Toxic baby bottles - a warning

[missjennipenni]

news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91251-1303191,00.html

Parents who put warm milk in plastic baby bottles could be exposing their children to dangerous pollutants, scientists warn.
A study has shown that a toxin leaks from plastic bottles when they are heated or filled with hot liquids.

Bisphenol A has been linked to fertility problems, diabetes, breast cancer, hyperactivity and early puberty in girls. Babies are thought to be particularly vulnerable to its effects.

It is one of the most common 'gender-bender' chemicals in the home and is found in food containers, water bottles and the lining of food cans.

The US findings will concern parents who submerge plastic bottles in hot water, mix infant formula with hot water and boil or steam bottles to sterilise them.

lulu - thats why i put "apparently" as all i have read was that news report lol

you're COMPLETELY missing my point - it's not just mums who FF who use bottles!!! Just do a search on here and see how many mums express milk to be given at a later point from a bottle.

and in my personal experience - a huge contributing factor to women feeling guilty for not FFing is people telling them that they should be feeling guilty. I fell victim to that when I "failed" (use the term loosely) with BFing DS2. Thankfully only for a few months. Didn't let anyone make me feel guilty when I decided to make a complete switch from BF to FF with DS3.

Nobody should feel guilty, i just know it happens. I know that some BF babies use bottles too, I just thought that the FF feeding mums had a bit more guilt about it, and that this COULD add to it (never said that it would). I just dont like to see mums under extra pressure

faq is right, with the inclusion of mix fed babies and those getting ebm this must work out to most if not nearly all babies - i would imagine very few babies are fed exclusively from the breast until such time as bottles would not be an issue any longer.

just read this link.

Few things jump out firstly

"For example, in one recent study, a single, low dose of bisphenol A administered to a newborn rat resulted in hyperactive behavior."

I know of many children that react that way to eating sweets and other sugary foods.....

"The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found bisphenol A in the urine of over 95% of people they tested."

So - if it's in 95% of people, the majority of who (I'm guessing) live perfectly healthy lives is it really such a great risk???

Definitely would want to see more conclusive evidence before I even considered being concerned.

I didnt ever use bottles, as my babies couldnt suck on the teat, but i did use baby cups, which were plastic & sterilised, so mine would have been at risk too.

not quite sure why you posted the link if you didn;t want to potentially make mums worried/ feel guilty/ scared etc.. if you have only read this one report about it... i shall certainly look into it, but as i bottle fed both mine and used hot water and scrubbed and sterilised by bottles, it is a bit late now!

really lulu - I was sure you were one of the BFers??????!?!?!?

Lulu - do you think that information such as this should be hidden til proven?

I wish studies like this were reported in a more responsible way. (details of the study, what it actually means, instead of being sensationalist)

no, not neccesarily

what i find uncomfortable is that parents can potentially be scared off from making up formul a feeds and washing and sterilising bottles correctly, which can be harmful.. by one report on something that does not seem that concrete.

also, if it is in so much stuff around us, why are the reports scaring us more re the baby bottle issue? it smacks of scaremongering to me

i certainly think parents deserve to know if this is true, and if so, to be able to buy safe alternatives.

Thats Sky news for you though

so, why post the link?

TBH, if we believed 100% everything that was reported, like this, we would live as hermits and barely eat/drink a thing

no FAQ, i am a very regretful and sad non breast feeder who has dreams about breastfeeding 2.5 year old dd

So that people know and can make their own minds up about it? Or can look into it themselves and make an informed decision?

I dont believe in hiding things

oh - I was miles off the mark then wasn't I .

but you are FABULOUS to have around when people are/think they are in labour

fair enough jennipenni

at least i appeared to be a BF, FAQ !!

i wonder about plastic cups as well, i heat them up for hot choc but i think i'll use mugs from now on
i read recently but can't find the link that in the arctic where inuit eat a lot of meat from high up the food chain (apparently all scuzzy chemicals are more concentrated at top of food chain and at poles) human foetuses are changing from male to female. that is truly freaky
no need for ff mums to feel guilty, we're all surrounded by these kinds of chemicals. it affects us all

crikey, at what point do they change from male to female?

dunno, trying to find link or you'll never believe me, wasn't on sky/daily mail/sun anyhow

found it
www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2166996,00.html

Blimey!