Podee Handsfree Feeding System Baby Bottle Review

Prior to buying the Podee I had a very difficult time feeding my infant daughter a bottle when we were on the road, because I wasn't always in the back seat of the car with her and she was not yet old enough to hold her own bottle. Around the time she turned 6 months old I came across the Podee hands free bottle at the baby store and decided to give it a try. Turns out it worked beautifully for us! The baby just sucks on the nipple (like a pacifier) and the milk will flow without them actually having to hold the bottle up to their mouth. On the downside, you might have to get it started for them by sucking some of the initial air out, but that's not really a big deal. It was definitely a lifesaver on our road trips! As a sidenote, we now have a newborn son and when we tried to use the bottle with him at 2.5 months old he was unable to manage it. Perhaps it works best with slightly older (6 months or more) babies. It is definitely worth trying, because when it works it is great!

I love this product. I use it all the time and everywhere I go people stop me to say "What a great idea!" or "I wish they had that when my kids were babies!" I first used it with my son two years ago and began using it again with my second child last month. I use it everywhere - anytime she needs milk and we're out - in the car, restaurant or even at home if I need to get something done - while she's sitting in the Bumbo or exersaucer. The most convenient time is when we're shopping; She's in the Bjorn and I put the Podee in a water bottle sack - the kind used for cycling - I hook it to the Bjorn (just slip the cinch cord loop on the sack around the Bjorn strap that button snaps) - and wahlah! The bottle is kept warm in the sack, it's up by my shoulder so it's not getting shaken around and in my way, I can shop and when she gets hungry, I don't have to stop, she just eats by holding the nipple part. The only negative is you have to make sure you store the nipple (even if the cap is on) facing up. Otherwise as the straw fills up and leaks everywhere. I've never been patient enough to use the little discs to stop leaking on any bottle. Dangling like shown in the photo, the milk comes out of the nipple hole. Regardless, this product is great and totally worth it!