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anyone have any recommendations for BPA-free bottles? For my last child I used Dr. Brown bottles, and thought they were great, but it looks like my only option now would be glass bottles if I want to use the dr browns system for the next baby. I'd like to avoid glass if possible.
Anyone have luck with the Born Free? I have heard the nipples are too fast. Any other recommendations? Thanks. |
Anonymous
| Medela bottles are BPA-free and work very well. |
Anonymous
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Here's a list of BPA-free bottles:
http://safemama.com/2007/11/22/bpa-free-bottle-and-sippy-cup-cheat-sheet/ |
Anonymous
| nuby makes some bpa free and they are very inexpensive ($5 for 3 10 oz bottles?). we bought them on diapersetc. com |
Anonymous
| I use the Born Free, and haven't had a problem. In fact, until recently, DD took forever with the Born Free bottles. I did have trouble with the Medela nipple--she ate waaay too fast and then threw everything up. I just with the Born Free bottles weren't so expensive. |
Anonymous
| We use Sassy Mams and love them. The nipple is the same as a Mam pacifier if you are familiar with those. |
Anonymous
| BTW - regarding nipples - I have found them to all be pretty interchangeable. We used medela bottles, gerber & the nuby and we use the Nuk nipples with all of them. |
Anonymous
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Curious as to why to avoid the glass bottles. Are they more expensive? Heavier?
I'm in the same exact boat - loved using Dr. Brown's with Baby #1 and now deciding what to do for baby #2 in re to BPA free. |
Anonymous
DS is nine months, and I'm just now learning the concern over BPA. since he was born, he had been drinking from Dr. Brown's bottles and loved them. they just started making glass versions, but his daycare doesn't allow glass bottles. 
born free is like $10 a bottle! so, I went for the gerber clear view, which is about $3 - $4 for a pack of three. I then replaced the rubber nipples with silicone nipples. I might have to buy the newborn nipples, though, because the flow on the 4-month + nipples is SO fast! DS is sometimes gurgling. the Dr. Brown's nipples do work with these bottles and do flow more slowly, but you can't cap the bottles shut with the larger Dr. Brown's bottle nipples (hence can't travel with them or bring them to day care). good luck! it's so frustrating that we all have to deal with this! |
Anonymous
Not the one who posted but I avoid because I am extraordinarily clumsy and don't wantr more breakable glass. |
Anonymous
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Glass bottles are not easy to break. I am using them and have knocked them on the hardwood floors on a number of occasions and mine have never broke.
It's a heavier glass than what we are used to with our drinking glasses and other glass materials. I use Evenflo glass bottlesjavascript:void(0); Options and have been happy with them so far. Give it a try - they're cheap! |
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| lots of options out there besides born free. there is evenflo glass (cheapest), thinkbaby, green to grow. whole foods is going to start selling one in june and there are other companies i'm forgetting. but that's a start. |
Anonymous
| I also use Evenflo glass and have had no problems with breaking/cracking, even with frequent droppings! |
Anonymous
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Dr. Brown has apparently plans to launch a polypropylene bottle in April.
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/11/z-report-bpa-dr-browns.html |
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Not sure if this has already been posted - BRU will give a store credit for "returning" BPA bottles. Even if they are used! I just returned a bunch of Dr Browns that I had for my DS - I believe they gave me about $4 a bottle for 4 oz size.
The store credit covered my initial purchase of Born frees for my DD |