B for Bottles :)

I had always wanted to blog about feeding bottles. I think we tend to take granted the importance of having proper and safe feeding bottles for our babies. I guess I’m one of the unlucky ones when it comes to breastfeeding. Adel just won’t latch to my breasts which irritates the both of us. I ended up expressing my breast milk for him but since he does not latch, which means he does not directly consume milk from me, I’m well dried out even during confinement.

So I’ve been using a lot of plastic bottles because initially I thought that I’ll just throw them away once it is well used. I didn’t pay much attention on whether these plastic bottles were bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalate, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) free. You say what? Well, these chemicals when combined are lethal and can lead to contrasting effects on the testis and the liver, causing testicular degeneration and promoting abnormal hepatocyte proliferation and carcinogenesis as well as concerns about its potential effects on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and young children. Mouthful isn’t it? Try googling the effects yourself, alarming I tell you!

Until Dayah bought Adel these babies:

Look at the variety of colours!

Those are Lifefactory baby bottles. These bottles are made out of glass. Yes, it may break but it also has these cool bright colored silicone sleeves which helps to protect the bottle from breakage and provides a great gripping surface and tactile experience during feeding. Other amazing facts on the babies are:

• Bottle and sleeve can be boiled or put in the dishwasher together. Can also go in the freezer, making breast milk storage simple;

• BPA, phthalate, and PVC free (yay!);

• Silicone sleeve is non-toxic and free of plastics;

• Silicone nipple is non-toxic and latex-free;

• Plastic ring, plug and cap are FDA approved;

• Made from borosilicate glass and therefore are thermal shock resistant allowing them to go from freezer to boiling water.

Lifefactory glass feeding bottles are available here in Malaysia. You can purchase them online from myBBstore.com.

Avent bottles are also a godsend. It has proven to reduce colic in babies. I think at one point Adel was colicky only because he was fed from bottles since day one. We have one Avent bottle and one sipping cup at home but Adel still prefers his Lifefactory bottles  Can't really blame him, I love those Lifefactory bottles too, lol! They're so pretty :).

And here's Adel's fave feeding bottles ;)