Bisphenol A (bpa) Free Baby Products? (pumps, Formulas, Etc)?
Friday, January 15th, 2010 at
4:59 pm
Ok, I’m, not here to debate whether Bisphenol A is safe or not. I’ve read about it, and I know that I’d like our baby to avoid it as much as possible, if not completely, after she’s born.
Are there lists out there of BPA free products? What brands do you folks use? I’m mainly interested in finding alternatives to pumps and formulas at this point. I’ve found a few brands of bottles that are BPA free, but what about baby toys? Thank you!
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No problem! I will be pumping with playtex (or other brand) drop-ins. All of the “liner” type storage bags are BPA free and are disposable so there’s no cleaning, they lat flat in the freezer, and are so much easier to thaw out. I’m not sure about pumps, but given the amount of time the milk actually touches the pump, I would think you’d be okay. Good luck!
I suggest you go back and reread some of the things that you have already read. BPA is a chemical that is found in hard plastics, and has been shown to leach out of the plastic if exposed to high temperatures. Remember that this also goes for any water bottles or hard plastic tupper ware typeo you really want an alternative to BPA free FORMULA? Maybe I’m missing something, but how can a chemical that is processed into plastic be present in formula?
From a website advocating BPA free products, BPA is described as follows: “Bisphenol-A is a hormone-disrupting chemical considered to be potentially harmful to human health and the environment. It has been known that scratched and worn polycarbonate feeding bottles will leach this chemical into liquids.” http://www.bisphenolafree.org/
Analyze that with me… potentially harmful… This doesn’t mean that it does cause any harm, just that it possibly could. Also note that it says that BPA comes from SCRATCHED and WORN poly bottles. Don’t let your bottles wear out, and you don’t need to worry about it.
Really you will be pretty safe with not microwaving or sterilizing bottles (hot water and dish soap are fine). Also, unless you plan on putting plastic baby toys in the dish washer dry cycle, or in the microwave, you’re going to be fine. Good luck in your searching.
For baby toys, I found some new “Earth Friendly” toys by Sassy at Babies R Us, they are oldfashion wood toys. I didn’t buy any cause right now my son has too much and is already 9 mos. I would have though, and they are little more expensive. As far as pumps supplies, someone posted here on day that the disposable liners are all BPA free. I guess look in to that, then you need not worry.
I just found a link that says Medala claims there products are BPA free.
EDIT:http://www.amazon.com/tag/bpa-free?tag=s…
found this at amazon, just hit the arrow keys left and right and it goes through the list.
BPA Free Bottle Products
* Adiri Natural Nursers
* Avent “Via” disposable bottles
* Born-Free – All bottles and cups BPA free
* EvenFlo Glass bottles
* Playtex Opaque Soft Bottle
* Gerber Clear view, Fashion Tints (also called “Plastic Pastels”), Gentle Flow
* Medela: All bottles
* Sassy MAM bottles (UltiVent), Baby Food Nurser Kit
* Green to Grow Bottles
* Sassy Baby Food Nurser Kit
* Sassy MAM Ultivent
* ThinkBaby Bottles
* Nubby: Standard Neck Non-Drip Bottle, Wide-Neck Non-Drip Bottle, Wide-Neck Bottle with Handles and Non-Drip Nipple, Standard Neck Bottle with Handles and Non-Drip Nipple, 3-Stage Wide Neck Easy Grip Feeding System with Non-Drip Nipple.
* Nature Pure Glass bottles
BPA Free Sippy Cups
* Avent Magic Cups
* Playtex: Coolster Tumbler, Insulator, Einstein Training Cup, Sipster, Create My Own, Quick Straw, Insulator Sport, Sip and Discover, First Sipster
* Gerber: Sip & Smile Spill-proof Cup, Easy Grip Insulated Soft Straw Cup, Insulated Cool Cup, Fun Grips Spill-proof Cup, Fun Grips Color Change Spill-proof Cup, Grins & Giggles Spill-proof Cup (source)
* BornFree sippy/drinking cups
* Kleen Kanteen
* Thermos Foogo Sippy Cups, and drinking bottle with straw
* SIGG Toddler Water Bottles
* Kid Basix The Safe Sippy
* Boon Sippy
* iPlay Aqua Bottle
* ThinkBaby Training Cup
* Sassy Snack Time Infa-Trainer Cup
* Nuby: No-Spill Sports Sipper, Insulated Soft Silicone Spout Cup, Soft Spout Easy Grip Cup, Gripper Cup with Soft Silicone Spout, 2-Handle Cup, Tinted Mega Sipper
* The First Years: Take & Toss, Spill-proof Cup, Insulated Cup, Licensed character sippy cups, Insulated Spill-proof Cup, 2 Handled Cups
Other / Storage
* Avent Via 8-oz. Nurser Kit
* Avent Snack Cup / Formula Dispenser
* Mother’s Milkmate Storage bottles
* Medela Milk Storage bottles and breastpump accessories
* Playtex Breastmilk storage kit
* Lansinoh® Breastmilk Storage Bags
* Lansinoh® Breastmilk Storage Bottles