Are Playtex drop-ins reusable?

CubbyMama

I bought a few different bottles to see if there were any Ellie might take a liking to, and she did drink from the Playtex bottle that you use with drop-ins (of course...the most expensive and least eco-friendly option!).  She refused it when I offered it again later, but maybe that's just because it was bedtime and she really wanted to nurse.  Anyway, are you supposed to throw away the drop-ins every time you use one?!  That seems so wasteful and pricey...or are they OK to wash and reuse?  Even if that's not what you're "supposed" to do, I think I might do it anyway...

HisBetterHalf

I'm pretty sure they're intended to be throw aways but I have reused them in the past. Usually if I ran out or if we were out and I forgot to bring extras.  The Target brand drop ins and the ones they sell at BJs are MUCH cheaper and just as good IMO

JOEBunny

You are not suppose to wash them.  I would not do it, since it is sort of the equivalent of washing a zip lock and I have seen info that that is a bad idea.  Eco friendly or not, it was the only bottle my DD would take.

CubbyMama

JOEBunny:

You are not suppose to wash them.  I would not do it, since it is sort of the equivalent of washing a zip lock and I have seen info that that is a bad idea.  Eco friendly or not, it was the only bottle my DD would take.

LOL!  I wash and reuse Ziploc bags all the time.  Not if they had meat or something in them, but I think it's silly to throw them away because they had some crackers or something in them.

JOEBunny

CubbyMama:

JOEBunny:

You are not suppose to wash them.  I would not do it, since it is sort of the equivalent of washing a zip lock and I have seen info that that is a bad idea.  Eco friendly or not, it was the only bottle my DD would take.

LOL!  I wash and reuse Ziploc bags all the time.  Not if they had meat or something in them, but I think it's silly to throw them away because they had some crackers or something in them.

You and my mom!  Ick!   I prefer to use different containers, like ball freezer jars, which work great for snacks and don't leak.  If I have to use a baggie, it is going in the trash when I am done :-)

brightning

I washed them in a pinch. I hated the wastefulness, but didn't want DD getting sick because of them being thoroughly clean.

Anyway, I have read that you CANNOT boil the bags. So I thought I'd pass that along.

Andrewsgal

We always throw them away. That being said you can buy the generic brand (target) and save a ton of money. Also playtex ventair have wide mouth bottles that take the same nipples and they are washable bottles.

Zenya

My concern would be that the washing would cause the plastic to break down and contaminate the milk.  But I am totally pulling that out of nowhere.  It's probably not true.

Both of mine take/took Dr. Browns pretty well.  Well - Sara takes it under major protest but it's the best of the bad lot.

AmyLuvsJoey

We usually used one drop-in per day.

luckyluvr

Washing them defeats the purpose of being sterile. You definitely can't resterilize them. They're really not that expensive. The Target ones are only $6 for 100. Plastic breaks down easily, especially as thin as the liners are.

boosma

I agree about re-using them ONLY in a pinch... like if you ran out or something.   We used the Target brand, and they are a good bit cheaper. 

CubbyMama

Huh.  I can see the point about the plastic possibly deteriorating or something, but I don't see how the liners are any more or less sterile than a reusable plastic bottle that's been washed in the same manner. I didn't know the nipples fit some brands of regular bottles, though, so maybe we'll get some of those and avoid the drop-in dilemma altogether!