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Born Free Bottle Sterilizer
Asked by P.M. from San Diego
on October 14, 2008
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Hi,
I purchased a born free bottle sterilizer, but have misplaced the instructions. Can anyone tell me how much water is supposed to be added to it? I know that I'm...
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- I believe it might be 4 minutes at 50% power with 7 oz of water. That is what mine is, but it is a different brand.
- Hi, I have the same sterilizer and I use 6oz of water for 5 minutes. (it never hurts to use more water than not enough)
- P., I don't know much about your subject but my advice would be to look up the maker/manufacturer online and see if they have an 800 # or online downloadable manual...
Born Free Bottles or Some Other Kind
Asked by E.R. from Chicago
on June 3, 2011
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I am due for baby number to any time know. We are looking for bottles to use for when I pump. I am very much interested in the born free bottles. Please someone help a...
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- We used the Born Free with our youngest and loved them! I even passed them on to my brother/SIL and they are still holding up (of course they purchased all new nipple...
- They just recently came out with the fact that the BPA free may not be any better, but I swear they change things so quickly who would know! I personally would go with...
- I used Born Free, and while I liked them, there were a lot of parts to clean. However, I had to use soy formula with my daughter and it's a lot thicker than breastmil...
Born Free BPA Free Plastic Bottles
Asked by D.T. from Tampa
on February 9, 2008
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Has anyone used the Born Free BPA free plastic bottles? Do you like them and if you switched after using another bottle, how did your baby take to the switch? Have y...
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- This is a big concern. This is why we have always used the Playtex drop-in liners, they are garunteed BPA free. I will attach a few sites about it, but they are safe...
- Hi! I use Born Free bottles with my little guy. I started with Avent until I saw the studies and warnings about BPA so I immediately switched. I had no problems wit...
- The Playtex drop-ins are BPA free - BPA is used to make bottles look clear. Good for you for switching for your baby's sake!
Is It Okay to Use the Microwave To...?
Asked by S.T. from Stockton
on March 16, 2007
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Is it okay to use the microwave to warm up the bottle that came out of the fridge for the baby? instead of running it under hot/warm water?
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- No. First, the milk heats from the center out, so if you use the microwave, you must shake the bottle to mix the hot milk from the colder milk. Second, the microwave b...
- I used to use a microwave to heat my baby's milk. You must make sure to take the nipple off and make sure that you test the milk first because the bottle may feel war...
- Hello S., I see some of my friends who do use the microwave to heat up a bottle, but I do not recommend it. Everymorning, I heat up my twins milk on the stove, the ...
Dishwashing Plastic???? Bottle Washing...
Asked by T.S. from Washington DC
on April 19, 2008
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Hello all... I have been hand washing bottles and sippy cups forever... I have just started using the dishwasher on sippy cups.. because of all of the plastic scares I...
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- Personally, I still worry about several different compound that can be released by plastics when put under heat stress. While, not all plastics are the same color shou...
- Dishwashing is fine, but DO NOT put them in the microwave. That cooks the plastic (doesn't clean it) and breaks down the phalates or whatever the cancerous particles a...
- I have always thrown everything in the dishwasher. With 2 small kids, it would be improbable for me to handwash everything, plus I don't think I would get them as cle...
Safe Plastic?
Asked by C.W. from Denver
on April 29, 2008
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I've been hearing more and more about how dangerous plastic cups/plates/etc. are for our children. I'm hesitant to switch to glass or regular dishes (so easily droppe...
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- I have heard the ones to avoid are numbers 3, 5, 7 . I havenot seen any numbers on some of my sippy cups, bowls, etc. I am going to be looking at your replies as I ha...
- From what I have read that the plastic unless it is breaking off or damaged isn't unsafe. Not sure if that is true or not. I started getting Jelly in those little ja...
- I just take care NOT to microwave anything in plastic, AND that what plastics I am using are dishwasher safe.
BornFree Bottles
Asked by K.Y. from Los Angeles
on February 20, 2008
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I've just switched from the Dr. Brown glass bottles to the BornFree plastic bottles. Is anyone else using these? How do you sterilize them? With Dr. Brown's I used the...
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- I am a first time mom as well and we use the BornFree... I just love them because of the toxin-free value. Honestly though, we do not sterilize them every time...we w...
- I never bothered with sterilization, just washed the bottles (and now sippy cups) that I used with hot water and dish soap after each use. Sometimes I only use hot wat...
- My son is almost 4 months old and I've been using Dr. Brown's plastic bottles. I believe the microwave sterilizer should work for both plastic and glass. As to sterili...
Help Me with the BPA Issue in Plastics, So Confusing!!
Asked by K.A. from Boston
on June 25, 2008
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Hi all, I have done a lot of research on the BPA issue and understand the numbers on the bottom that are okay and the numbers that are not. I am very confused however...
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- Here is the scoop on plastics. BPA is the chemicle in plastics we have been hearing a lot about but don't forget phthalates, found in plastics as well are also dangero...
- In general, it is safer not to microwave any plastic, even if it says it is microwave safe. There are other chemicals (known carcinogens) besides BPA that leach from ...
- Hi K., It is a scary topic and I just purchased and am anxiously waiting my order of glass bottles from evenflo. I bought them on Amazon.com. I think it's better ...
Plastic/ BPA Breast Pump and Bottles
Asked by J.O. from New York
on April 11, 2008
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I saw on the today show that there are some plastics when put in the microwave or dishwasher may release toxins. I didn't see the whole segment, but I pump my breast ...
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- Mary K is correct. You do not need to worry about the plastic in your breast pump, those parts are never microwaved or ran through the dishwasher, so they are fine....
- Nuby, Advent and Dr browns all make BPA free bottles and sippy cups, Also glass bottles are good, And NOT microwaving plastics is always safe. try heating in a bowl ...
- If you use a medela breast pump...go to the website. They say all thier pump accessories are BPA free. I have been using these to store milk as well, and feel comple...
Warming up Formula
Asked by A.T. from New York
on September 19, 2008
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I know this is an elementary question; however, I have been breastfeeding my son and don't know the ins and out of formula. When using the ready-made formula, how do ...
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- I found that zapping a mug of hot water in the microwave and putting the full bottle in the cup did the trick. Also, if you are using powder (which is WAY cheaper) yo...
- A., I used a bottle warmer when I used ready to feed formula. Also, I beleive that you would need to use the bottles in the frige within 48 hours. It should say on ...
- For what it's worth, I never bothered. My son is a year old. For almost the entire year, I've been combining nursing and formula. (I never made enough milk.) From the ...
