Pregnancy, parenting and babycare news and products.

The use of glass feeding bottles for babies has always been popular,  but recently with the  outcry of the use of chemicals used to make plastic baby bottles, they have become even more popular.

As quoted in Wikapedia , “Bisphenol A, commonly abbreviated as BPA,  is an organic compound  used to make plastics and has been suspected of being hazardous to humans since the 1930s.   Concerns about the use of bisphenol A in consumer products were regularly reported in the news media in 2008 after several governments issued reports questioning its safety, and some retailers have removed products made of it from their shelves.  A 2010 report from the FDA raised further concerns regarding exposure of fetuses, infants, and young children.”

I personally used plastic bottles to feed my babies as there was no media coverage about BPA back when I had my children,  but I now no that it’s not worth the risk.

Questions to Ask When Buying Glass Feeding Bottles for Babies

When you are a new parent, you are very unaware of the choices available to you in regards to buying a simple baby’s bottle.   You need to think about size, weight, whether its breakable, easy to clean, whether you can heat it up to sterilise it and many other questions.  The easiest way to learn firsthand is to ask other mothers whether it be via a forum on the internet or your local playgroup.    You can also ask your doctor or healthcare nurse what they would recommend.  They should be able to give you advise and help save you money on unwanted items.

Glass feeding bottles for babies seems to be the safer alternative if you need to bottle feed your baby.

Tags: baby, bottles, BPA, glass feeding bottles for babies

This entry was posted on Friday, March 12th, 2010 at 4:41 am and is filed under Babycare. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.