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Baby Bottles and Nipples
posted by Annie B. Bond Jun 27, 2007 12:00 am
Ginny, NY asks:
Annie: What are the safest baby's bottles and nipples to use?
Great question, because some plasticizers, called phthalates, can cause reproductive harm, cancer, asthma, premature breast development, and organ damage.
The Safest Baby Bottles
Tempered glass. The next best is #5 plastic (polyethylene or polypropylene) plastic #5 (discard if cracked or scratched). Avoid polycarbonate and PVC.
The Safest Nipples
Choose clear silicone nipples over rubber. Discard any that are cracked.
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add your comment »Well unfortunately for some women we are unable to do so and you don’t need to rub it into our faces! I agree 100% with michelle s. Im also tired of the Nursing Nazis who regularly condemn other women!
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Oh dear, I really didn't mean to offer anything more than advice - certainly not criticism or 'self-righteous attack'. All I said is that the best way to feed a baby is the one nature intended and surely nobody can argue with that? If for health reasons or for practical ones nursing is impossible, then of course mothers must have recourse to the bottle (in a manner of speaking!) My own mother bottle-fed all her babies and I don't hold that against her! However, in many instances women who could perfectly well breastfeed choose not to and personally I think that is a shame, that they and their babies are deprived of something wonderful. I didn't say it's wrong - just a shame. It has to be said that in the USA society makes it unacceptable for women to nurse babies in public and in some states it is even illegal. I raised my four children in England, where the only remarks made when I nursed my babies on trains, boats, buses, planes was "oh,how lovely!" In Illinois, where I later lived, I'd have been arrested!
So, points taken, Sabrina and Michelle and good luck with raising your children in whatever way you choose. If they are loved, all the rest is detail.
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alos spare a thought to those of us who tried very hard to be able to nurse our children, but were unable to, either because of our own health after delivery and birth or because our babies couldn't (or wouldn't) nurse. personally i'm REALLY tired of the Nursing Nazis who self-righteously regularly attack other women because they can't or choose not to nurse their children. why should women beat up on other women? isn't contemporary feminism about choice?
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Even women who breastfeed often have to put their breast milk into bottles, sometimes, Silvia. Let's not forget all those working mothers who breastfeed as well as pump their breast milk for when they are unable to be with their child.
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The safest nipple is the one attached to a mother's breast. My advice is - avoid all the expense, inconvenience and risk of bottles. Breastfeed your baby!
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