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Safe to Microwave Medela Breast Pump Parts to Sterilize?
Asked by L.L. from Minneapolis
on February 8, 2008
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I sterilize my breast pump parts in this special plastic bag made by Medela that you put a tiny bit of water in and then put it in the microwave for 3 minutes. Last n...
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- I've raised three kids and I always usued the sanitizing setting on the dishwaser and they were just fine. I always kept a crockpot plugged in with water in it to heat...
- My husband works for 3M and works with plastics. He said any time you expose plastic to extreme temperature changes(microwave/dishwasher) it can change it's chemical ...
- Chemicals tend to leach out of plastics when there is food in them (particularly high-fat food) that is then heated. The BPA leaches into the fat. This is so alarmin...
Best Baby Gate for Top of Stairs
Asked by J.N. from Portland
on September 26, 2010
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We are slowly starting to baby-proof our house. Does anyone have any suggestion of which baby gates for top of the stairs that they love? Much appreciated!
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- We have a saftey 1st brand (from babies r. us) that is a pressure gate and plastic. Don't know the model number, but you cannot see through it there are no "bars or s...
- No gate, just teach the baby to navigate the stairs. I have three kids and stairs and never used a gate. Once they were mobile I taught them to flip over on their be...
- I have two sets of stairs and gates at the top and bottom of each set. At the top of our basement stairs we actually removed the door and installed a permanent gate. ...
BPA Free Debate - Glass or Plastic?
Asked by S.S. from New York
on September 6, 2011
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Our pedi has always been adamant about using glass bottles to feed our son. We recently got into a debate about whether or not BPA free plastic bottles are safe and he...
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- Hooray for your pediatrician! He sounds awesome! I use glass as much as possible. Never put plastic in the microwave or dishwasher (wash any BPA free plastic I ha...
- We do not use plastic anything at our house. And we definitely do not microwave any plastic packaging that commerical/prepackaged foods come in. They may not be BPA ...
- I have been debating as to whether to resopnd to this or not. I have finally decided to jump in. BPA may or may not be a realistic hazard. I use the word "reali...
Bottles
Asked by A.H. from Salinas
on January 21, 2010
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Okay I received such excellent answer from my last question so here we go again. I will be breastfeeding and of course pumping when I need to return to work. Any sug...
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- I agree with previous poster who suggested checking daycare policies on bringing in brestmilk-most require it to be in bottles already, so you may want to pump some st...
- I also recommend the Avent system. I used the Avent bottles, starting with the newborn nipple and later moving one size up. Avent also makes an adapter that allows y...
- I loved my avent pump and also the avent bottles are shallow and more round....very easy to clean. Also Avent carries a large assortment of breast milk storage items. ...
Proper Storage of Milk
Asked by M.B. from Rochester
on April 2, 2008
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I have been debating pumping for the past 5 months of 7. I am leery of the plastic and it's 'phthalates' and other garbage that is newly discovered in it. Now, I have ...
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- Hi I wanted to let you know that there is a system with playtex nursers that will attach to a pump using their dropins. If you can't find it email me and I have one un...
- Hi, just so you know Medela bottles are BPA free as well (same as born free), so I dont think there is a problem sterilizing them! Pumping nto the bottle, and then fr...
- My SIL recommended Medela bags specifically because you can pump direcly into the bag. I think you have to position the bag similar to a bottle-liner. I just hated t...
Baby Safe Bottled Water in Glass Containers???
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on June 3, 2007
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Hi moms
I am trying to find bottled water in glass containers that is safe for baby. As the heat of the summer approaches, water that is transported in plastic contai...
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- Not sure if either of these is the link mentioned in the post below... http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/petbottles.asp http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/c...
- This may sound simplistic, but why not put cold/frozen tap water in your own container. If Stefan has teeth, the fluoride will help.
- What about Voss...available at Central Market? It comes in glass bottles.
Childproofing Our Home, and Need Top of Stair Safety Gate Recommendations
Asked by A.C. from San Francisco
on April 20, 2009
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I have a 5.5 month old little boy who is getting ready to start crawling, and I need to Childproof our home ASAP! Has anyone used a safety gate for the top of your st...
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- I am not sure of the brand, but we have one that actually bolts to the wall and opens and closes. It has worked great for us.
- Dear A., We had wonderful safety gates for the stairs and for around our wood burning stove. I can't remember the brand. I'm sure you will get great advice, but Googl...
- Make sure the gate is one that has a frame that fastens to the wall and then the gate locks into the frame rather than a gate held up just by pressure. I daughter fell...
Best Baby Gates for a Home with a Cat
Asked by A.O. from Washington DC
on July 13, 2008
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I was wondering if any of you who are cat owners have found a good way to use baby gates that will allow access to the full run of the house for the cat, but keep the ...
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- Kiddy guard retractable gates are great and they have enough give that your cat could probably get under them. Check out www.onestepahead.com . Good luck
- We also have a cat at home. Of course we only live in a small apt so we only have a need for one baby gate. What we did was take the baby gate a made it higher off t...
- We have two cats and a 17 month old son who is quite the Houdini. I've basically used tall, secure gates at the bottom and top of the stairs. It keeps the cats from ...
Heating Bottles
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on February 14, 2008
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What information have you found out in reguards to Advent bottles? Is it safe to heat them?
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- I read the article on NBC that someone mentioned about the BPA in bottles and ended up buying the Born Free bottles. They work well and my son likes them. I was cons...
- I know you already got a lot of responses to this, but I just wanted to say that the advent bottles do leach BPAs when heated and I think they only need to get up to 8...
- Hi K., I just found this website yesterday as I was looking for BPA Free reusable drinking bottles for myself. It's www.thesoftlanding.com and it offers Bisphenol-a...
Walker V. Exersaucer
Asked by L.A. from New York
on March 18, 2011
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Ladies,
our five month old loves to "stand" and to "pedal his feet". He isn't happy in his swing, insists on being upright, and hasn't managed a crawl. I'd love a ...
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- The issue with the walkers isn't just stairs; it's that the baby can literally wheel himself into trouble - like over to the coffee table where a hot drink might be si...
- I would recommend an exersaucer. We had both a walker and an exersaucer with both of our children. I didn't really have safety concerns. And with the short amount o...
- Hello, we chose an exersaucer over a baby walker because the AAP does not recommend walkers: http://aapgrandrounds.aappublications.org/cgi/content/extract/3/1/1 an...
