Bisphenol A (BPA)
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What Do You Think About Negative Press over Plastic Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups?
Asked by L.W. from Goldsboro
on April 7, 2008
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I just wanted to get some other moms opinions on the articles I have read about plastic bottles and sippys. Studies have shown that bottles and sippys made out of pol...
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- There are 2 Nuby's that are BPA free... http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2008/01/21/bpa-free-sippy-cups-part-two/
- I would not use the plastic either. I work at Twig in Chapel Hill we sell Green 2 Grow bottles (bisphenol-a free) as well as stainless sippys for the older ones. If yo...
- I switched all my bottles when my son was about 3 months old. Gerber makes some polypropylene bottles, you can buy them at Target for about $1/bottle. I also will on...
Need a Safer Baby Formula!
Asked by K.C. from Washington DC
on January 25, 2008
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HELP!! This is crazy! I did some research this morning and found some disturbing information about the cans that baby formula is sold in. I guess I missed all the new...
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- Firstly, calm down - sheesh - no one is POISONING anyone here. Second, if you read the information from EWG, this chemical is used in multiple packaging types (it has ...
- I have two recipes for homemade baby formula. One is milk based and the other dairy free. Email me if you are interested . . .
- Relax. Did you use formula for your older children? And they turned out just fine, yes?
Safe Baby Bottles?
Asked by K.B. from Boston
on April 10, 2008
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I'm having my first baby in May and am planning on breastfeeding, but still would like to have some bottles in the house. Recently I have been hearing a lot about BPA...
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- Playtex drop in system doesn't have the BPA in the plastic liners. You cannot put them in the microwave or use boiling water. I just use lukewarm water for my formula....
- Here's another link for you about safe plastics for baby bottles and other items: http://www.iatp.org/iatp/publications.cfm?accountID=421&refID=77083
- Medela has some BPA-free plastic bottles, look for the purple stripe on some of their packaging, not all. all the playtex drop-ins liners (bags and shaped drop-ins) a...
Dr. Brown's Bottles
Asked by A.P. from Macon
on November 11, 2009
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Are the bottles BPA free from 2004?? I saved my daughters bottles and I am wanting my son to use them. Thanks so much!
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- No they are not. My son was born in 2007 before all of the BPA stuff came out. I had to stop using the Dr. Brown's bottles that I had bought at his birth and they ha...
- Unfortunately not. The BPA Free bottles just came out late 2008.
- They are not BPA free. My son is 1 1/2 now and I received some Dr. Brown's bottles at a shower. At the time I didn't know about BPA, but I didn't end up using the bot...
Sippy Cups
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on April 22, 2008
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Hello! My son is 7 months old and has used a sippy cup a little, but has a hard time sucking from it. The cups we have are Avent, but we are switching over to BPA-free...
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- S., I was just surfing and came across this website that lists all BPA free companies and their products that may or may not be BPA free. It well awesome. It let m...
- We just made the switch to BPA free products and have found that Born Free is most preferred by toddler and newborn. We love them too!
- Born Free makes great BPA free sippy cups and you can buy them at Babiesrus now. My daughter loves them.
Dr. Brown's Bottles Leaking
Asked by L.B. from Columbus
on April 12, 2010
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Has anyone else had problems with Dr. Brown's bottles leaking? I'm wondering if I'm not assembling them correctly. Are there any other brands you recommend that are BP...
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- Never had a problem with Dr. Brown's bottles leaking. Are you sure you have all the components in place? The only thing I didn't like about them was how hard it wa...
- You can't shake Dr. Browns like you shake others. In order to mix up formula, I swirl them. If you shake, they leak. Also, as others suggest, transporting them with...
- I had some with my second son, threw them out for this exact reason. From everyone I have spoken with, then and since, if you try to transport them assembled - they le...
Toxic Baby Bottles?
Asked by A.S. from Evansville
on April 2, 2007
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I was wondering if anyone else heard about 5 very popular brand named baby bottles that contained a harmful chemical? I have done some research on this topic and found...
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- Because "linked" doesn't mean there is any scientific evidence that it actually causes problems. Things are linked all the time and found later to have no correlation...
- Hi A., I remember going through this before the birth of my son a couple of years ago. I totally freaked and looked everywhere for glass bottles. There's only one...
- Don't believe everything you read on the internet. You'll go crazy if you do. Many environmental organizations make such statements saying they used independent labs b...
Avent Bottles
Asked by C.B. from Chicago
on June 15, 2009
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I have Avent bottles from my first son (3 years old). Now that we're expecting our 2nd, I'm going to replace the old bottles with new BPA free bottles. Any ideas on ...
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- I don't know if the old Avents did this, but I bought them and hate them because they leak non-stop. I heard to pull the nipple or tighten them tighter but nothing ke...
- Take them back to Babies R Us, and they will give you credit to purchase new BPA-free bottles. So essentially, you'll get them for free. I just did this a couple of ...
- We just put our old bottles in the recycle bin.
Hand Me down Baby Toys
Asked by R.B. from Raleigh
on August 4, 2010
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I have just had my third baby after a gap of 6yrs and so much has changed. I updated all of the bottles w/the BPA free but what about the baby toys? I am getting hand...
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- As long as there was not a recall I am sure they will be fine. They were fine for the babies that used them before. Clean them up really good and as long as you thin...
- In terms of plastics, I actually just read an article about how hand-me-downs or used toys were better than new ones. This is because they've had time to air out and t...
- subscribe to email alerts from CPSC https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx you can also search their website for recalled items http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/pre...
Safe Plastic Drinking Cups
Asked by G.A. from Boston
on July 8, 2008
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I am having a hard time finding BPA free safe plastic drinking cups for my kids, I am not looking for sippy's, just regular tumblers, does anyone have websites or stor...
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- Rubbermaid makes a 5 instead of a 7. Walmart and Target carry them in the kitchen isles with other plastic containers. All i found in the sport section were brands mad...
- I went to this website for info: http://zrecs.blogspot.com/ and bought cups/bottles/teethers from here: http://www.thesoftlanding.com/ Both are great for B...
- I tried to post a similar question looking for resources & more information a couple months ago, but my message got pulled. Here's one site that I found that includes...
