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Looking Back at Philips Avent Must-Haves I Wish I’d Had When My Baby Was a Newborn

September 28, 2018 by Kathryn 37 Comments

Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Philips and PTPA. All opinions belong to Mommy Kat and Kids and are not influenced in any way. Please view full terms and policies.

My beautiful baby boy is one year old, and it feels like just last week that I held that precious newborn bundle of joy for the first time.

The year was so much fun, and I loved watching Cormac grow from a helpless infant to a little boy with opinions and a distinctive personality.

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I also loved having the opportunity to partner with Philips Avent over that year and share my favourite baby products and their features.

But there are other items I didn’t get the chance to use, though I wish that I had! These three items are my top suggestions for new moms, and every one of them is something I would have loved for Cormac in his first days and months:

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Philips Avent Natural Glass Starter Gift Set

This gift set has everything a new mom needs to help ensure her baby is ready to try a bottle. And for a mom like me that mainly breastfeeds, the bottles are specially designed to help ensure that a baby can move from breast to bottle and back.

The breast-shaped Philips Avent bottle nipples are soft and similar to the feel of a mother’s breast, but the best thing about these bottles is the Airflex vent that’s designed to help minimize colic symptoms. The glass is easy to sterilize and can be warmed or stored in the fridge. And the set even includes a glass bottle sleeve to help keep milk warm, and two hospital-grade soothie pacifiers.

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I delayed bottle-feeding Cormac a little longer than I wanted to, solely to ensure that he was a well-established feeder. A gift set like this has all the features I need, including the Philips Avent bottles nipples to help minimize my baby’s bottle confusion and know he’s willing to take a bottle when needed without shunning breastfeeding when it’s offered later.

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Philips Avent Newborn Pacifiers

None of my three boys have ever used a pacifier. But of the three of them, Cormac is the baby that I really think would have benefitted from it. Not only was he always quite rough when nursing, but he also loved to nurse for comfort instead of food much more than his older brothers.

The Philips Avent Newborn Pacifiers have a special design that helps aid natural oral development. They’re small and lightweight, and encourage natural suckling. I realized too late how much more comfortable both my baby and I would have been if I’d simply tried a pacifier early on. For babies that need that extra suckling, these pacifiers are perfect.

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Philips Avent Fast Bottle Warmer

If there’s one thing I learned after parenting three babies, it was to spoil those babies whenever possible. That’s why I bought Cormac a wipes warmer to help make diaper changes just a little bit more comfortable.

But I forgot to also spoil myself! And a bottle warmer is the ideal way to do that. Instead of risking hot spots in a microwave when warming up frozen breast milk or dealing with the time and effort of warming a bottle with boiling water, the Philips Avent Fast Bottle Warmer heats a bottle to the desired temperature in just three minutes!

This warmer even features a defrost setting to help take milk from frozen to drinkable quickly and easily. Best of all, the warmer can also be used to heat and defrost baby food! As a busy mom, I would have loved that convenience when I was preparing Cormac’s meals.

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I often said after giving birth to Cormac that I almost felt like a new mother again, since there was eight years of difference between him and my second-youngest child.

So much had changed since my last baby. And I was especially impressed by how many amazing new products there were to make parenting a newborn a little easier!

If you have your own little bundle of joy in the house or you’re shopping for a baby shower gift, these three Philips Avent items are ones that are sure to make a new mom’s life a little easier. And with a newborn in the house, making life easier is always a top priority!

Filed Under: Reviews, Reviews and Giveaways Tagged With: best newborn products, mom must-haves, newborn gift ideas, philips avent

Comments

  1. Rachel Sweeney says

    October 6, 2018 at 9:12 am

    The Avent bottles really are the best, even if they’re pretty expensive compared to other bottles out there. You would think there wouldn’t be much difference between baby bottles, but anyone who’s actually used them definitely knows what I’m talking about!

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  2. Allie f says

    October 18, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    My friend would really benefit from this–she has a new baby!

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  3. Florence Cochrane says

    October 18, 2018 at 4:21 pm

    I love that it has a bottle warmer too. I wish I had one when my children were babies.

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  4. Shirley OFlynn says

    October 18, 2018 at 5:51 pm

    Great products! The fast bottle warmer seems really convenient.

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  5. kathy downey says

    October 19, 2018 at 7:27 am

    My daughter used these bottles with her little one and really liked them.Cormac sure s growing and such a cutie !!

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  6. Julie F says

    October 19, 2018 at 7:40 am

    What great products, I would have loved the bottle warmer when my kids were little!

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  7. Lynda Cook says

    October 19, 2018 at 8:12 am

    These are all great products and I wished I had them when my girls were young, and even while watching my granddaughter, it’s great that new mothers will get to benefit from all these amazing gadgets!

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  8. Joanne Elford says

    October 19, 2018 at 9:29 am

    My friend is expecting and now I know what I’m going to include in her gift.

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  9. Jennifer Wilson says

    October 19, 2018 at 9:46 am

    The fast bottle warmer is a must have.

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  10. Kim Tanti says

    October 19, 2018 at 10:10 am

    My son and his wife just had their first child. He is breast fed but will also take these bottles when she pumps and my son will feed him or when he come to stay with me for a few hrs.

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  11. Darlene Demell says

    October 19, 2018 at 10:40 am

    Its been a long time since I needed products like these but would have loved the bottle warmer when my boys were small.

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  12. jan says

    October 19, 2018 at 10:42 am

    That fast bottle warmer would have been so handy!

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  13. Janet M says

    October 19, 2018 at 10:55 am

    The products are improving so much and these are lovely and essential.

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  14. Travelbuds says

    October 19, 2018 at 11:24 am

    I wish I had these when my babies were small.

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  15. Sophia M says

    October 19, 2018 at 11:36 am

    Your son is adorable. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a baby and I regret not giving her a pacifier because it’s a lot easier to wean off a pacifier than a thumb. lol

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    • Kathryn says

      October 19, 2018 at 12:33 pm

      Haha exactly, Sophia! Luckily Cormac hasn’t discovered his thumb yet, but absolutely everything else goes into his mouth instead…sigh!

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  16. DebH says

    October 19, 2018 at 2:59 pm

    Would have love a great pump and easier to use cloth diapers when my three were growing up! Had some decent diaper options for my third as he was 10 years younger than my oldest.

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  17. Rosanne Robinson says

    October 19, 2018 at 5:48 pm

    The fast bottle warmer is definitely a must-have for all new mothers.

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  18. louise says

    October 19, 2018 at 11:22 pm

    wish they had these when I had my kids. things sure has changed

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  19. Lesley F says

    October 20, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    I would have loved a bottle warmer when my kids were small but I bought one for my granddaughter when she was born and what a difference that made

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  20. Linda says

    October 21, 2018 at 1:33 am

    I love the Avent has a glass starter kit. I find that not a lot of companies produce the glass bottles, which I prefer.

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  21. Victoria Ess says

    October 21, 2018 at 5:55 am

    The bottle warmer is so handy!

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  22. Debbie Welchert says

    October 21, 2018 at 11:21 am

    What great products. I especially like the bottle warmer. I can remember having a bottle warmer when my daughter was a baby, more than 30 some years ago. It took forever to heat the bottle up. We lived through it though. Products sure have improved so much over the years.

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  23. Athena says

    October 21, 2018 at 4:47 pm

    Such great products!

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  24. Alison Braidwood says

    October 23, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    I think all moms should have the choice to breastfeed or not, and technology like the Avent to make it all as easy as possible.

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  25. nicolthepickle (Nicole Graham) says

    October 24, 2018 at 4:56 am

    The newborn pacifiers were ma lifesaver for me.

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  26. nicolthepickle (Nicole Graham) says

    October 24, 2018 at 4:58 am

    The Newborn pacifiers were a lifesaver for us when my baby was little.

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  27. Donna L. says

    October 24, 2018 at 11:51 pm

    This would make a nice gift for a baby shower.

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  28. Kristy R says

    October 28, 2018 at 9:46 am

    I used the plastic avent bottles with all 3 of my littles. I liked how easy they were to clean. I did not try the glass ones though. I was too afraid they would break. :s

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  29. Elaine Buonsante says

    October 28, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    It’s been a very long time since my last child was born so all these wonderful new products were an eye opener for me when I shopped for baby shower gifts for my niece. I especially liked the Philips Avent Fast Bottle Warmer because it heats a bottle to the desired temperature in just three minutes. Wouldn’t that have been great back in the day?

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  30. Tara Gauthier says

    November 1, 2018 at 11:46 pm

    It’s being a long time since my kids were babies but these products look really great!

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  31. sarah alexis says

    November 8, 2018 at 7:44 pm

    I used avent for my kids and loved their entire line of products!

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  32. sarah alexis says

    November 8, 2018 at 7:49 pm

    I love that these products can be used by both breastfeeding and formula feeding moms – no barriers!

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  33. Krista M says

    November 12, 2018 at 9:31 am

    I am amazed at how much better quality these are compared to what I used when my kids were babies. Avent is top in this industry. They’ve really put a lot of thought & care into their products.

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  34. Deb Dorrington says

    November 12, 2018 at 7:34 pm

    These products are great, both of my nieces used them with their children. Avent is a top seller because the nipples are the most breast like.

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  35. Fan R. says

    November 12, 2018 at 7:50 pm

    Great products for little babies these days, I wish I had them with my little one!

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  36. Betty S says

    November 15, 2018 at 6:06 am

    They have such great products, I love the bottle warmer, so handy as it makes sure the temp is just right

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