Customer Reviews

Playtex Drop-Ins Disposable BPA Free Nurser Liners 4 oz - 100 Count

5 star:		(44)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I really like using the Drop-Ins system--it's very convenient and easy to use. The problem I have is with the new expandable 8-10 oz. liners. When I first used them, I noticed that the amount of water needed to fill the liner up to the 8 oz mark seemed to vary from what I used with the original 8 oz. non-expandable liners. I decided to test it by pouring water from a measuring cup into both types of liners. The measurement on the original liner was accurate - 8 oz from the cup filled it up exactly to the 8 oz mark. In contrast, when I filled the expandable liner, the water went above the 8 oz mark. I also tried to fill it with 10 oz to see if the extra water weight would expand the liner further, but there was still some water left in the measuring cup even after I filled the expandable liner to the brim! Thus, if I had merely followed the measurements on the expandable liners, I would have used less water than needed to make the infant formula. I just want to warn parents using the new liner to be careful about the accuracy of the measurements on the liner. Because the liner does not expand as much as it should, you actually have less than the amount of liquid indicated by the liner. Consistently wrong measurements that result in less liquid than prescribed by the infant formula could result in dehydration! Too bad--now I have to measure water in a measuring cup when I make the bottles, which makes it much less convenient.

My son immediately preferred using the drop-in bottles in place of the others that I tried. I had a small amount of guilt at first about the extra plastic always being thrown away. But I started using them with the breast pump adapter and storage kit to pump directly into the drop-ins. So I traded a drop-in for a plastic zip bag. I never touch, pour or handle the milk again. I know that each serving is clean and sanitary. I wash only the nipples by hand and the rest I rinse without much effort since it does not come into contact with my baby or the milk.

I love the concept of the disposal liners - no more bottles to clean! However, as one user mentioned, the measurements on the liners do not match the measurements on the bottles. When I measure out 6oz in a measuring cup and then pour into a liner, the reading on the bottle varied as much as 1oz! (the bottle read 7oz when there was only 6oz of water in it). I always use a measuring cup to make my baby's formula.

I love these, however the measurements are inaccurate. Make sure you measure the water for the formula separate. Other than that I love the convenience!

I have used disposable drop-in liners from multiple stores (Wally-World, the bullseye store, & various drugstores) and find that they all work just as fine as these Playtex ones do, but at half the price. I like that the Playtex liners are thinner feeling, meaning the liner collapses better inside the bottle when baby is drinking...but even with the others feeling like a thicker plastic, they work as well. Playtex, come down in price and you'll get 5 stars instead of only 4.

I have no idea why I spent so much money on Avent (leaks all the time and too fast flow) and Dr. Brown's (difficult to clean). I love this disposable liners because I just discard them after use, which is awesome when you have a baby to take care of.

The item arrived on a small box, neatly arranged along with other items, however when me and my wife used the drop-ins liners we noticed some pinhole like holes when we filled the drop-ins liners with water. Out of the first 20 7 have holes in it. We are pretty disappointed with these. :(

I've tried other brands of drop-ins and Playtex is the best. I won't try another brand. And you can't beat the price on Amazon (for 100).

I think this product actually lives up to its name. A few bucks more but you can tell the difference. However, for those that are more economical moms, the "Parents Choice" brand of the pre-formed drop-ins work just as well, so feel free to use that brand with no quality sacrifice!

I have wasted so much milk using these drop-ins. I bought a box of the 4 ounce and a box of the 8 ounce liners, and in both boxes there have been multiple liners with holes in them and my milk has ended up all over my counter. Any pumping mother knows that it is perfectly reasonable to cry over spilled breast milk, and believe me, I've done that many times. I've tried to be good about pouring in just a little bit of milk so that if there is a hole, I'll only waste a little bit. But, come on, I'm sleep deprived, and stressed and sometimes I forget, and I end up with 6 ounces of milk on my kitchen counter, and I shouldn't have to check like that for a product I've paid for. No good.
Out of a box of 100 liners, I would say about 1/4-1/3 have holes in them or leak. That's quite a lot; we're not talking one or two here. Unfortunately, I've invested in Playtex bottles and Playtex nipples, so now I have to spend even more money buying a whole new bottle feeding system because I cannot afford to spill breast milk every fourth time I go to fill up a bottle. I'm extremely disappointed at having wasted so much money on this system and so much time pumping milk just to pour it on the kitchen counter. I would NOT recommend.