Expecting our second baby in a couple of months has launched me on a search for which bottle we’ll use this time. I am hoping to nurse for the first year again, but I need something to bridge my absence. Last time, gulp, we used Avent, having no idea 3 years ago they were laden with BPA. They have since changed the composition to be BPA free. I am so irked by the whole BPA issue and that I used those bottles with warmed milk, no less, but I have to remember 90% of the time she was nursed so I can’t beat myself up over it.
Anyway, I am reading lots of reviews on the great and growing number of BPA free choices we have now. (amazing what 3 years can do) I am aware that the baby might not like my first choice but I want to start with one that come with high safety reviews (on testing for chemicals that is), easy usability, least leaky, etc. then if the baby needs a new style we’ll take it from there. I really want ones that are BPA, phthalate and PVC free.
Here is what I have narrowed it down to at this point…
Born Free
Green to Grow
Medela
ThinkBaby
and the new BPA free versions of Avent
I am so happy to say that not only are there more bottles coming on the market, but the manufacturers of many traditional brands are switching due to consumer demand. Ah, sometimes the greater population does have a voice…
And glass bottle options are, as usual, BPA free. I think we are going to skip them though because I really don’t like the idea of broken glass. (My daughter dropped bottles enough for me to feel like we would have broke many)
The SafeMama BPA free cheat sheet
Great BPA free bottle comparison chart from Soft Landing
Another fantastic guide from Soft Landing/Squidoo
Great article! And thanks so much for the link love
I bought glass ones made by Born Free. Glass has stood the test of time as a safe way to drink liquids, at least as long as it doesn’t brake!