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Washing Bottles
One thing I do know about recycable plastics is that only the #'s 1,2,4 and 5 are safe so avoid all the rest when you heat these plastics toxins leach out ...
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- The best way to wash bottles is to sterilize them. I bought a Philips AVENT iQ 24 Electronic Steam Sterilizer. Its about $90, but its worth it!
- Hi. The sooner you introduce the bottle, the better. I really had to battle my infant once - it was heartbreaking and I wouldn't have done it if I didn't have to. ...
- The timing depends a lot on your baby. I tried at two months - faild, 3 months - a littel better but not much, 4 months she took to it like a pro (grandma helped.) F...
Leaking Avent Bottles
My thought was that the plastic on the Avent bottles warped slightly in the ... Recent studies have shown that plastics that contain Bisphenol A are not ...
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- We have only used the Avent bottles with our son who is 11 weeks old. When we bought them I asked the lady at Babies R Us because I had heard that they leak. She said ...
- You should not be using those bottles anyway--Avent has not yet gone BPA-free in their plastics. Recent studies have shown that plastics that contain Bisphenol A are ...
- My friend used Avent and had leakage problems. We used the Playtex nursers and rarely had issues. Hope you find something that works for you.
BPA In Baby Bottles
We ended up throwing away the baby food that's in the plastic containers and ... Bisphenol A: Toxic Plastics Chemical in Canned Food: Consumer tips to avoid ...
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- 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...
Bottles That Leak Poison into Milk
Read all 28 responses: "Has anyone heard about plastic bottles that leak ... The chemical in plastics that is in question is Bisphenol-A. While there is no ...
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- My understanding is that it is only the clear plastic bottles that are a problem (colored and uncolored). The ones that are "frosted" are ok. A.
- Good Morning America had a segment about that on one of their shows last week. Almost all of the plastic baby bottles are made from that type of plastic. On the bott...
- Check out www.thesoftlanding.com They have a large assortment of BPA-free bottles. THey are also a wonderful resource for facts on the subject.
Wanting to Give Older Toddler Car Seat Away
Oct 22, 2009 ... Thanks to everyone who responded about car seat recycling I know that the plastics in the car seats can become brittle and that is why they ...
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- Here's Legacy's info -- I recycled one of my seat a couple of months ago: PLEASE DO NOT FREECYCLE IT OR PUT IT OUT AT THE CURB. Plastics deteriorate and become britt...
- There is a group called freecycle that you can join, People on it are always giving away things or also asking for items they need. I think you go to www.freecycle.c...
- Carseats usually have a 6-year expiration date, so you probably won't find any place to donate it to for use. There are places that will recycle them. I believe Legacy...
Washing Bottle Nipples...
My husband, the rule follower, gets pretty mad when I do this saying that is not what the directions say, I'm ruining the plastic blah, blah, blah. ...
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- 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.
Heating Bottles
Avoid heating food or beverages in plastic containers or bottlesthis speeds up the leaching ..... Help Me with the BPA Issue in Plastics So Confusing ...
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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...
Help with Preparing Formula Bottles
Avoid clear, hard plastic bottles marked with a 7 or “PC.” ... Polycarbonate plastics are sometimes marked with the recycling #7, which is a miscellaneous ...
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- We had to supplement with formula since my breastmilk production is SO LOW. We use distilled water -- or you can use spring water. You just don't want to use tap wat...
- E., When I was nursing my babies I would nurse them at night and put them to bed. Then I would wait about 15 minutes to make sure the baby did not wake up and need t...
- Looks like you've gotten a lot of great suggestions so far... Here is what works for me. I am a breast-feeding, part-time working Mom with supply issues. So I pump e...
BPA And Bottles
(I used the Avent plastic ones with my oldest, which are also on the BPA list of ones not to use). ... Help Me with the BPA Issue in Plastics, So Confusing! ...
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- If you go to babiesrus.com, they have a BPA section under feeding that you can click on and it has a wide selection of bottles and feeding supplies you can choose from...
- fyi - I just bought dr. browns bpa free bottles at babies r us for $4.99 for my 2 month old.
- I love the Playtex nurser with drop ins. They work fine for formula or breastmilk. (I used the Avent plastic ones with my oldest, which are also on the BPA list of o...
Anyone Seen 1 of the Hard Plastic Plain-jane Style Kiddie Pools Lately?
Read all 18 responses: "I'm looking for a hard plastic kiddie pool, anysize, for my dogs and can't find one. I've checked Dollar General, Family Dollar, ...
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- saw one @ babies r us yesterday
- I just saw some at Walmart in Mansfield. You may just want to check another Wal-mart. They had some with the slide and some without. Good Luck.
- I foud them at Kroger. I bought one there about 3 weeks ago and they had 2 different sizes. I went to the Kroger on South Fielder Rd but I would think if one had them ...
