Bisphenol A (BPA)
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Did I Unintentionally Poison My Baby?
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on August 28, 2008
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Many of you likely heard awhile back about a recall of baby bottles due to the plastic leaching out BPA chemicals that are harmful to your baby. Well, I thought I had...
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- http://www.thesoftlanding.com plastic free cups.
- I would check out the soft landing website to help you sort through all of this. It really helped me, and they even sell the products you are interested in. It is so...
- I would check out the Foogos cups by Thermos, if I were you. They have sippy cups and larger toddler straw cups that are BPA free. Here's the website...http://www.th...
Homemade Baby Food Storage
Asked by L.G. from Milwaukee
on April 27, 2009
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hey there moms! i have a 3month old son and am preparing to head back to work next week. when hes ready for baby food i plan to make my own organic baby food. while i ...
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- You certainly could use ice cube trays, and then dump the frozen cubes in freezer bags and have your daycare provider keep the bags in her freezer. I think it would be...
- Don't freeze it in glass! Freeze in ice cube trays.
- I was just thinking about this and I associated it with the way I prepare my deviled eggs. I put everything into a baggie and mash it up in there and then snip the en...
New Bottles
Asked by K.S. from Phoenix
on January 13, 2009
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Hi ladies,
I am about 2 weeks away from having my second child and I just returned all of my old bottles (Avent) to Babies R Us for a store credit because of the whol...
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- I did Avent and loved them. Can you get away with less bottles. If you stay at home, you'll just have to wash more often. I usually only had 4 bottles at a time.
- I use the plain old Evenflo bottles that are 3 for $3. They are BPA free. I was using the drop-in bottles because the cleaning was very easy and they deflate as the ...
- I didn't know you could return bottles from 2 years ago? Can you share more information? I used the Dr. Brown's also. I bought a couple of the gift sets when they...
Good Plastic?...Bad Plastic?
Asked by R.C. from Seattle
on April 29, 2008
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So, we try really hard to elliminate plastics as much as possible, but obviously you can't do it completely. So, we try to make sure that the plastics we use are safe ...
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- Hi R., I don't know if this will help you any, but I read this article last week: http://www.lifescript.com/channels/healthy_living/Health_Conditions/are_plastic_bo...
- http://www.ewg.org/ is a wonderful place to learn about all sorts of environmental issues. It is fairly easy to remove almost all plastic from the kitchen. I have ...
- Kind of odd that Gerber baby food has a 7 on the bottom....scary!
Chosing a Bottle for a Breastfed Baby
Asked by K.P. from Fayetteville
on August 4, 2010
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Hi moms! I'm expecting my second child and there will be a 5 1/2 years age difference between the two. With my son, I breastfed him and used bottles when I went back t...
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- I have always stuck with the Playtex nursers with the drop in liners. I also could not live without my boppy and Angel Care moneter (sp).
- I have tried all different types of bottles for both my girls and i always come back to the avent bottles. I loved those, but i also like the nuk bottles. They are the...
- I am/was in the same boat. 6.5yo DS and a 8 month old. I have breastfed both, but also work outside the home. My son DID NOT like the bottles I had so painstaking...
Seeking Recommendations and Warnings for Dual Electric Breast Pumps
Asked by V.E. from Albany
on June 12, 2009
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I will be breastfeeding my second child after he is born in late July/early August. I breastfed my first son about four years ago, and used a simple hand operated brea...
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- I used the Ameda purely yours breast pump. It worked great and I had no problems with it. I nursed for 10 months so it got a lot of use! Plus its a lot less expensiv...
- Loved the Medela! It had all of the "extra" attachments (including a car adapter), which was great. My sister will be using mine after her twins and she just bought ...
- Hey V., Just like you my kids are four years apart. I had my daughter this past April so the age difference will be good for you. Anyway, I recommend Medela pump...
Breastfed Baby Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by J.J. from Washington DC
on April 3, 2008
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I have exclusively breastfed my 3 month old since day 1, though we gave her the occasional bottle of expressed breastmilk. I would say she has had maybe 5 bottles in h...
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- Advice I heard from a long time LLL leader/lactation consultant: Have the baby with his back to your belly facing out. Bring the bottle around and rub the nipple b...
- If you are around, baby may hold out for you. At 3 months, baby is likely aware that you are there, even if you are not in the same room. My baby will only take a ...
- my dd who is 22 months only would take 1 bottle in her whole life either and we tried LOTS of different bottles and nipples then finally gave up and while she was real...
Breast Milk Storage and Adiri Bottles When I Go Back to Work
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on March 27, 2008
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I'm almost 7 months pregnant, and I am planning to breastfeed. When I go back to work after the baby is born, I plan to pump during the day so he can take breastmilk ...
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- If your baby will be using all your pumped milk at daycare, you can just pump into the bottles that he will drink from. But if you have a good supply of milk and want...
- Hi L.! I did not breastfeed thanks to pre-eclampsia causing me to be too big..yes it is possible, don't let them say otherwise, and my second child just was not int...
- I had the Medela In Style and most standard size bottles will fit onto the pump. My baby wouldn't nurse at the breast, so I pumped 100% of the time for seven months. ...
Bottle Warmers???
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on May 20, 2008
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My husband and I are expecting our first child in June and have a quick question regarding bottle warmers and the need for them. We have heard mixed responses on it bo...
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- You can get the same effect of a bottle warmer by placing the bottle in a bowl with warm water. It's free. Also, you may want to hold off to see how your baby does...
- We used the Advent warmer for our first son (now about 3) and are using it for our second son (9 months). I loved it and didn't know there were any issues with using ...
- We used the bottle warmer for my son. We kept his bottles in a little cooler with icepacks in his room at night and the bottle warmer in the bathroom outside his room...
Silicone Baby Bottles & Sippy Cups
Asked by S.K. from Dallas
on September 15, 2009
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Has anyone tried the new Prince Lionheart or Nuby Silicone baby bottles that are BPA, PVC, Pthalate and lead-free? If so, what are the nipples like? My daughter curre...
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- Not sure if you're aware that Born Free has sippy cups as well. They have different spouts for each stage. You can get them at Babies R Us and some Targets carry the...
- Don't know about the silicone, but I do think the baby is too young for a sippy cup. She is trying to grab the bottle, but it is doubtful that she has the coordinatio...
- I am so glad you posted this! We use the Playtex drop in bottles for my son (when he is not nursing) but we started adding at least 1 Nubby Silicone Sippy-Cup to the m...
