I was just wondering if anybody has switched to glass bottles since this whole plastic bottle scare. I use the nuk bottles by gerber and called the company. They said if you use the bottles right, and for what they are for they are fine. I just have that little voice in my head saying buy glass. Has anyone else switched and if so how is it working out? The thought of my son holding a glass bottle is ridiculous but I just read in the paper many people have switched to glass.
The glass bottle industry is loving life right now. The media has completely hyped this "scare" and yet again we are forced to be motivated by fear.
All plastic will leach over time--but no one is certain how much time we are talking about. I'm going to continue using plastic, but will hand wash them and not use any plastic in a microwave.
I'm not switching my plastic bottles for glass.
We have never nor will we ever put them in the microwave. We also hand wash them nightly and never put them in the dishwasher. I highly doubt that we are regularly exposing the bottles to unusually high temperatures on a regular basis, if at all.
If he grows a third head, I'll let people know.
Wow, new one to me, I had not heard this but then I do not have babies. I guess I am glad that mine are older. I used plastic and put them in the microwave to heat them and never thought twice about it. A 2am feeding without a microwave, I'd have had a fit trying to heat a bottle on the stove with a crying baby and peeking through one eye (sleepiness)
My daughter was old enough by the time she started getting bottles (almost 10 months) that I was really afraid to use glass ones.
I bought Born Free plastic bottles. They are BPA free, and second best to glass. I think babies R Us sells them. I bought mine at Whole Foods. They are not cheap, but I felt much better about using them.
As soon as I read that Dr Brown bottles had them, I threw them all out (goodbye $$). I bought the gerber cheap ones since we're transitioning to sippy cups. I felt much better not even taking a chance.
what is this plastic bottle scare thing you mention? I haven't heard anything about it, then again my daughter hasn't used a bottle in about a year, is there a chemical in plastic bottles?? Hmmm I used the playtex nurser- with drop in liners with daughter & plan on using them with baby#2 as well, so maybe I don't have to worry or research this..??!!
As long as you don't use the microwave (which you're not suppose to do anyway) or boil the bottle on the stove, you're fine. I think washing them in the dishwasher can cause the chemical to come out, but since they are empty, I'm not sure if that's a big deal. We NEVER use the microwave or the stove to heat bottles. We would just use hot tap water to mix the formula with. When I was bf'ing we used hot tap water to warm the milk. That's what our pedi recommended. I use the Playtex Nurser with the drop in inserts. It's amazing! You really only need one actual bottle and a bunch of nipples. So much less to wash! As a mom, if your instincts say glass, then try one out. See if you like it. Then make your decision.
I haven't gone to glass, but there are plastic bottles that don't have the chemical in them. Apparently, there is only a danger if you heat the bottles or wash them in the dishwasher. I heat them a little, so I didn't want to take any chances. I used Avent with my first child, so I tossed them and changed bottles. I tried the medela, they were ok, but I really like the Mam bottles by sassy. They don't have the chemical and they aren't that expensive. I haven't been able to find them in stores, but Amazon has them.
Good Luck!
If you use the plastic bottles and handwash everything you should be ok. There was a whole big thread on this here not too long ago http://www.mamasource.com/request/8083355972988305409
Hi L.,
Try these
http://www.rightstart.com/global/store/product~item~7187....
They are free of the poison.
Or you can go to glass, not sure how expensive they are. These are about $16 bucks each.
It is a real scare. You could just never heat the bottle.
I heat the water prior to putting it in the bottle(Dr. Brown). Didn't know about it either with dd and nuked to heat AND - get this, used the freakin microwave to sterilize (avent carries a microwave sterilizer, sweet!! NOT)
Makes you wonder....
FDA really must step it up to new standards.
Only we as consumers can make a difference.
Amy
hi there,
can anyone give a little more detail on this- I guess I just haven't heard anything about plastic bottles being bad, although I'm not surprised. Is it something to worry about with plastic sippy cups going in the dishwasher?
Thanks for any more information!
