https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:11:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217601 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:28:44 +0000 sulli301 217601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I got them from someone I knew I would use them probably, I'd just sterilize &amp; buy new nipples. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217544 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:52:52 +0000 Mrs. Bee 217544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>only if they were glass. i don't even like to use my own plastic bottles for a long time because they get run through the dishwasher so often. in fact i bought new bottles for olive.</p> <p>but if it were glass, then new nipples and sterilize and i'd definitely use them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217538 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:49:10 +0000 mrsjyw 217538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I would just sterilize and buy new nipples :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217471 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:07:12 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 217471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would! I'd buy nipples probably....but maybe not if I had sterilized them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217419 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:16:42 +0000 kokobee 217419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>since it's glass i would but i would buy new nipples for the ones that were used. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217234 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:21:30 +0000 Alivoo01 217234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would since they were barely used and sterilized prior to your use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217078 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:15:20 +0000 regberadaisy 217078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on how clean the co-worker is. But regardless I would sterilize and buy new nipples too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217068 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:04:34 +0000 mrbee 217068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely reuse used glass bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217066 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:02:49 +0000 heffalump 217066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. Yay for free bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217035 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:34:59 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 217035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glass definitely, plastic probably not since they are ever so slightly permeable and I'm iffy about plastics anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-217031 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 02:22:14 +0000 Sweet T 217031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would! I don't see what everyone's big deal is with using gently-used baby stuff! They go through it all so fast, it's not like it's falling apart (usually!). For bottles, I would definitely buy new nipples. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216983 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:18:27 +0000 MusicaV 216983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glass, yes. I bought two Born Free glass bottles for $1 each at a garage sale. If LO ends up hating them, I won't be out a lot of money. I'll get new nipples and give them a good cleaning before I use them.<br /> I would only use 2nd-hand plastic bottles if I knew the previous owner well, when they were purchased, and if they were in good condition - but I'm not a fan of plastic bottles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216981 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:12:21 +0000 lemondrop 216981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few runs through the microwave steam bags and dishwasher and I would be totally fine with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216975 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:04:15 +0000 mediagirl 216975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. That's all we use are used ones and the ones that came with the pump, those are new. </p> <p>I want to know why the people who voted no wouldn't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216940 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:03:09 +0000 Weagle 216940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most definitely. Sterilize them and save the money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216939 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:02:46 +0000 mrs. bird 216939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>as long as they were in good shape, i totally would! but i'd probably replace the nipples just because they tend to breakdown over time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216938 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:00:10 +0000 MamaMoose 216938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup if sterilized I totally would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216927 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:42:45 +0000 autumnlove 216927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I would just sterilize and buy new nipples! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216919 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:32:08 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 216919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did and we were glad we did because it left us with a better selection when she was on bottle strike. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-use-hand-me-down-bottles#post-216918 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:30:41 +0000 chopsuey 216918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's old coworker gave us a TON of gently/barely used baby bottles when LO was born. Really nice stuff--Lifefactory glass bottles with silicon sleeves, Tommee Tippee bottles, and a bunch of other brands. </p> <p>My mom sterilized them, but I never used them since I had some Dr. Brown's glass bottles that I had bought and I stopped bottle feeding LO after a couple of months. </p> <p>I plan on pumping and bottle feeding baby #2 during the day and nursing at night and I'm wondering if I should use the "used" bottles or if I should buy some new ones... </p> <p>What would you do? </p>