Heating baby’s formula with BPA free bottle then transferring to Dr. Brown one?
ByI am under the impression that BPA is only transferred to formula when heated, so I bought a BPA free bottle and have been using it to heat my baby’s formula up in and then taking his favorite Dr. Brown bottles and putting it in there. We have invested in 16 Dr. Brown bottles and I don’t have the $$$ for a lot of BPA free bottles. Am I safe heating the formula in the BPA free bottle and then transferring to the Dr. Brown ones? Anyone else using this technique?
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10 Comments
January 31st, 2010 at 11:34 am
I would say that is just fine. I think some people are really overreacting about this. If he likes the Dr. Brown bottles then use them.
January 31st, 2010 at 11:56 am
I just stopped heating my son’s bottles.
I store the water (I buy bottled water) at room temperature and I just mix the formula to that.
January 31st, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Sounds like you are doing the best thing given your budget and concern for your infant! Kudos to you!
January 31st, 2010 at 1:06 pm
I do the same as Johnny’s Mom. I just don’t heat the bottles with formula in it.
However, I do microwave the bottles to sterilize them. Hopefully that’s not a no-no.
April
January 31st, 2010 at 1:49 pm
actually that whole ,”BPA is only dangerous when the container is heated” is outdated information. It’s been found that the BPA is released even when washing the bottles, allowing it to leach into foods/liquids.
I bought the “Playtex drop-ins nursers” which are BPA free, it’s $10 for 3 bottles and $6 for 100 liners, which is alot cheaper than those special “BPA free” bottles.
Also be aware that BPA is actually and INGREDIENT in some infant formulas, and the highest toxicity levels of BPA have been found in formula fed infants using BPA bottles.
Don’t break the bank buying all new stuff if you can’t afford it, the risk is still considered relatively small and BPA in bottles has not yet been condemned by the FDA (although is has already been banned in Canada and Europe I believe).
this site gives a list of some of the BPA free products out there, (some, like the playtex nursers, are pretty cheap, some are much more expensive)
http://safemama.com/2007/11/22/bpa-free-bottle-and-sippy-cup-cheat-sheet/
January 31st, 2010 at 2:21 pm
They can get BPA from so manythings. It’s used in polyesters, fungicides, epoxies and polycarbonate plastics. You only need to worry about Plastics numbers 3 and 7. Many baby bottles made from plastic number 5 are on the market for relatively cheap. Look in the recycle sign, there is a number 1-7.
Edit: BPA bottles have been banned in Canada and the US FDA is showing signs of following suit in the next few months.
January 31st, 2010 at 2:25 pm
to be safe, i would just buy glass bottles, you can buy 6 evenflo glass bottles for only 9.99.
January 31st, 2010 at 3:04 pm
It still leaks the bpa into the formula because you are still putting a warm liquid into the bottle. Check with the place you bought the bottles from. I know there is a few companies who are refunding customers.
January 31st, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Well, I was really upset because I had to throw away 10 bottles and my budget is not too good right now, but I found a bpa free bottle from NUBY very unexpensive and cool looking too with detachable handles and leak proof that my daughter loves, so I bought one pink and one yellow, and that’s all I have now, just two….Warm bottles will release the chemical, doesn’t matter if you heat it somewhere else and drop it in, or you heat the bottle itself….same thing. You won’t have to buy 10 bottles, just a couple, keep a clean container with warm soapy water in the sink, rinse it after use and drop it in there, it will make your life easier and you’ll have always an almost ready to use bottle handy.
January 31st, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I am sorry to say that what you are doing is not safe. BPA is a chemical that leaches into the formula/milk or what ever liquid used. When the liquid used is warm BPA leaches at a much higher rate. You don’t have to microwave the plastic, just by putting warm / hot liquid will cause the BPA to leach out faster. Even cold liquids will cause the BPA to enter into the liquid. My advice is to send them back to DR. Browns… Us the glass Dr. Brown’s bottles they are safe.