Bottles

i use the cheapest ones from walmart.

I think I own every bottle made!! I have the Playtex ventaire, which I like. The only problem with them is that water gets in the bottom when you are heating it and you have to use a towel to dry it off. I also have the 96 cent parents choices ones, the are great for pumping and since brayden is still only eating a few ounces the small ones are the perfect size! I have a soothie one but I H.A.T.E it, I also have one of the off brand targets ones, I forgot what its called. I have a few gerber ones, the NUK is wierd! I don't like it because the nipple hole is on top (facing the roof of his mouth) and he can't really figure it out to well. I can't remember what else but the Parents Choice are probably by far our favorites. They are convient on the go, for pumping, etc.

we use avent, they leak when i'm shaking them sometimes but i just have to rescrew the top on and they're fine.

i put them in the dishwasher now but in the beginning i was hand washing them and i liked how wide and easy to clean they were.

fyi:
putting bottles in the dishwasher heats them up to extremely high temps, and they leach bisphenol...which in turn your baby drinks. the chemical has been linked to cancer in lab rats and reproductive and hormonal issues in humans. i am not trying to scare anyone, i just care about the babies. when i found out about this release after the FDA wrote about it, i threw all my old avent bottles away and bought new ones. i know wash them by hand. but i know a lot of people that now refuse to buy plastic bottles and order glass ones, since they dont leak the chemical at all. also, the "colored/opaque" bottles are made of a different plastic, and dont leach bisphenol.

here are some articles on the chemicals in bottles:

http://www.grist.o rg/news/daily/2007/03/01/2/

http://b aby.families.com/blog/is-your-babys-bottle -safe


and here is the article from the united states department of agriculture and trade:

CONTACT: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Ben Lilliston, Communications Director
+1 (612) 870-3416
blillist on@iatp.org

Toxic Chemical Leaches from Popular Baby Bottles
Parents Need Information to Protect Their Kids


MINNEAPOLIS - February 27 - A chemical known to be toxic to the
nervous and reproductive system, and a developmental toxin, leaches
from popular clear, plastic baby bottles, according to Toxic Baby
Bottles: Scientific Study Finds Leaching Chemicals in Clear Plastic
Baby Bottles, a new report released today. The chemical, called
bisphenol A, is a disruptor of hormone function and has been found by
the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in the urine of 95 percent of
Americans tested.

The report is based on independent laboratory testing of the most
popular baby bottles on the market commissioned by the Environment
California Research and Policy Center. It can be found at:
www.EnvironmentCalifornia. org.

"We all want to raise our children in ways that are safe, healthy and
that maximize their potential," said David Wallinga, MD, Director of
the Food and Health Program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy (IATP). "Sadly, that's made harder by the fact that
manufacturers aren't required to give parents even the most basic
safety information on toxic chemicals in baby bottles and other
household products." IATP works in coalition with the Environment
California Research and Policy Center for safer plastic and other
consumer products.

Five of the most popular brands of baby bottles on the market were
tested to determine whether bisphenol A leached from the bottles into
liquids contained inside them. All five leached bisphenol A at levels
that have been found to cause harm in numerous laboratory animal
studies.

Figure 1.

Baby bottle brand tested and the range of bisphenol A detected (parts
per billion)
Avent 8-10 ppb
Dr. Brown's 6-7 ppb
Evenflo 8-9 ppb
Gerber 6-7 ppb
Playtex 5-6 ppb

Bisphenol A is most commonly used to make clear polycarbonate plastic
for consumer products, such as baby bottles. Through use, this plastic
breaks down and leaches bisphenol A into liquids and food to which it
comes into contact.

Scientists have linked very low doses of bisphenol A exposure to
cancers, impaired immune function, early onset of puberty, obesity,
diabetes, and hyperactivity, among other problems. Alarmingly, the
median level of bisphenol A found by the CDC in humans is higher than
the level found in animals to cause adverse health effects.

"Parents can't make informed health choices about baby products when
they're left in the dark by manufacturers." said Wallinga, a
physician. "We need a drastic overhaul in how we regulate consumer
products to require manufacturers to demonstrate their products are
safe, made safely, and made from safe ingredients, before they're
allowed on the market."

Absent action by state or federal authorities to protect consumers
from bisphenol A, or to ensure that consumers are notified of
bisphenol A in baby and other products, IATP recommends that parents
and other childcare providers:

· Choose glass or safer-plastic baby bottles; see IATP's Smart
Plastics Guide for more information (www.iatp.org) ( they are talking about colored/opaque plasic bottles, evenflo has some, and so does gerber, but they can be hard to find)

· Never heat food or beverages in plastic containers or bottles, which
can speed up the process of toxic chemicals leaching out of the
plastic;

· In washing plastic products, avoid harsh dishwashing soap and hot
water, both of which speed up leaching.


now here is the link that talks about "safer" baby bottles


http://www. agobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=77083< /a>

also, besides the colored bottles, the playtex drop ins are also on the "safe" list. but i cant stand those and Trace wont take them.

yep, that was in our news papers, too.

i use avent! i love them.

We were recently using them, but he doesn't like them b/c they leak when you shake them up.

hmm. they never leak for me!

i use avent and have never once had a problem with leaking or anything. we love love love them....i have a dishwasher and have never put my baby bottles in there at all. I never put my baby bottles or spoons or bowls in the sink with my dishes...call me paranoid..but eh, gives me piece of mind.

I use tommee tippee bottles.. I had the breast pump to match, too. They're a weird shape so that the teat is much wider than most bottles.. I think it's to make them more boob-shaped. hehe. They never leak and .Jenny took to them fine right from the start. I don't put the bottles in the dishwasher, I hand-wash them.. mainly because it's my mum's dishwasher really. hehe

i have 12 bottles and only 3 of them match, they're all cheapies, but i have a playtex one with the vent at the bottom, i like it, because reese normaly wont trake a breather and makes the nipple all akward so i have to pull bottles out of his mouth the fill the bottles with more air... he also has an avent one, i dont like it because reese dosnt overly like the wider nipples

i used the medela ones at first for jordynne when i was breastfeeding and pumping, now i have gerber ones and these ones i forget what theyre called they are al il wider and have green nipples, jordynne loves em., i used the munchkin ones i cant remember walmart had them, they were a little angled and the nipple thing can go slow, medium ,fast, joseph loved those ones.i got lots of diff ones, i didnt like the drop ins.
i used to dishwash bottles when i first moved here, now i dont , i wash everything by hand . Glad i do too hehe, ourdishwasher sucks ass.

Oni loooved her playtex drop ins.

Now, we just get the cheapest sippy cups we can find.

My .aunt got her a hello kitty plate, bowl, and big girl cup set. And she's learning how to take small sips from a full cup!!

Geezus, she's getting toooo big!!


Sarah

if your not suppose to put them in the dishwasher is it just as bad to put them in a bottle sterilizer in the micorwave?