Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27) vs Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22)
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. The Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22) is ₹500 dearer.
Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27) vs Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22)
Philips
Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack (SCD838/27)
₹2,499
The flow rate of the teat matters more than the bottle, and it is the commonest bottle-feeding mistake: these ship with a medium flow teat suited to about three months and up, and a newborn given medium flow gulps, swallows air and gets exactly the colic the anti-colic valve exists to prevent.
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Fisher-Price
Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker (FZC22)
₹2,999
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Full details →Who the Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack is for
Buy it if: Anyone bottle feeding who will match teat flow rate to the baby's age.
Avoid it if: Anyone using the supplied medium teat with a newborn -- buy slow flow separately.
Who the Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker is for
Buy it if: Nobody, on current paediatric guidance. A stationary activity centre is the recommended alternative.
Avoid it if: Any household with stairs, and any parent who has not read the paediatric position on this product category.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Philips Avent Natural Baby Bottle 260ml 4-Pack | Fisher-Price Learn to Walk Zebra Baby Walker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹2,499 | ₹2,999 |
| Age grading | Teat flow rate must match age -- see below | Manufacturer states from when a child can sit unaided to about 12 months |
| Safety | BPA free. Teats are a wear item and should be replaced every 3 months, or sooner if discoloured or sticky | Baby walkers were banned from sale in Canada in 2004 and the American Academy of Pediatrics has called for a ban. Read the verdict before buying |
| Weight | 120 g each | 4.5 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Anti-colic valve | In the teat, venting air into the bottle rather than the baby | not published |
| Capacity | 260 ml each, 4 bottles | not published |
| Does it help walking | not published | No. The evidence indicates walkers do not accelerate independent walking and may slightly delay it, because the child pushes with toes rather than using the muscles walking requires |
| Height settings | not published | 3 |
| If used at all | not published | Only on one level with no stair access, for short supervised periods, and never near a kitchen or bathroom |
| Material | BPA-free polypropylene | not published |
| Regulatory position | not published | Canada prohibited the sale, import and advertising of baby walkers in 2004. The AAP has recommended a ban in the US. They remain legal in India |
| Safer alternatives | not published | A stationary activity centre or a push-along walker, neither of which moves the child |
| Sterilising | Steam, boiling or cold water tablets, all fine | not published |
| Teat flow | Supplied with a medium flow teat, which suits roughly 3 months and up. A newborn needs the slow flow teat, sold separately | not published |
| Teat replacement | Every 3 months, or immediately if sticky, swollen or discoloured | not published |
| Why flow matters | A teat flowing too fast causes gulping, air swallowing and the colic the bottle is meant to prevent. This is the commonest mistake with bottle feeding | not published |
| Why the injuries happen | not published | A walker moves a child faster than an adult can react, and the commonest serious injury is a fall down stairs while in the walker |
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