I have 25 blue valves that go with Dr. Brown’s specialty feeding bottles that we no longer need. I’d like to give 5 valves each to 5 different families. Willing to ship anywhere.
Please use the message box at the bottom of the post to tell me:
(1) who the valves are for and
(2) a mailing address they can be sent to.
(Don’t worry, your info will not be used for anything else.)
“What’s the magic of the blue valve?” you may well ask if you are new to the world of clefts. These are used in regular Dr. Brown’s bottles, allowing a certain amount of milk to flow into the nipple without baby having to suck. For babies with clefts and other craniofacial differences who have trouble creating suction, this allows them to bite down to release milk. It also gives them control over how quickly they eat. I was blown away by how well R was able to eat using these bottles.
So easy, a brother can do it.
At this time, Dr. Brown’s does not sell these valves separately, and they easily get lost or slip into the garbage disposal <<guilty>>, so cleft families often pass them along when they are no longer needed. Send me your info here if you’re needing any extras!
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