droolicious : bottle

ABC Kids Expo 2008: Siliskin Silicone Glass Bottle Covers

Chris Ford — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:04:00 GMT

We've written about Silikids Kneepads before, and the same company that protected crawling baby's knees with silicone is now also making sure your baby has a good grip on their bottle. Siliskin is a universal silicone bottle skin that works on all sizes of glass bottles, with standard (large and small) as well as wide neck sizes. The Siliskin is microwave safe, dishwasher safe, hypo allergenic and might even help prevent the glass bottle from breaking. They can even be washed on the bottle or off and are translucent so you can see measurements.

Personally we were a plastic bottle family. But if you've decided to go with glass bottles for your baby, buying some Siliskins to go with them kind of seems like a no brainer.

Siliskin, $12.00 for an 8oz. version and $8.00 for a 4oz. version from Silikids.com

Big Deal: 20% BPA-Free Feeding Gear at Style Kid

elizabeth leach — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

From July 25 - 30 take 20% off all BPA-free feeding gear at Style Kids. (Click below for coupon code.) The above bottles are Aqua Bottles by iPlay. With bright, clear colors and underwater themes these straw-top bottles are a favorite with kids. ($8.95 each)

The above bib is the Tidy Bib by Built NY. These bibs are made from wetsuit material making them absorbent and waterproof. The crumb-catcher is also very handy for falling cheerios or cheese or anything else that your toddler can't seem to get in his mouth. ($9.95)

Check out all the feeding gear at Style Kids. Use code: NOBPA for 20% off.

First Week Home: The Best Bottle

editors — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:25:00 GMT

As you may have gathered from my previous posts, I’m breastfeeding. But due to weight gain problems, we had to supplement for a while – and now, I occasionally have to leave the house for more than two hours, so my husband bottle-feeds him pumped milk. We tried a number of bottles during those first difficult weeks. Some of them, he wouldn’t take at all. Others, he’d drink from, but it would be a messy, long process with frequent burping.

Until we discovered the Playtex Drop-Ins System. The Playtex website describes this as:

A bottle system with a Nurser holder and pre-formed, pre-sterilized liners. The liner collapses as baby drinks to keep air out of the liquid and out of baby. It is clinically shown to reduce gas and colic, and clinically shown to mimic breastfeeding.

All I know is that they make feedings go three times as fast, with no fussing and minimal burping (and for the record, no nipple confusion). A starter set of bottles and liners is available on Amazon for $19.99.

Agree? Disagree? Tell us in feedback. – Gwynne Watkins

Thermos Foogo: Strong Like Superman

Heather Kuldell — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:15:00 GMT

Whether you’re afraid of plastics or just like the sleek looks, the Thermos Foogo line can replace the cling wrap, sandwich bags and other plastic containers that currently fill up your kids’ lunchboxes or hold emergency snacks.

The Foogo line offers a 7-ounce sippy cup (with or without handles), a 12-ounce straw bottle or a 10-ounce food jar made of vacuum-insulated stainless steel. The beverage containers keep drinks cool for 6 hours and the food jar is safe to use with cold or hot treats. The leak-proof tops are multi-piece valves (similar to Avent’s) and made of soft, BPA-free plastics. All of it is dishwaser-safe.

Foogo comes in two color combinations: blue and yellow or pink and purple. Even better, there’s not a cartoon character that your kid will stop liking by next year. That matters when you’re springing $15-$19 per container. But, assuming they don’t get lost, they’ll outlast most of your kids’ kitchenware. They are steel, after all.

You can save $5 by purchasing a sippy cup and food jar set for $28.99. The straw bottle will be available mid-May.