Monday, February 18, 2008
BPA Free
Does anyone know about BPA-- toxic chemicals used to make plastic hard or soft? I've only read a little and it's a bit alarming. Since baby is bottle fed we switched to Born Free bottles a couple of weeks ago and we're really happy with them. Just wondered if anyone has read or knows more about it.
This site seems to be a good starting place for those of us that feel we're out of the loop. : )
This site seems to be a good starting place for those of us that feel we're out of the loop. : )
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Hey, WG,
i got rid of all my Avent bottles this go round and went with the Born Free bottles myself. I really like the born free ones, they're great! I especially like the brushes that they designed to clean them. Good design.
Anyways, i don't tend to like to buy into what I term "alarmist" stuff. At first I thought that this fit into that category, but then I heard about this from enough sources that I trust that I was uncomfortable continuing to use them with Honor. I also got rid of Aidan's sippy cups that were the same kind of plastic. For Honor, I have found that Playtex makes a great sippy cup that does not leak as easily as the Born Free sippy cups. Gerber also has a good cup that is not BPA plastic that is pretty good about not leaking.
Anyways, yes, I have heard of BPA, yes it concerns me, and yes I got rid of several very nice other bottles and replaced them with even more expensive Born Free bottles. On top of all that, I am glad I did it.
i got rid of all my Avent bottles this go round and went with the Born Free bottles myself. I really like the born free ones, they're great! I especially like the brushes that they designed to clean them. Good design.
Anyways, i don't tend to like to buy into what I term "alarmist" stuff. At first I thought that this fit into that category, but then I heard about this from enough sources that I trust that I was uncomfortable continuing to use them with Honor. I also got rid of Aidan's sippy cups that were the same kind of plastic. For Honor, I have found that Playtex makes a great sippy cup that does not leak as easily as the Born Free sippy cups. Gerber also has a good cup that is not BPA plastic that is pretty good about not leaking.
Anyways, yes, I have heard of BPA, yes it concerns me, and yes I got rid of several very nice other bottles and replaced them with even more expensive Born Free bottles. On top of all that, I am glad I did it.
I have been thinking about this for the next kiddo. Our old bottles are Dr. Brown's and have BPA. I was planning to ask The Research Queen (aka Kellsey) what my BPA-free options were next time I see her. =)
yep. i already don't drink bottled water at all unless it's in polycarbonate--which is supposed to be non-porous. we bought the big bottles at Whole Foods and just refill them at their kiosk. m. and i have done this for years, pretty consistently. i just don't talk about it much b/c people think it's stupid and/or paranoid. but plastic chemicals mimic sex hormones--called xeno-hormones. frankly i already have enough of a hormone imbalance... my holistic doctor told me to stop buying bottled water and actually not to store *food* in plastic, either....
we will either do BPA free bottles or glass bottles--not sure how glass will work if our baby is a thrower--but i do have friends who've used glass.
we will either do BPA free bottles or glass bottles--not sure how glass will work if our baby is a thrower--but i do have friends who've used glass.
How come I'm the last to hear about ANYTHING?? What, I shouldn't let the kids lick their bright red, made in China toys?? Hmm?? Yes, I know my kids-glow. I just can't keep up with all of this.
Would one of you please just keep me in the loop, so my kids aren't mutants. Or their kids.
Would one of you please just keep me in the loop, so my kids aren't mutants. Or their kids.
i wasn't too concerned at first, but like kellsey i started reading and hearing about it from people and places i trust.
does anyone have suggestions for bpa free pacifiers? baby uses his to go to sleep at night.
does anyone have suggestions for bpa free pacifiers? baby uses his to go to sleep at night.
I forgot to say that you'll have to copy and paste the url. It starts with http and ends with natursutten
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