Baby Bottles
Baby Bottles - Glass or Plastic?
Summarize By Albert G. Y Lee
Baby bottles can be the simple, inexpensive. However, baby bottle is essential for baby who is in formula. A good bottle can help prevent stomach upset and other problems associated with bottles. Plastic baby bottles are of particular concern because of Bisphenol-A(BPA) is released when milk or formula is heated. Baby bottles also come in different shapes. Baby bottles may be the single largest source of BPA exposure for infants and young children, but there are plenty of other sources, like the lining of food cans. Pregnant women’s exposure to BPA, via food and liquid containers and other sources, can also affect their fetuses.
According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), it is used in everything from plastic water jugs labeled #7 to plastic take-out containers, baby bottles and canned food liners. BPA are usually confined to this category, but not all #7 bottles have BPA. BPA may mimic the natural female sex hormone, estradiol. Canada formally declared BPA a hazardous substance in 2008 and announced plans to ban the importation or sale of bottles containing the chemical.
Glass bottles are still quite cheap: one online company sells chemical free, 8 ounce glass bottles, marked in ounces, with nipples and rings for under $12.
If you’re making a switch and your baby may miss his old polycarbonate bottle, babies are picky about which bottle they’ll take. Different brand of glass baby bottles are available in the market. A good bottle can help prevent stomach upset and other problems associated with bottles.
For Healthy Babies, Handle Bottles Carefully
Summarize By Lisa A Mason
Do you bottle-feed your baby or plan to bottle-feed a new infant arriving soon? Safe handling on baby bottles and milk or formula will keep your baby healthy and happy and give him a fresh start in life.
Keep Your Bottles Clean
Always wash all bottles, nipples and bottle caps in the dishwasher or hand washed with warm water. You should boil water for mixing with your baby’s formula for the first three months. If your baby is premature, your doctor may recommend you boil the water used in the formula for longer until the baby is older and less sensitive to additives in the water.
How to Boil Baby Bottles
Wash the bottles and nipples and any other attachments with warm soapy water and a bottle brush. Store clean bottles in a clean, safe place with the tops on and nipples covered.
Store unused mixed formula or breast milk in the refrigerator. Cover opened cans of formula and store in the refrigerator.
Taking Formula Out with Baby
If your baby is formula fed, you can use powdered formula and take water with you and just mix it up when you are ready to feed your baby.
When to Throw Out the Formula
Bottle of unused formula - after 24 hours
Open cans of powdered formula- after 1 month
Bottle of used formula- discard any unfinished portion (babies germs will settle in the leftover milk)
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