Suggestion on bottles? - Page 2

[snozzberry]

Originally Posted by eilonwy

I remember reading, though, that breastmilk shouldn't be stored in glass because some of the compounds that make it so fabulous are ruined-- they stick to the glass and don't get to the baby. I think it was in The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding?

Someone else on MDC mentioned that to me once...but I don't know the source either.

Originally Posted by Mindi22

Does anyone know if there is a way to tell if BPA is in bottles that I already have? I certainly don't want to purchase new ones with BPA, but if some of the ones that I have from the first time around are still good, I will use them.

Is it just brands to look for, or is there a recycling symbol that will tell me that information?

ETA: I just found this link in a search, but am still looking for more information:
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/07/z-...carbonate.html

Type #7 has the highest chance of having BPA, I think.

Environmental Working Group has a good page about the issue, but I didn't dig around to see if they had info about specific brands.

If you know the brand though, I would try contacting the company and just asking them if they contain BPA. It could be that even if they don't contain BPA now, they might have had it in previous versions of their products.

[smokeylo]

Originally Posted by snozzberry

Someone else on MDC mentioned that to me once...but I don't know the source either.

Type #7 has the highest chance of having BPA, I think.

Environmental Working Group has a good page about the issue, but I didn't dig around to see if they had info about specific brands.

If you know the brand though, I would try contacting the company and just asking them if they contain BPA. It could be that even if they don't contain BPA now, they might have had it in previous versions of their products.

Yes, #7 is the worst, although I don't think Nalgene bottles and their ilk are "marked" and they also contain BPA.


Here's the site I've been looking at. It has a great list of safe bottles!

Avent Magic Cups are safe toddler sippies, fyi. I registered for some of those, too.

[mom2tillie]

When I returned to work (3 months later) I used the Avent bottles also. They worked very well with the Avent ISIS IQ Uno pump I got and even when i got the Medela Pump In Style I poured the milk into the Avent bottles because my daughter was already accustomed to them. I plan on going back to work at 3 months this time too and using the same Avent bottles, although I have now purchased an Avent ISIS IQ Duo pump. I liked the Avent Uno better than the Medela but due to time restraints I used the Medela more often and it wore out after about 6 months of use. I am hoping that the Avent Duo is as good as the Uno but twice as efficient since I can double pump.

I started getting my daughter used to the bottle about 2-3 weeks before I returned to work by letting my husband give her the bottle here and there after I pumped. It worked well, I never I had any issues. I never gave her a bottle myself and she wouldn't take one from me anyway but she easily and happily took one from daddy, aunties and the daycare ladies.

Happy Nursing (and Pumping)!

[snozzberry]

Originally Posted by mom2tillie

I started getting my daughter used to the bottle about 2-3 weeks before I returned to work by letting my husband give her the bottle here and there after I pumped. It worked well, I never I had any issues. I never gave her a bottle myself and she wouldn't take one from me anyway but she easily and happily took one from daddy, aunties and the daycare ladies.

Happy Nursing (and Pumping)!

Is there a "sweet spot" baby age for introducing the bottle? I imagine you do it too early and it conflicts with breastfeeding, but if you wait too long the baby won't accept the bottle?

[justmama]

My first daughter had nipple confusion, rejected me, and I let my milk dry up(I was young and stupid and knew nothing about relactating). My second daughter I was determined that despite her preemie status she WOULD nurse to a year. We nursed until 22months and she never got used to the bottle at all. Wouldn't take a single one. This is my third daughter and I'm hopeful that if I intro a bottle around 3-4weeks that she will go back and forth easily as I have to go back to work soon after. I have an avent isis pump from my second daughter so we are planning on the avent bottles too.

[smokeylo]

You can also dropper, cup, or finger feed a small baby to avoid nipple confusion and to keep feeding breastmilk if they don't like bottles. Here's a GREAT website with all kinds of info on pumping, introducing a bottle, and alternative feeding methods.

Since I will have to be away from the baby for a few hours at a time starting at about 3 weeks, we will dropper feed until about 6 weeks and then maybe try a bottle. I have to read more about when to intro a bottle to feel comfortable with this arrangement. For some babies it's no prob, for some it's a BIG prob!!

[eilonwy]

I'm not sure if there's a best point to introduce bottles, but it seems to me that some kids won't develop nipple confusion ever and others are utterly flabbergasted by the switch. ChunkyButt, my youngest niece, has been taking bottles for most of her life and she's got no trouble nursing whatsoever-- just latches on and slurps away, no trouble. Bella seemed to be confused even by the nipple shield. (I never gave her a bottle, I was terrified-- we used a fingerfeeder & nipple shield until she managed to take the boob. She didn't get a bottle at all until pretty recently, certainly during this pregnancy.)