Techy Talk: Adiri Natural Nurser

For all of you mommies, mommies to be, or even some of you daddies out there... have I got a nice little treat for you AND your little bundle of love. If you’ve ever been to a store that caters to mothers and newborns, you were probably overwhelmed at the selection of damn near everything that entails taking care of a baby. The number of bottle choices alone are staggering! One of the latest contenders is the accolade laden Adiri Natural Nurser. Designed by Whipsaw Inc. to simulate a mother’s breast and nipple using BPF FREE materials, it’s a baby bottle simplified in design but as it turns out may be better than the generic bottles flooding the market.

With the help of doctors and mothers, Whipsaw Inc. made the Adiri soft, safe and simple. You fill it from the bottom and it's dishwasher safe. The bottle is very grippy and tactile, not smooth like other bottles. The side is clearly labeled with volume markers and since the nipple is integrated into the bottle there’s only 2 pieces (aside from the cap). I haven't had a baby in a looooooong time now, but if I were back at it, I would definitely have me a nice little supply of these. Most mothers major concerns with the bottle are the nipples crumbling or getting all sticky icky after many uses and washes and the amount of air that the baby takes in. The bottles were lent to a friend and after a month, she has mostly positive feedback; loves the bottom loading design because it makes it much easier to refill but grew to dislike it, more on that later. Loves the soft material and the nipple is still completely intact. Depending on who you ask, the general consensus is a bottle’s nipple design is extremely important because it determines how air-tight a baby’s latch is. Because the Adiri is shaped like a woman’s breast and nipple, the assumption is baby’s latch will be as air-tight as the real thing.

On to the cons... the bottom loading design though convenient, ends up being more trouble than traditional bottles. You have to place the cap on, invert and pour and pour fast because the nipple almost immediately begins to drip into the cap. After some trial and error we found out you have to correctly and squarely place the cap on to prevent dripping. The other thing she hates is not being able to use it with bottle warmers. The bottom is simply too thick to conduct heat well enough and the whole ordeal ends up taking more time and a hungry baby waiting on their food ain't nothin nice!

What we liked:
BPA-FREE
Soft natural squishy shape, really easy to handle
Super easy to clean being dishwasher safe
Nipple design and “Petal” design simulate a mother’s nipple and areola
Various colors to represent baby’s life stages
Great modern design

What could be improved:
Filling the bottle

A complete set of 3 is $27, twice as much as other sets

Mothers are extremely picky about what their babies use and at the end of the day $27 means nothing if baby loves it. My friend has since switched from the Playtex Drop-In bottles to the Adiri. Bottle warming is still a chore but she’s managed to reschedule her routine so the bottle is able to sit on the warmer for much longer before feeding time. She loves the design but the main driving factor behind her decision was the bottle’s BPA-FREE source and easy to clean design. It’s much easier for water to enter from a wide opening at the bottom than a narrow one at the top. She whole-heartedly recommends the Adiri system. [ Buy it Here ]