BPA in babies bottles

barnishroader

My wife heard a story today that there is a health risk on the news about the plastic in babies bottles.
I have googled it and found conflicting stories.

Does anyone here have any input on this discussion.

We use Dr. Browns bottles and as they are reputable i wouldn't think there is anything to worry about but a few more comments would put our mind at rest!!

daveyjp

No evidence from UK research that there is a problem.

Main advice was don't use boiled water directly from the kettle. Boil the kettle, let it cool, then fill the bottles - we always did this anyway.

Discard any scratched bottles. Don't use bottles over 12 months old, but advice to us was to stop using bottles after about 12 months anyway and move onto a cup.

nzmegs

My daughter was born with a cleft palate and so had to use plastic squeezy type bottles - as she couldn't suck. On the news this morning they suggested that the squeezable bottles are safe as they are made of a different type of plastic.
We bought ours online from the cleft palate assoc. but i think they are widely available.

IWasWondering...

I heard this on the news this morning, unfortunately didn't catch all of it.
Apparently when subjected to high temperatures the plastics leach some chemical (BPA?).
Advice was not to use microwaves to sterilise (but steam sterilising in the proper sterilisers is OK).
Let boiled water cool before use.

Paparika

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7384856.stm

http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/press-office/press-releases/view/81

But also remember that if you boil the kettle and leave it for 10 mins before making the formula then you doing it right.

A lot of what you might of heard over the last 24 hours in the news is just scaremongering.

barnishroader

daveyjp wrote: »

No evidence from UK research that there is a problem.

Main advice was don't use boiled water directly from the kettle. Boil the kettle, let it cool, then fill the bottles - we always did this anyway.

Discard any scratched bottles. Don't use bottles over 12 months old, but advice to us was to stop using bottles after about 12 months anyway and move onto a cup.

we didnt.
the formula we use, aptimil, says to make sure water is as hot as possible otherwise it wont mix correctly so we have always used water straight from the boiled kettle.
there are small scratches on the bottles so we will discard immediately.

Paparika

barryheffron wrote: »

we didnt.
the formula we use, aptimil, says to make sure water is as hot as possible otherwise it wont mix correctly so we have always used water straight from the boiled kettle.
there are small scratches on the bottles so we will discard immediately.

i used to make the forumla up in a jug first then move it to the bottle, would that be easier, then just move to the bottle when its a little cooler

pamelab21

Hi all

Don't want to hijack the thread but a fellow freecycler has kindly given me a Maws microwave bottle sterliser complete with a mixture of various bottles, sizes and makes. Does this mean I would not be ok to use these bottles. Would I have to go and buy new ones?

starbump

As far as I can work out polycarbonate bottles contain this mysterious BPA so to avoid it you need polypropylene bottles. I am busy googling manufacturer sites to check the materials. If it helps anyone else, this is what I've found so far...

Polypropylene:

MAM: http://www.mambaby.co.uk/news_bpa.htm

Dr Brown (Glass and Polypropylene from May 2008): http://www.handi-craft.com/pumps/News.asp

Lansinoh: http://www.lansinoh.co.uk/MilkStorageBottlesInfo.php

Polycarbonate:

Philips Avent: http://www.avent.com/uk/en/learn_more_faq_bottle_feeding.php#q20

Dr Brown (Polycarbonate): http://www.handi-craft.com/bottles/NewsFAQ.shtm

Tommee Tippee: http://www.tommeetippee.co.uk/

starbump

Have also just found that Nuby have a wide range of both PC and PP bottles. They all look identical to me! No idea which one we have...

http://www.nuby.platformtwo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=14&Itemid=30&lang=en

Violetta_2

BPA has been banned in Canada here's a link it seems there are also concerns about the can's that formula powder come's in. What a worry wish I had been able to breastfeed my daughter.