If BPA is so terrible why do they still make bottles with BPA?

[Lexie]

This is just another one of the many reasons to breastfeed.

That only works if your body allows you to breastfeed. My milk barely came in (even with the help of my doctor and a lactation consulant) and we had to switch to formula.

 

[DISNEYFOS]

That only works if your body allows you to breastfeed. My milk barely came in (even with the help of my doctor and a lactation consulant) and we had to switch to formula.

It also only works if you plan on breasfeeding til your child's 10 because eventually they will come in contact with a plastic cup

 

[connorlevismom]

This is just another one of the many reasons to breastfeed.

Well, you are so special. Thank you for you unsolicited advice on something I have no interest in. If I wanted an option on breastfeeding, I would have asked for one. Get over yourself.

Kristine

 

[abouley]

My thought on the matter is that I want to do the very best I can for my kids to keep them as healthy as possible. My son used bottles that had BPA in them because I didn't know better (he's 5 now) I would not use them now however if there is even a slight chance it could harm him. I think with a lot of things it's the long term effects and the combined effects of things that we really don't know a lot about. We have switched to using stainless steel reusable bottles for example. They are better for us and the environment and over the long term do save money. I have also switched to using reusable bags...figure if I can cut down on harm to the environment, why not. It's a small upfront cost but then I feel good about it and long term the bags will pay for themselves (ok, it'll take a while with the 3 cent credit)! We are also trying to replace our household and personal care products with ones that have better health ratings and do not have chemicals in them that are known to cause cancer and other health problems.

Slowly I am making changes. I know too many people dying way too young from things like cancer so I do what I can. I used to turn a blind eye to it all but slowly started opening up to the education and once I did I just couldn't not start taking steps to change our habits!

I found this listing of BPA free bottles. Seems like there are quite a few! http://safemama.com/2007/11/22/bpa-free-bottle-and-sippy-cup-cheat-sheet/

Alison

 

[HGD24]

We used Playtex Ventaires when DD was born - they were not BPA free at the time. We did not heat DD's bottles so we were comfortable with the whole BPA thing. When DD started daycare, where they do heat bottles, we bought Playtex Nursers which have BPA-free liners that are recyclable. We used the nursers almost exclusively after that. Now Playtex makes Ventaires that are BPA-free so for our next baby, we will buy the BPA-free Ventaires as they worked really well for our DD. It's all about what you are most comfortable doing.

 

[two-foxes]

We switched to BPA free with DS because it was a very simple, inexpensive switch that gave me just a little bit of piece of mind. I have read posts here that parents have ripped out their carpets, etc because of fears of what toxins are used in carpets, the glue...whatever. Yeah, we won't be doing that....but if there is a doubt in the safety a product, and sometimes doubt is all we need to be worried (and that is okay....), and the ability to remove or change the product you are using is as simple as buying some different bottles or cups at Target or BrU, it is a no brainer for me. We had used Dr Browns and Avent, but switched to Born Free, which were terrible (sold those on craigslist) and fell in love with Playtex drop ins.

To each their own, it's your kid! You are the parent. Make the choice you want or need to.

 

[4HppyCamprs]

We used the Playtex Drop-Ins with my first, DD2, and kept them for my next one due in 3 weeks. I was happy to find out that they are not only super easy to clean and use BUT they have always been BPA-free. I am not the kind of parent that freaks out about every little thing but it was reassuring to know it was something i didn't even have to think about. PLUS they are about the same price you would pay for other bottles, just look for them on sale!

Ds#1 used Dr. Brown's and while I liked them I was/am not keen on cleaning all the parts so this time we went with BPA free Breastflow bottles they are great but again lots of parts to clean. DS #2 likes the playtex dropin with the silicone nipples just as much they are easy to clean and BPA-free AND not that expensive

 

[MarriedToAPrince]

The government is actually going to pass a law that no children's products can have BPA in it because it is so toxic.

 

[Kallista]

I use Evenflo glass nursers - same price as Evenflo plastic. But for sippy's I buy Born Free. I've been buying them one at a time since I was about 30 weeks pregnant.

We did too. We bought them at Babys R Us.

They're really tough. I dropped these all the time, and I only broke one. The one that I broke was only chipped but I tossed it anyway. In order to chip it, I knocked off the top of a parked car onto a concrete street.

Plastic bottles that are colored are also perfectly safe. Evenflo has colored plastics that are BPA free and are the same price as the clear plastic ones.

 

[Kallista]

This is just another one of the many reasons to breastfeed.

Sugar, breast feeding has very little to do with it.

Plenty of people pump breast milk and put it in a bottle for the baby.

Do you have any HELPFUL suggestions, or were you just going for your smug points today?

 

[Juliet25]

We switched to BPA free with DS because it was a very simple, inexpensive switch that gave me just a little bit of piece of mind.

ITA. I think there's enough evidence to justify tossing out bpa bottles. It's not about freaking out over every little thing...it's about making switches when it's feasible to do so. There are plenty of inexpensive bpa-free bottles on the market.

 

[cuppycake]

The original question being, "If BPA is so terrible then why do they still make bottles with BPA?"...

Food for thought:

There are plenty of things that "are bad for you", but companies still make them. Cigarettes come to mind. It's all about the almighty dollar.

We can't be protected from every "bad thing". At some point, we have to do our own research, and feel comfortable with our own decisions, I suppose.

 

[princessmom29]

The government is actually going to pass a law that no children's products can have BPA in it because it is so toxic.

I wouldn't hold my breath. There are too many large companies with big money at stake for this to EVER happen unless there is a real and immediate documented health threat like with lead paint in the 70's. That regulation angered lots of industry moguls and their lobbists, and the fallout was bad for a lot of politician who lost lots of campaign contributions for voting for it. This is not even close to bad enough for them to risk it.

 

[Lexie]

I wouldn't hold my breath. There are too many large companies with big money at stake for this to EVER happen unless there is a real and immediate documented health threat like with lead paint in the 70's. That regulation angered lots of industry moguls and their lobbists, and the fallout was bad for a lot of politician who lost lots of campaign contributions for voting for it. This is not even close to bad enough for them to risk it.

Hence government is corrupt regardless of who we elect

 

[RN01]

Well, you are so special. Thank you for you unsolicited advice on something I have no interest in. If I wanted an option on breastfeeding, I would have asked for one. Get over yourself.

Kristine

Wow! Someone was having a bad day. Just one little simple comment that didnt' really mean anything.

 

[princessmom29]

Wow! Someone was having a bad day. Just one little simple comment that didnt' really mean anything.

The implication was there regardless of wether you ment it or not that women who don't breastfeed exclusively are somehow less. It came off as smug and condecending to me as well. I didn't comeent before b/c I weasn't absolutely certian that that was what was intended. Perhaps it is because typing on a message board loses something in translation?

 

[princessmom29]

Hence government is corrupt regardless of who we elect

I wouldn't go so far as to say corrupt, more like self serving. It is just the reality of politics in a democracy. The only way around it is dictatorship and I am not willing to make that sacrifice to stamp out self interest.

 

[*Seanaci*]

Honestly, the amount of BPA they're using in studies is like hundreds of times more potent than what your baby will get in their lifetime out of ANYTHING that contains BPA.

We used Avent bottles with my son. And the whole BPA issue came up when he was about 6 months old and we continued to use them. No use getting worked up about something like that after you've done the research.