My daughter had her one year doctor’s appointment today, and while shopping at Target yesterday I had anticipated the discussion about transitioning from bottles to sippy cups so I purchased a couple. True to form we did indeed talk about transitioning and I was glad to say I was prepared!
What surprised me the most about the sippy cups was how expensive they were. I figured the glass bottles I had purchased many moons ago were pricey because of the extra stuff that came along with them: the nipple, the ballast thing that goes in between, etc., but the sippy cups - why do they cost three to four dollars a piece?
I bought the cheapest ones I could find that were BPA free and they were still six dollars for two. And that’s at Target prices, not Bloomingdale’s baby depot! 
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
and Dr. Brown’s
.
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
