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Apr
28
BornFree Introduces BPA-Free Recyclable Bottles
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- Bottles: PES Bottle (4oz and 9oz) and Training Kit
- Bottles: PES Bottle (11oz), and PES Gift Sets (Newborn, Infant, Essentials)
- Breast Pumps & Breastmilk Storage: PES Isis (On the Go Set, and w/ 4oz PES bottle), Isis iQ (Uno, Duo), and PES Breastmilk Storage Set
- Pacifiers: Brand new line of PES designs (Bear, Translucent and Free Flow
BornFree™ was one of the first companies to start producing baby bottles made of BPA Free plastic back when some of us hadn’t even heard of Bisphenol-A. They are constantly taking the next positive step in baby care items and in the past year have expanded to things like stainless water bottles and pacifiers.
BornFree™ just released another new line of bottles that are totally recyclable, the Eco-Friendly BornFree™ Baby Bottle. The Eco-Friendly BornFree™ Baby Bottle is made of Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) which is a BPA, PVC and Phthalate free plastic and each bottle is made new, but can be returned to the company to be recycled into other household products like toys, furniture and household utensils.
BornFree™ Eco-Friendly baby bottles are durable and shatterproof so they’ll last the length of time you should only replace them / send them in for recycling when you have no more use for them. To return your BornFree™ Bottle for recycling, just contact them at 1-877-WWW-BORN. BornFree™ will pay for the postage too!
Where to Get Them: If you’re in the market for BPA Free plastic bottles you can pick up the new Eco-Friendly BornFree™ Baby Bottles on BornFree’s website – available in 9 oz. twin packs and 4 oz. twin packs. They aren’t in stores just yet but I imagine they will be eventually!
Dec
15
SafeMama & The Soft Landing Holiday Giveaway
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Greetings SafeParents! I meant to do this on our 1 year anniversary in November but, life got in the way, as life tends to do for us busy parents. To top off our week of giveaways I thought it would be only fitting to do a big giveaway with none other than our favorite non-toxic feeding gear friends The Soft Landing.
SafeMama wants to thank our loyal and new readers for helping us keep this resource going and for making it one of the jobs I do so rewarding. Thank you everyone for your email, your questions (I try to answer as many as I can!) and your ongoing support. So as a thank you we’re giving away a big package to one lucky reader. The Momo company has released several new items this year including glass bottles with huggers, and BPA Free bottles in an assortment of sizes. The Soft Landing has generously offered a Momo Bottle Prize Pack which includes some of their fabulous new items on sale:
1 – 9oz Borosilicate Glass Bottle
1 – Large Neoprene Hugger
1 – 6oz PES Bottle
1 – 9oz PES Bottle
1 – 2pk Wide Neck Spouts
1 – 2pk Wide Neck Handles
PLUS, with your Momo gift pack you’ll also receive a $30 Gift Certificate to The Soft Landing compliments of all of us at SafeMama.com! Here’s how to enter:
Send an email to safemamaATgmail.com with the subject “Momo Holiday Giveaway” in the subject field. Please be sure to include your full name and address to avoid delivery delays. (your info will be kept private)
You must complete BOTH steps in order to qualify for this giveaway. Contest expires at midnight December 22rd. Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only. We’ll select one winner at random. Good luck!
Giveaway Ended, thanks to all who entered and Congrats to Sharon M of Hoboken!
Sep
16
Avent Releasing More BPA-Free Options
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While I wait to hear how today’s FDA Meeting about Bisphenol-a turns out, I wanted to point you to our friends blog at The Soft Landing. She confirmed with Avent-Philips that they will be releasing more BPA Free products this month and into October. The Soft Landing says the products include:
Products due to arrive in September (may be available now in some stores):
Available mid October:
Great news! For all your non-toxic baby and kid shopping, check out The Soft Landing! Further reading, check out Philips’ website to see their new line of PES (Polyethersulfone) bottles, as well as a materials chart for all Avent products.
Jul
29
Safe Bottle Soap: BabyGanics Foaming Dish Soap
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We tested and approved (with much love and adoration) the line of cleaning products BabyGanics a while back. I still have several bottles of all purpose cleaner around the kitchen and bathroom for spot cleaning and am still really happy with it. Imagine my excitement when during a recent trip to Babies R Us, I discovered BabyGanics came out with a few new items. Parents are always asking us what detergents are safe to use for bottles and cups. It’s said, even by bottle makers that bottles can eventually scratch and crack due to frequent washing and they should be replaced when they are visibly worn. But to prolong the life of a bottle, it’s best to keep it out of the dishwasher (or at least top rack only) and use gentle soap and water for cleaning. BabyGanics now has a gentle safe foaming dish soap. BabyGanics uses minimal ingredients so that washing dishes is gentle on your baby bottles and gentle on the environment.
BabyGanics now carries a laundry detergent and a safe air freshener for those stinky diaper pails.
Pick it up: BabyGanics.com or at Babies R Us.
Jul
11
Review: Babisil Silbottle
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We’ve had this bottle for a little while now. I’m pleased to say that the little guy seems to like it. But then again, I’m not sure if he ever met a food delivery device that he didn’t like!
This bottle has some good qualities. It seems to help reduce air intake for the most part. The insert collapses as the baby drinks, which is kinda cool. But there can still be a bit of air in the bottom, so you have to take away the bottle once the liquid is gone. Baby will either suck the rest of the air out, or get frustrated at sucking against the collapsed insert.
The bottle has a lot of parts, though. There’s the insert, the screw on bottom, the outer bottle, the nipple, the nipple ring, the cover, and a little round insert that is used when you’re mixing formula (it’s supposed to help mix the formula better). Oh, and a little sharp tool to help you make the nipple hole bigger if needed.
That’s a lot of stuff to keep track of.
It does seem to feed well, and our baby had no real trouble with it. But it’s still too big for him to hold on his own. He’s 7 months now and while he can hold bottles himself now, he only hangs on to the smaller ones. He still doesn’t like to hold the bigger ones.
I have a trip coming up next week and in spite of its multiple parts, I might take it with me to use for water, because I don’t have any smaller, BPA-free bottles right now. (I know.)
I think this is a bottle that you may just want to try for yourself to see if the baby likes it. But if lots of parts intimidate you, or you’re afraid of losing them, then it may not be right for you. My house is a black hole sometimes, yet we still actually have all the parts. So far.
How to find it: Babisil.com
May
9
Dr. Brown’s matching bottles.
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Last week a Safe Mama reader emailed us to let us know that the company that manufacturers Dr. Brown’s bottles, Handi-Craft, is matching up to 3 bottles per household. All you have to do is send in your UPC codes to the company and they’ll send you back new polypropylene bottles. I spoke with a representative to confirm this, and it is indeed true. However, they’re only sending out polypropylene (a safe plastic) bottles back, even if you purchase glass, just because they don’t have enough glass bottles to currently meet the demand for this particular program. Still, it’s nice to know that they’re helping consumers to replenish their bottle collection with a BPA free alternative. While they still maintain BPA’s safeness and they still are continuing to make polycarbonate bottles, they understand their customers’ concerns. If you’re looking for the newer polypropylene bottles in the stores, they’re pretty easy to find. They’re an opaque plastic with blue ink and there should be a big BPA free sticker on the package.
Now, onto the good stuff. To get your free bottles, simply mail your UPC codes (up to 3) to:
Handi-Craft Company
4433 Fyler Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63116
Your receipt is not necessary.
Thanks to the Safe Mama reader who tipped us off about this great program!
UPDATE 8/1/08: Another SafeMama reader to the rescue! Someone tipped us off that this promotion ended on 6/30/08. They’re no longer honoring the matching program. Thanks SafeMama reader.
Apr
19
Playtex Offering BPA Free Samples
Filed Under Bisphenol-A | 7 Comments
A few of our readers have tipped us off about Playtex publishing a list of products that are BPA Free. While some of their products contain BPA and they still maintain that BPA is safe, they wanted to make sure to eliminate any confusion:
“We know recent news coverage has created significant confusion about the use of BPA in plastic baby products,” said Gary Cohen, Vice President and General Manager Playtex®, Energizer® Personal Care Division. “While US and worldwide regulatory bodies continue to deem the ingredient safe, as a leader in infant care products, we are listening to consumer concerns and we believe the right thing to do is eliminate any confusion or doubt that parents may have. For thisreason, we will stop using BPA in our products this year and we offer consumers a chance to immediately switch to BPA-free infant products.”
You can read the press release here.
The good news, is that there are quite a few products on the list that are BPA Free. The full chart is available for download as a PDF. Anyone wanting a free sample of the original Playtex Drop-Ins nurser can fill out the form available on their website. It’s that easy.
Thanks Safe Mama Readers!
Mar
13
Review: Adiri Natural Nursers
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I recently bought a couple of the Adiri Natural Nursers. First, I wanted to get away from the other plastic bottles we have and go BPA-free. Secondly, I figured that a breast-like nipple would be good for keeping breast feeding going. My son is about to hit 4 months and has only used a bottle a few times until now. I just went back to work part-time and he gets a bottle once or twice a day 1-2 days a week.
I went with the second stage bottles and I’m wondering if that’s the problem. It could be that the flow is just a little too fast for him. In addition, he’s been a little fussy and hard to latch anyway, and I’m not sure if the bottles are helping. Recently, I tried to use the bottle. He ate, but had a wide-eyed look that he gets when my milk lets down too fast. He pulled away so much that he seems to be getting a lot of air in his stomach, even though the vent on the Adiri is supposed to help with that. (It would if he got a good seal on the bottle, I think.)
The jury’s still out for me on this one. It could just be that we’re hitting a rough spot due to a growth spurt. Or upcoming teething (he’s drooling a LOT). And it could be that he feels my stress at starting back to work. I’m really hoping that things will go better after he gets a little more used to the bottles.
To be fair, my husband uses them more than I do, since he feeds the tyke when I’m at work. He did also think that maybe the bottle flows a tad too fast, but our son isn’t quite four months old and is just now starting bottles regularly. It probably would have been better to start with Stage 1, but I thought we’d only use a slower stage for a few weeks before switching. Hubby hasn’t noticed any trouble latching, so it may have been a bad day for the boy — and me. Or he could be getting to the point where he doesn’t want a bottle from me.
To make things a bit harder, the bottles have been leaking inside the cover when I fill them up. I followed the directions, which said to make sure there’s a tight seal. And I did. But still, leakage. I emailed The Soft Landing, where I got the bottles, and they passed me on to Adiri. Their response time rocks. Adiri offered to replace the bottles for us. So we’ll give the new ones a try when they arrive and see if they fare any better.
And I’ll update you all when I try the new ones. Also, more reviews to come!
Feb
21
Dr. Browns Adds PolyPropylene Option in Spring 2008
Filed Under Bisphenol-A, Product Safety | 7 Comments
I was tipped off by a reader (thanks Annilee!) about new developments from Handi-Craft, the makers of Dr. Brown’s bottles. I confirmed with the company too and then later noticed it posted on their website.
Before catching wind of this BPA business, I used Dr. Browns polycarbonate bottles for months. I wish I would have known and had the option to choose a Polypropylene alternative then. Mom’s will be able to choose polypropylene bottles (a BPA free plastic) over the polycarbonate bottles this spring. Yay! Below is an excerpt from an email sent to us by a Handi Craft rep:
Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow is extending its baby bottle product offerings to include bottles made of three different materials – glass, polycarbonate plastic, and polypropylene plastic. All three bottle types will maintain the unique internal vent system that makes Dr. Brown’s bottles popular with parents and babies. Polycarbonate bottles are available now, glass bottles are available in January, and polypropylene will be available in the spring of 2008. …
Glass and polypropylene plastic bottles will join our polycarbonate bottles, and all three types will be sold at retail.
Nov
28
MomLogic Born Free Bottle Giveaway
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Just a heads up… The good folks over at Mom Logic are giving away 200 9 oz. Born Free bottles. All you have to do is fill out their giveaway form to enter. Born Free makes great BPA free bottles and are fast becoming the chosen favorite. My two year old use their drinking cup and we’ll be switching to their bottles when/if we have another baby. I don’t see a cut off date on there yet so go on over and enter!
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