Reusing bottles for next child?

Smores730

My friend's sister is on her third child and has used the same bottles for all 3! I'll admit I can appreciate the thought process because I hate thinking about just tossing all of DD's perfectly good bottles away. Would you do this?

ETA: Would your opinion change if you were waiting say 3-4 years in between kids?

Kmbachman22

I'd probably reuse bottles if they looked OK, but would definitely replace nipples.

mamamoos

i plan to.  i will be buying new nipples, though. 

citygirl_

Jude didn't take bottles, but he used them a handful of times, so I saved them.  I just tossed the nipples and will re-sterilize the bottles.

KatieTheMagnificent

That's the plan for us. 

carolina1178

no I can't remember the cut off date but there is an expiration date for bottles. Yes I also will hate to throw away good bottles but to store for a year or two doesn't make sense to me because parts will get brittle and who is to say the next baby will even like that particulat bottle.

Lizzie.Bee.

Sure. We use the playtex drop-ins and I gave all the small 4 oz bottles (minus the nipples) for her to use...she'll be having her baby anytime now within the next couple of weeks. If I have another one, I am sure she would hand them back for me to use again.

lvisser

Yup... in fact, I am using Avent bottles that were used by my niece and my nephew. 

Who cares, as long as they are in good condition.

SuperCuteBenz

We use drop-ins, and we plan on using them for all our children. We know we will have at least 1 more.

I will just buy new nipples for each child. I don't see the purpose of throwing out perfectly good bottles. My SIL did this, and I have no idea why. You could try to sell them rather than throw them out.

I would guess that they can probably be recycled as well. 

Amrice78

Yes we will be using the same bottles.

carrann82

There is no way I am throwing away my perfectly good BPA-free Avent bottles that cost a fortune!  I will buy new nipples.

JennDave+1

Yup - I have already packed away the 4 ounce ones. I use the drop ins. I will just buy new nipples.

Gin*In*TN

We will reuse ours if that time should ever come. We only use the Evenflo glass bottles, so I feel okay using them again. We will just buy new nipples for them.

Agrippa

If we were having another child, I would probably save our glass bottles, but toss the plastic ones. 

lmdbww

carolina1178:

no I can't remember the cut off date but there is an expiration date for bottles.

Really????? I never heard this...

We're not having any more children but if we were i'd definitely reuse them.

KhloesMom

We plan to reuse.

SuperCuteBenz

carolina1178:

no I can't remember the cut off date but there is an expiration date for bottles. Yes I also will hate to throw away good bottles but to store for a year or two doesn't make sense to me because parts will get brittle and who is to say the next baby will even like that particulat bottle.

I can't find any info on expiration dates for bottles. I also can't see bottles getting brittle after a year or two. The family I just worked for used Playtex Drop-ins that were the old primary colors (manufactured in 1998, etc) and they worked fine.

As long as you replace nipples, then you should be fine.

TakYelgif

Yep will just buy new nipples.

DaisyAdair

I do, but I use a disposable system.  So, we used the same shell for #1 and #2....and will for #3.  But, I buy new nipples.  Usually, by a year, the nipple has seen better days anyway, so it's time to toss it!

CleoKitty

I would reuse mine if we were having more kids, but since we're not I plan on giving mine away to a sister or whoever else wants them. I just use the Evenflo glass bottles so I see no reason why they couldn't be used by multiple children.?

beckys96

I have a few different brands, but will keep all of them for our next.  I'll see which one they like - it may differ from DD.  But I'll get new nipples

Buckets of Moonbeams

Gin*In*TN:

We will reuse ours... We only use the Evenflo glass bottles, so I feel okay using them again. We will just buy new nipples for them.

Ditto this exactly.

lrrb

I have a million types of bottles bc DD #1 only took MAM bottles and DD#2 only took Soothie bottles...sooo we have a LOT to choose from...I will be rusing mine.