheapo non-brand name bottle from a local pharmacy that isn't disposable and keep it or throw it away.
(5) Others have stated the nipples are sealed inside the packaging, but the bottles themself aren't...this was not true for my box...nipples sealed in one bag and bottles sealed in another. But how can they advertise that you will always have a clean and sterile bottle available if each bottle & nipple isn't individually sealed rather than in groups of 5?? Not a huge complaint, but kind of misleading.
(6) If you plan on giving one of these to your baby and they don't drink it all but want to carry it around with them, count on being right behind them cleaning up all the drips. The nipple has 3 small holes in it (thus the fast flow rating) and all of those holes leak, drip, spill...just make a mess!! They should have went with a tri-cut or y-cut nipple because they don't leak.
(7) I carry spare bottles in the diaper bag with just the powdered formula and add water when needed. This can't be done with these bottles because once I put the lid on with just the powder in it, you can't get the lid off without breaking the bottle's lip
On a more positive note, and the only reason I gave these 3 stars versus 1 star, they are truly a disposable bottle. I can't give something a bad star rating simply because it isn't something I would buy (got these as a free trial). If you want a disposable bottle to make a bottle at that second, don't mind a dripply nipple, have the money to blow, and don't mind contributing to the recycleable things piling up in our landfills...this is for you! But if you really think about it...why do you need a disposable bottle? For emergencies? Are you going to carry this in your pocket everywhere you go? Of course you wouldn't, but you typically carry your diaper bag...which should have a bottle in it...so why would you need these? Just all seems silly to me...Get more detail about Steribottle Ready to Use Disposable Baby Bottles, 10 Count.
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