Which baby bottle brand is safe to use then?

My baby was born 2 weeks ago and I am now using avent/dr brown bottles at nite when the nanny feeds my baby with my breastmilk.

Not sure if I should seek out the 'safe plastic' products or stick with what I have now...

Anyone has any suggestions?

Thanks!
 
Like so many of these things it's your call - read the articles, weigh up the risks and see if you think they're worth avoiding. There will always be exposure to chemicals in a modern home - how much effort you're willing to go to to avoid it is your decision. A compromise might be just to keep using the current bottles, but avoid heating them for long periods, and replace them when they start to get worn (older bottles apparently leach more of the problem chemicals).
 
I don't know where, if anywhere, you could find these in Hong Kong but if you know anyone in the US maybe they can ship these to you. These bottles don't have bisphenol-A and are supposed to help with colic.

http://newbornfree.com/
 
went to mothercare today and there were two bisphenol free brands of bottles, the medela and another plastic brand I now can't remember (pregnancy brain). Annoyingly and typically, the mothercare staff weren't able to tell me which of their teats would fit on the medela bottles.
 
we have avent bottles, but haven't used them much since i'm able to feed at breast most of the time. but what about as baby gets older? what about sippy cups? what about plastic products my husband and i use? does biophenol-A only leech out when heated? how 'hot'? the articles gives a warning to a problem, but very few practical immediate solutions.
 
pinemarten said:
went to mothercare today and there were two bisphenol free brands of bottles, the medela and another plastic brand I now can't remember (pregnancy brain). Annoyingly and typically, the mothercare staff weren't able to tell me which of their teats would fit on the medela bottles.
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The other brand was MAM. They're coloured plastic.

Maika:
but what about as baby gets older? what about sippy cups? what about plastic products my husband and i use? does biophenol-A only leech out when heated? how 'hot'?
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I am sure you can get bisph.-free sippy cups too if you want to. There's a box in this article with a list of cups and bottles: http://www.healthobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77083 - basically you're just looking for polyethylene or polypropylene plastics, and avoiding polycarbonate (hard clear plastic).

Apparently it leaches out through repeated use when not heated, just in very tiny amounts, so could be completely safe. The amounts increase with the age of the plastic (as it gets scratched and worn). That article has some info.

As for products you and your husband use, probably loads of them use polycarbonates! And then there are pthalates to start worrying about (in soft PVC plastics).... It's just not practical to eliminate unsafe plastics completely. Seems the general rule is avoid them where practical, replace them as they age, and avoid heating food in them.
 
I have just checked my Medela bottles and the numerous teats I have bought (fussy baby!) and found that the Nuk teats fit the Medela bottles. Also, the Pigeon sippy cup spout teat works as well. Forget about the Avent ones, they are too broad at the base. Hope that helps!
 
sunrays said:
I have just checked my Medela bottles and the numerous teats I have bought (fussy baby!) and found that the Nuk teats fit the Medela bottles. Also, the Pigeon sippy cup spout teat works as well. Forget about the Avent ones, they are too broad at the base. Hope that helps!
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Darn, I went and bought the MAM bottles. Oh well....
 
Pigeon makes glass bottles.
Eugene Club at Queen's Road Central stocks them.
They had some other brands of glass bottles as well.
Cant recollect the names. Nuks or something, I think.
 
Glass bottles are only okay with very young babies. Ones they have the strength to throw around things, it can be pretty dangerous.
 
Bfree and Dr Brown have bottles which are made of polypropylene plastic - look out for the label "PES". And Chu Chu (Japanese brand) has glass bottles.
 
Safe Plastic Bottles

Good news! The brand that someone mentioned before 'Bornfree' is available in Hong Kong. It's called BFree and it is free of that supposedly dangerous stuff (sorry - forgot the chemical name).

You can buy it in Jusco and Seiyu in the baby section. My children have switched to these bottles but my toddler didn't like the nipples and we have found that Avent nipples fit perfectly. To be honest, I don't know if it really makes that much difference - but I think I have bought some peace of mind.

Anne
 
Where to buy BFree Bottles

Dear Wood6,
I didn't see them myself but the supplier told me that's where you can buy them. They also told me that you can get them in Bebe Dreams and also in Sogo (which is where I bought mine). Good luck!
Anne
 
Hi Anne,

So we can use the Avent nipple on this 9oz bottle, right?
How do you sterilize this brand??

Thx
sdingding

awhitman said:
Good news! The brand that someone mentioned before 'Bornfree' is available in Hong Kong. It's called BFree and it is free of that supposedly dangerous stuff (sorry - forgot the chemical name).

You can buy it in Jusco and Seiyu in the baby section. My children have switched to these bottles but my toddler didn't like the nipples and we have found that Avent nipples fit perfectly. To be honest, I don't know if it really makes that much difference - but I think I have bought some peace of mind.

Anne
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