So over at my other blog, you can read about our family and adopting a baby from Central Asia. I am two weeks pre-travel and have started looking into buying baby bottles. I was looking at teething rings and chewey things for Isabel and in the back of my mind I was thinking…”Isn’t there something in some plastics that I hear warnings about?” So, I came home and started the dizzying reading on the concerns over pvc and other things that are in certain plastics.
So, I’m going to go about writing this blog as I learn in somewhat real time. What I know is the following:
Not all baby products have pvc in them and you can’t always know which ones have them and which ones don’t. Color of the plastic doesn’t always determine whether or not there is pvc or not.
More and more baby products are being marketed as ‘pvc free’ which is good news for consumers.
Glass baby bottles are making a comeback and are readily available in some stores and online.
So, we’ll make our way together here. What I really want is for this blog to be a forum where we all contribute to a growing list of products that are pvc-free and safer for our babies to use. I am going to focus primarily on items that are used to feed babies and children as I think this is the greatest concern over PVC and other potentially harmful additives to plastics. I’m thinking I’ll mostly be targeting bottles, dishware, utensils and the like but please feel free to add what knowledge is out there regarding toys as well. This blog is for everyone who has a concern regarding plastics and their kids’ health.
Shea said,
May 7, 2007 @ 3:35 am
I bought the best glass baby bottles in Almaty (at the under the intersection baby store… no kidding it’s under the actual intersection!!). I would tell you the brand but it’s in Cyrillic… M, backward N, P brand.
Cheri said,
August 10, 2007 @ 2:03 am
Hi!
I was wondering what sippy cup is safe to use for my 2 year old?
Thanks,
Cheri
Lisa Minsky said,
August 30, 2007 @ 1:41 am
Just wanted to say thank you. There is so much information, and yet so little out there. Your blog is about the best thing I’ve read so far.
Rachel said,
September 11, 2007 @ 4:38 pm
I bought the Born Free Plastic bottles and tried to sterilize them in the microwave. They all melted and fused together. Now my kitchen reeks of burned plastic. People say PC is dangerous, tell me why can they be more dangerous than the Born Free bottle when they never melted and stunk my house up.
Sue B said,
April 23, 2008 @ 4:55 am
Oh my! Rachel’s comment was disturbing yet funny! I wish the stores offered only 2 or 3 different bottles that were ALL safe, but it just couldn’t be that easy. I’m concerned about sippy cupps also, and I’m noticing an “IFFY” about the Gerber Plastic bottles, are they safe or what?? And WHY sterilize?? Isn’t dish soap, bottle brush, hot water good enough???????????
Thanks & Good Luck Parents!!!,
:-/ :-I :-O ;-/
Concerned Mama
Sue B said,
April 23, 2008 @ 4:56 am
Sippy Cups Safe?????????????????????????