Moola Saver: Use Avent Nipples on Born Free Bottles

Posted on 12 27, 2007 under Stuff, The Manual by reviewdad | View Comments

keglot-1a.jpgIn a post last month, I discussed our switch from Avent bottles and sippy cups to BPA-free versions by Born Free. The whole transition was a big expense but for reasons addressed in that post, one we felt was the right thing to do. It turns out that there’s a way to save some coin if you’re buying Born Free out of the gate OR if your transitioning like we did – use Avent nipples. Avent nipples fit the Born Free bottle tops that are universal to the bottles and sippy cup rigs.

We discovered this after I neglected to pick up a baggie that contained ALL of our Born Free nipples from child care the day before a two-week holiday break. Standing at the kitchen counter feeling my wife’s eyes bore into the back of my head for being boneheaded, I thought “hmmm…I wonder…” Sure ’nuff, to my delight and our relief, they fit.

Avent nipples run $3.50-$4.25 for 2. Born Free run $4.75-$6. Not a ton of cash saved but it’s the principle, right?!

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  • Thanks for sharing
  • Breast feeding can still save a lot of money LOL!!! thanks for the info
  • JC Apple
    One more thing - the born free vent system comes with the bottles.
  • JC Apple
    We already had wide Nuk nipples from our last child. They also work on the born free bottles as long as you use the born free vent system as well. Nice not to have to switch nipples and pacifiers as the new baby had gotten used the Nuk orthodontic shape. I tried to hunt down this information when I bought the born free bottles a couple of months ago, but couldn't find any news that they would work. I was desperate and took the chance. Thankfully they work!
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