NUK Orthodontic Starter Set Review + Giveaway

When Kate approached me to review the NUK Orthodontic Starter Set of bottles and pacifiers I was a little hesitant. My little 3 month old is a great nurser, and gets very few bottles, and always the same brand that came with my pump. For the most part, she takes them well, just not from me. Anyone who was present at her baptism can attest to this! She screamed the entire time as I tried to feed her a bottle, as my dress wasn’t making her primary feeding source accessible!  Anyway, she does get a bottle every Wednesday night when I go to my Moms in Motion running club (read about my Mom Me Time). But I was interested to see how she did so this week, she tried the NUK bottle.

About the NUK Orthodontic Starter Set

The NUK Starter Orthodontic Set features a unique orthodontic wide neck nipple system that reduces colic and promotes healthy teeth formation. The nipples and pacifiers are shaped more like the mother’s breast during feeding and support switching between the breast and the bottle.

NUK Bottle Starter Set

The NUK starter set arrived and I was instantly impressed by what is included in this set. Especially if you are a nursing mom who won’t be giving multiple bottles everyday, this could very easily be the only bottle purchase you ever make during the duration of baby’s first year. Here’s what’s included in the set:

• two 5 ounce bottles with slow flow nipples,
• one 10 ounce bottle with medium flow nipple,
• 2 slow flow nipples,
• 2 medium flow nipples, and
• 2 size 1 pacifiers.

All the bottles are BPA free. The bottles even have a cute design of dragonflies on them.  But most importantly, they don’t contain a million little parts to put together like some bottles, nor do they leak.

Great for Breastfeeding Babies

The orthodontic nipple was a very different shape from any other I have seen. If you are a nursing mother, you know that your nipple looks a little different after baby comes off the breast-which is really similar to the shape of these nipples. Amazing!

I would love to show you a  cute picture of my baby sucking down the bottle happily, but she won’t take bottles if I am anywhere in the vicinity. So on Wednesday night my dad was babysitting, and he gave her the bottle. According to him, she took it happily and without missing a beat! We are definitely fans of the NUK orthodontic bottles.

To Buy or Not to Buy

To Buy… I really like this set for a new baby. It is a great assortment of the different size bottles, and nipples. Like I said, if your baby really only gets a few bottles a week, you probably would never need anything more than this set.

Or Not to Buy… The only thing I didn’t like is that it was really hard to see the different sizes printed on the nipples, it is very small on the edge.

NUK Mommy Shower Sweepstakes

NUK is looking out for mamas with an online baby shower meant to pamper and moms and moms-to-be. Weekly until June 23, NUK is giving away $50 gift cards to various places that are perfect for moms (think wine.com, Yankee Candle, Massage Envy & Godiva!). There’s also an amazing grand prize- a $5,000 SpaFinder Gift Card (!!), which is perfect for a mom-themed SpaWeekend getaway for three. To enter, visit www.nuk-usa.com.

Shop! The NUK Orthodontic Bottle Starter Set is $39.95 and includes 3 bottles, 4 additional nipples and 2 pacifiers. You can browse NUK products at www.nuk-usa.com by Milestone and Cateogory.

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The Fine Print & Disclosure: Giveaway ends June 12. Open to US mailing addresses only. Thanks to NUK USA for providing a sample for review and the giveaway prize. The opinions expressed are my own and uninfluenced by receipt of product. Others may have a different experience.