Parents have enough to worry about these days as it is, especially parents of newborns. But here's one more: experts are advocating that you refrain from using poycarbonate baby bottles and sippy cups.
Yikes! We've mentioned this before, but it's worth another go: these clear, hard, shatterproof plastic items contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), which is being blamed for lots of bad stuff like cancer! Early onset of puberty! Infertility! More cancer!
Baby bottle brands containing BPA include Avent, Dr. Brown's, Evenflo, Gerber and Playtex. And, oh, when I say "experts", I mean the writers of a fairly mainstream baby advice book called Baby 411, which has been revised to include a warning against bottles with BPA.
Here's how you can avoid BPA in your baby's life if you use bottles:
1. Use glass bottles.
2. Use opaque-plastic bottles, like from Medela.
3. Use BPA-free plastic bottles, like from Born Free.
4. Use a drop-in system with bottles.
5. Don't buy store-bought baby food in metal or plastic containers
Oh! And what about toddlers, you ask? There's an excellent non-BPA sippy-cup wrap-up over at Z Recommends. I favor the stainless steel Kleen Kanteen myself.
Update! Here's another excellent and brand-specific wrap-up of baby bottles over at Z Recs!
