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Baby Bottle Safety
FamilyHost_Annabelle - June 29, 2009
When my girls were infants, the only baby bottles that were readily available were glass baby bottles. Plastic bottles were still a novelty. Now there's plastic everywhere. Several popular plastic baby bottle brands have been found to leach potentially harmful levels of a BPA, which has been linked to developmental, neural and reproductive problems, as well as cancers, impaired immune function, early onset of puberty, obesity, diabetes and hyperactivity. Pretty scary!

The Environment California Research and Policy Center recommends consumers choose glass or baby bottles made from the new, safer plastics. The group also advises against heating up our own or our baby's food or drinks in any plastic containers. Check out Microwaving Bottles at http://family.go.com/parentpedia/baby/care-basics/baby-microwaving-bottles/ for more information.

Has this news changed the baby bottles you use or will use? Will you go with glass or will you find a healthier plastic bottle to use? Let's talk about it!
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FamilyHost_Annabelle - July 03, 2009
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  I plan on breastfeeding as long as possible with my daughter and pumping with I have to go back to work. I've been researching breast pumps as well as bottles and really like the Playtex brand. The best feature I've found is that you can pump directly in to the liners, freeze/store them, and drop them right in to the bottle when ready to use. No spills or transfers! The bottles are also BPA free.  
By ceboyd1201
That's great news about the bottles being BPA free. You can easily store breast milk without sacrificing safety. Thanks for sharing that. :-)
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ceboyd1201 - July 01, 2009
I plan on breastfeeding as long as possible with my daughter and pumping with I have to go back to work. I've been researching breast pumps as well as bottles and really like the Playtex brand. The best feature I've found is that you can pump directly in to the liners, freeze/store them, and drop them right in to the bottle when ready to use. No spills or transfers! The bottles are also BPA free.
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FamilyHost_Annabelle - July 01, 2009
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  If we have another child, I'm probably going to go with glass bottles. I'm lucky to have been a breastfeeding mom for many reasons, but the scare over bottles is an added bonus. Since it was rare for my son to have a bottle, it was generally only at home, I wouldn't be too worried about dropping it/breakage issues. That, to me, is the main convenience of plastic. So if we do have another one, glass it will be.  
By AnnabelleMcB
Thanks for sharing that, AnnabelleMcB. I'd go with glass as well. I figure there are many ways to cushion a bottle so that the possibility of breakage is minimized.
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AnnabelleMcB - June 29, 2009
If we have another child, I'm probably going to go with glass bottles. I'm lucky to have been a breastfeeding mom for many reasons, but the scare over bottles is an added bonus. Since it was rare for my son to have a bottle, it was generally only at home, I wouldn't be too worried about dropping it/breakage issues. That, to me, is the main convenience of plastic. So if we do have another one, glass it will be.
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