Worried about the link between babies bottles and cancer heart disease etc:

[Kitt3n]

hey guys, there is some really useful info on the replies to this thread

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ncer-link.html

[satya]

I wouldn't stress too much about it. Everyone I know that's had cancer or heart disease was breast fed.

If you are really concerned about it you could get the Happy Baby glass bottles. They are the only ones I know of. They are available at Coles.

I think that the supposed issue with the plastic ones is to do with heat. If you don't heat the bottles then the risk should be reduced. I feed Brock his formula at room temp (used to warm it but found I didn't need to). I use sterilising solution from Safeway so I'm not boiling them or microwaving them both of which could damage the plastic.

[Bathsheba]

The Happy Baby ones are great... the glass is fairly thick and shouldn't break easily... plus they are cheaper than the plastic ones. I only bought glass for my 3rd baby... I wish I'd bought them for my first... would have saved a fortune plus the worry about the plastic chemicals (we heat them).

I don't like the teats that come with the glass ones though... but the NUK ones are compatible if you also have the screw on part.

[Devon]

This whole thing is really quite worrying.

I've just been googling, and apparently some researcers now recommend that pregnant women avoid exposure to BPA and pthalates:

Other researchers are also cautious. "I don't want to induce panic, but I think we should be addressing women of childbearing age," says Foster. Because phthalates and bisphenol A seem to have the greatest impact in the womb, he and Swan suggest that women who are pregnant or are planning to conceive take the most precautions. "These fetal effects are permanent and irreversible, while impacts of adult exposure appear to be reversible," explains Swan.

Fortunately, bisphenol A is relatively easy to avoid during pregnancy, says Dr. Hugh Taylor, chief of reproductive endocrinology at the Yale School of Medicine. He recommends that expectant women avoid polycarbonate food containers, skip canned foods, and delay getting any dental sealants unless absolutely necessary. Phthalates are a bit trickier to avoid, since they have so many applications. But Swan recommends avoiding pvc food containers.

It's easier said than done to avoid tinned food though. I must get back to my resolution to use dried legumes and fresh tomatoes rather than tinned ones. DH and I have already changed to microwaving only in glass. There was an article in Choice mag recently about pthalates in the lids of glass food jars leeching into the food.

[blackduckies]

Hi girls, I think I will have a look for the happy baby glass bottles. We have to heat the bottle, but use sterilizer solution for the bottles themselves. Apparently it is mainly released when the product is heated so tinned foods should be relatively safe unlesss you heat the can??? They are so good at freaking people out and I guess that there are so many things that are cancer /disease causing and things we have'nt even heard about yet, but when you do you feel you have a responability to your babies to do something about it.

Thanks so much for your replies, much appreciated.

[Doing my best]

I use the happy baby glass ones and Nuk glass ones. DD didn't like the happy baby teats, so I interchanged them with the Nuk climline silicon ones.. You can get the Nuk bottles ones in most Target stores (more expensive than happy baby though), but are a pia to steralise unless you have a really tall sterilser...

[Bathsheba]

ooooh NUK glass bottles? I've never seen them but I love NUK as a product. I really really wish i had found glass 13 years ago when i bought my first bottle... oh well... I'll make sure my GRAND CHILDREN only use glass! LOL