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Used Baby Bottles
Asked by M.P. from New York
on August 19, 2008
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Hello, just wondering what to do with the used baby bottles that my baby has grown out of. I feel like wasting it if i throw them out. any thoughts or opinions?
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- I would recycle them. With the whole BPA issue I wouldn't ever use and old bottle with a new baby and they really do need to be replaced every so often anyways. I wi...
- Since it sounds like you do not plan to have other children and will never have use of them again, you could donate them to a Goodwill or Salvation Army store. I would...
- Recycle or throw them out if they are plastic. No babies should be exposed to the BPA. I don't know if yours have BPA or not, do you? It's so unfortunate children h...
Bottles?
Asked by L.R. from Minneapolis
on April 17, 2009
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I think my baby's bottles are giving her unusual amounts of gas. It seems like they allow her to gulp down her formula, and then of course she gets upset stomach from...
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- I really did think that both the breast-flow and the avent bottles worked for this. Of course, I can't say for sure because I don't know what she would have been like...
- It might be the nipples rather than the bottles. They usually have Step 1, 2 and 3. If you're using a 2 or 3 try going down a step. If that doesn't work, I get Dr. Bro...
- We used Playtex VentAire bottles for my first granddaughter. They seemed to work good, but VERY expensive and sometimes the bottom leaks if your not quite awake when ...
Travel Discs/ideas for Sealing Playtex Nursers?
Asked by A.S. from San Francisco
on October 13, 2008
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I have looked everywhere for the small travel discs for placing between the nipple and the liner for Playtex Drop-Ins bottles. I have a couple (they must have come wit...
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- Try Burlington Coat Factory in Rohnert Park (the baby section)
- Hi A., What you want is the breast milk storage set that Playtex sells. They come with small blue disks that can cover the top of the liner and seal great for trav...
- Place a little plastic wrap between the layers, screw the top down over it. Works every time, and is very inexpensive, and you don't lose it in the dishwasher! S.
Bottle Dilemma
Asked by J.R. from Fresno
on July 11, 2007
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Since the birth of my daughter I have used only one brand of bottle. It is the Playtex VentAire Natural Shape, or recently called VentAire Wide. I am now using this ty...
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- I used the Vent Aire with the 2nd (& last) child, around the time they were first coming out or so. My daughter is 7 yrs old now, so it's been awhile. But I had the ...
- J., I use the Vent Aire bottles as well. I also have experienced them leaking everywhere. The problem is they were not put together right. I have found that when I no...
- I too had the same problem with my first daugher and the VentAire I switched to the Playtex Nurser w/ disposible drop ins. Let me tell you, this bottle is a life saver...
Another BPA Bottle Question
Asked by A.B. from Kansas City
on April 28, 2008
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I use the Breastflow bottle by the first years and Soothie bottles. I can't find a triangle with a number in it on the Breastflow bottle, and my Soothie bottle us use...
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- I also used breastflow and during my research found it had bpa. I recommend born free bottles. they have really nice sippy cups too.
- Medela, Born Free, and Sassy are the only brands that their entire line are BPA free and SAFE! Here are some of the websites I visited that I found helpful: http...
- Not all #7 plastics have BPA, but just to be on the safe side you can avoid them all. The real danger of BPA is leeching into the milk which is caused by excessive we...
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...
Seeking Info on BPA in Baby Bottles
Asked by S. from Chicago
on December 8, 2007
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about the problem with BPA in baby bottles. I have a newborn that will eventually need bottles and we have the Avent bott...
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- Anything made of the clear hard plastic is what releases the BPA. It would be more likely to do it if you wash the bottles in the dishwasher or boil them cause it is ...
- http://www.bisphenolafree.org/ http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/12/bpa-in-infant-formula-notes-on.html http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/11/z-report-bisphenol-in-baby...
- BPA free bottles and sippy cups, like Born Free, are rediculously expensive. Then there's glass bottles, not very practical though. However, Playtex drop ins are BPA f...
Need a Better Bottle...
Asked by D.T. from San Antonio
on December 4, 2007
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I have using the Playtex Ventaire Bottle Stage 1 and they seem to get "clogged" very easily. My 2 months takes FOREVER to drink a bottle. I tried switching to Stage ...
Clear Bottles... Are They Safe?
Asked by S.M. from Indianapolis
on December 27, 2006
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If you saw my previous post, you'll see that my sister has a lot of "advice" or things to say about safety/health of babies. She recently read about and told me about...
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- I think these days you can find research to back up any argument. My son was born with a cleft lip and palate, I was unable to breastfeed in the conventional way. He w...
- don't you think everyone would be freaking out if clear bottles were leaking chemicals into milk? i haven't seen an opaque bottle around since my brother was a baby. i...
- Check out this website: http://www.plasticsinfo.org/ It is biased for the plastics industry but hopefully it'll shed some light on the issue. Good Luck.
Having Trouble with Playtex Ventaire Bottles - the Nipples Are Not Holding Up
Asked by L.R. from St. Louis
on April 11, 2008
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We have the playtex ventaire bottles which I like, but the nipples on them don't seem to last very long before the opening is too big. Someone told me that they thoug...
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- Hi L., I used the vent air bottles with my youngest daughter and my daycare kids used them when they were on the bottle. And the Dr. Browns nipples do fit the vent...
- Have you tried using the Ventaire bottles that are natural shape? Those nipples seem to be a little more durable. I would get the stage 2 nipples though. The stage 1 n...
- Do you put them in the dishwasher or use a wire cleaning brush cause I found that if I just hand wash them, the nipples seemed to last longer. My 9 month old loves the...
