Philips Avent Breast Pump - is it ok to use?

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Finally figured out how to work the darn thing but now a friend as just told me that it and the Avent bottles use the plastic linked to the recent cancer scare and that I should bin it and get another brand that doesn't use this type of plastic. Is there any truth to this? Would really prefer to avoid having to spend another £80 if I don't have to.

I am no expert at all, but I do have the same pump as you. Surely if it was bad, they would not be allowed to sell it?
I wouldn't worry about it tbh. Nowadays, pretty much everything is linked to something bad

FGS - don't bin it. It will be fine. I'm pretty sure that Avent wasn't one of the brands mentioned in that particular scare story anyway

most of them do have BPA in them and the only ones that dont seem to use it are the MAM bottles and the Born Free ones. The only avent products that dont contain BPA are the magic cups as they are not made of clear rigid plastic. I still wouldnt throw away the breastpump you have though.

This website gives info on BPA free products and sets out which items from which manufacturers use/dont use BPA in their products.

Avent Via cups are BPA free you can get an adapter so you can express straight into the cups and feed directly from them to.

Just looked at that link and generally on the internet and I don't think I'm over-reacting at all! Philips are apparently one of the worse offenders for using BPA! Going to return it to Mothercase and ask for a refund.

I have an AVENT pump (hand not electric) which I assume has BPA in, as has parts that are clear rigid plastic. After reading the news stories, I decided to stop microwave sterilising and use Milton instead (cold water sterilising). Part of the issue was (I think) that heating the bottles caused the chemical to leach out of the plastic, by not applying heat, the reaction that causes the chemical to come out doesn't happen.

Are there any pumps that are BPA free. Also £80 seems very expensive - I find hand pumps really effective.

The Medela bump is BPA free so think I will get one of those. Agree that the main issue seems to be heating the plastic. Would using a manual pump be the same as using an electric one on manual mode?

I haven't ever used an elctric pump, but that was cos I got on so well with my manual one. My friend bought an electric pump as she was struggling with a manual one and found it to be no better.

I would go for a manual first as they are less expensive.