plastic bottles
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 2,995 articles
Avent Bottle Recall Information
BPA, a synthetic sex hormone that mimics estrogen, is used to make hard polycarbonate plastic. Ninety-five percent of all baby bottles on the market are ...
Answers
- I just have to say that this is some of the best news I've heard and I'm so excited to take our bottles back to BRU!!! I've read BPA research extensively and was so s...
- I don't know about an official recall, but Babies R US is taking back all bottles containing BPA and offering full credit - even without a receipt or original packagin...
- I'll probably catch a little flack for this... but here goes. I raised 3 babies on BPA bottles. as far as I can tell, none of them have any major health issues. ...
BPA In Baby Bottles
Pliable milk colored plastic does not contain BPA. Bottles used to pump and store .... This means that polycarbonate plastic bottles and canned food/drink ...
Answers
- Hi A., You've gotten a lot of good advice so I won't repeat what was said but I want to make two points. First, nipples on bottles may have BPA also. If you can'...
- Hi A., I went through the same stage (researching BPA) and ended up only using Nuby brand (no BPA) and not feeding Grace anything out of plastic (we only use glass...
- sorry to those who say you are putting too much into it, but, I would guess they are probably not the researchers who have discovered the link between many plastics an...
Recall on Baby Bottles at Walmart
I did see though on abcnews.com that you should not heat plastic bottles in the microwave or place them in the dishwasher if they have BPA which you can ...
Answers
- This article says that Canandian Walmarts are pulling them now and US ones will follow early next year. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/0...
- I have used Dr. Brown bottles throughout my baby's life. I have washed them in the dishwasher and have heated them in the microwave. I can say this article and the med...
- I use Avent too... is there more info on this somewhere? I haven't heard about it!. Thanks.
Which Bottles Are Best
Dr. Brown's bottles have just recently come out with a BPA-free plastic bottle. It has a whole venting system which allows air to reduce the vacuum effect ...
Answers
- I like the Born Free bottles. They are expensive, but good.
- Dr. Brown's bottles have just recently come out with a BPA-free plastic bottle. It has a whole venting system which allows air to reduce the vacuum effect and also re...
- I also really like the Born Free bottles. They are pricey, but they are BPA-free and great at reducing gas. I used Avent with my first two children, but they leak ov...
Bottles Turning Pink???
I know there has been a lot of nervousness about plastic recently, so maybe there has been a change in what type of plastic the bottle maufacturer uses. ...
Answers
- It's my understanding that ISOFLAVONES are found in both soy and cabbage products. In other words, if both of these foods contain isoflavones, and one (cabbage) is kn...
- Tonya's response that her bottles are turning orange makes me wonder if it is something in your water. Different minerals make them change colors. I can understand y...
- I am a childcare provider, and I often run the bottles of the little ones in my care through my dishwasher. Maybe that is happening at your daycare too...? I know th...
BPA Free Bottles
With all the recent hype about BPA in plastic bottles I'd like to switch to ... Well I went to Target and bought the Evenflo BPA free plastic bottles in a ...
Answers
- We recently made the switch as well (we also have an 8 month old). We are using Evenflo glass bottles. They work really well, and they are much cheaper than the other ...
- We've used the Born Free bottles with my almost 8-month old daughter since she was born and haven't had any trouble. No leaking or any problems like that.
- My daughter has used the Born Free Bottles since almost birth. I have no complaints about them especially now that they are more widely available in stores.
Glass Bottles
My main concern is avoiding plastic bottles overall so I'm wondering if the ... I used to freeze medela plastic bottles w b.milk, straight from the pump ...
Answers
- Hi N., I used the Medela pump storage bottles to freeze my breast milk- they are a bit small(80mL), but they are made of the safe FDA approved plastic (look for #5 on...
- I know that you can freeze pyrex glass. Just read what the labels say before you buy it. Remember to thaw glass in the frig, so that the change of quick temps don't c...
- hi there. Let me see if I can help. First of all not all bottles made from plastics are bad for your baby. Only the ones containing "polybicarbonate" are. In other...
Bisphenol- a Free Bottles
I do agree with others that glass is also the way to go but at the time I ordered my plastic bottles, the glass weren't available and they weren't carrying ...
Answers
- I only heat up bottles 3-5x a week so I don't worry about it b/c from what I've read up about it, it MAY only be a problem over cumulative times. So if you are formul...
- Hi M....I had the same concerns as you, after trying out the Dr. Brown's glass bottles I settled on the Born Free. I like them alot (despite their expensive price tag)...
- What I did was use glass baby bottles. They were cheaper than the bottles youre talking about. And they are also more hygienic cuz they dont get slippery after a g...
Washing Bottle Nipples...
You're supposed to use the top rack because of the heat being too much for the bottles and nipples. The heat breaks down the rubber/plastic and causes ...
Answers
- I thought it was because it is hotter on the bottom rack and now there is so much discussion of chemicals being released from plastics when they are heated? I am a ru...
- You should contact the manufacturer about why they should go in the top. Perhaps at the bottom they are too close to the heat source and maybe this could adversely af...
- I always put mine on the bottom. I haven't had a problem.
What Do You Think of Glass Bottles?
They actually would feed him out of the glass before the plastic bottles I brought... I think it has to do with the way they heat up. I love glass and would ...
Answers
- I don't think many people are into the glass bottle thing cause I've seen alot of them are on clearance lately.
- I did like the glass bottles. I was worried about them breaking but They had the rubber covers to go over them. I only used a bottle for the first month anyway. As ...
- I would go with glass if you can. My son was particular about what type of nipple he'd drink from and we ended up using the Playtex Nursers (plastic w/ inserts). In fa...
