We had this forum conversation the other day: http://www.trianglemom2mom.com/content/sippy-cups

Oops! When we changed our forums, we lost this one string of conversation.

I remember Natalie had linked to this post on Nature Moms. And I'd found this listing on Amazon.

Gatorbabe had this blog: http://www.trianglemom2mom.com/content/bpa-and-bottles-are-you-know

But I know babies can really be attached to their bottles.
Anyone else switch?

Well, since this forum is new and not much "chatter" yet...I thought I'd update:

I was sufficiently "freaked" by all the recent press, so I went to Whole Foods and bought a couple of the Born Free bottles. We needed a couple more from loss and breakage of a couple of our Avent bottles. DS seems to be taking to them fine...the silicone nipple is very similar to the Avent ones. If all continues to go well we may switch over entirely!

We used Avent for DS two years ago -- but this year, in light of all the BPA revelations, we decided that for DD, we'd use Playtex Drop-Ins. So far, she's only had one bottle (she's only a week old!), but it worked out well. Now I'm in the process of ordering BPA-free sippy cups for DS. I hear that the Sigg and Kleen Kanteen are good alternatives, and plan to get one of each to see which he likes better before investing a lot in one kind.

I used to work at Babies R Us and learned about the BPA issue quite awhile ago. Born Free and Medela are the two brands that are absolutely BPA free- all their products are 100% BPA free. Evenflo just came out with new BPA free bottles, 3 for $2.99, which is a much cheaper alternative to Medela and Born Free. Nuby bottles are also BPA free. Babies that use Avent bottles will probably use Born Free just fine, because the nipple and bottle types are so similar. Glass bottles and drop-ins are also good alternatives. Just for your information, too, Playtex sippy cups are almost all BPA free. Other BPA free cups include Nuby and Born Free.

The Born Free bottles, like I said, seem to be an easy cross-over. I like the bottles just fine, there are a few more pieces to these bottles (the air/gas reduction mechanism), but it's all real easy to assemble. I'm happy with the bottles...so far at least.
Will be interested to start DS on the BPA free sippys in a few months.
If all goes well with the Born Free, I'll probably stick with that brand. Maybe we should all buy stock in BPA free bottle companies...haha.
Beth

We didn't want to make a huge financial investment in bottles, so we used the Evenflo glass bottles. They're inexpensive (about $6 for three 8 oz. bottles) and available on Amazon or at BabiesRUs locally. I know people worry about them breaking, but they're pretty thick, sturdy glass and we've never had one break.

For kids' cups, we have a combination of Siggs and Kleen Kanteens. The KKs offer a sippy top or a regular sports top. I've found that the sippy top leaks, so we've just used the sports top and that works out fine. I prefer the KKs over the Siggs because I find the wider mouth makes it easier to clean. The Siggs are really cute, though!

we've eliminated a lot of plastic from our home. some of it with BPA and some of it without. My girls are too old for bottles (we had used Avent previously) but they do still use sippys cups in the car. I replaced them with Foogos. Foogos are stainless sippys from Thermos and available from Target for around $15. I also got a couple of the Foogo leak proof straw bottles. They are working great for us.
I looked into the Siggs and the Kleen Kanteens and will probably get a few Kleen Kanteens as well. I am going to choose the Kleen Kanteens over the Siggs because I'm not comfortable with the aluminum in the Siggs and the plastic epoxy lining. I also like the wider mouth of the Kleen Kanteen.

I also wanted to add that for any parents concerned about the BPA in bottles, also take a look at other plastic you use in your home, especially for re-heating foods. Tupperware Rock n Serve and Heat n Serve contain BPA, their Crystal Wave line does not.

Keira

Mama to Teaghan and Campbell

I am baffled about this topic. Why are people throwing out everything plastic and buying these expensive Sigg bottles? I'm told we only have to worry about plastics #3 and #7, plastics that are clear rather than translucent. So why would I ditch my #2 plastic Playtex sippy cups and buy overpriced metal ones? I understand the concern about BPA, but I'm starting to wonder if part of this shunning of plastic is more a trend than a true safety issue. Opinions anyone?

For me, it’s not just the dangers of BPA, it’s the hazards of other chemicals and the impact on the environment that has prompted me to reduce our use of plastic. Limiting my children’s exposure to plastic isn’t something that I decided to do recently. It wasn’t because of the scare of lead exposure in children’s plastic toys earlier this year or because of BPA in bottles. But when those issues came up, I was happy that I had already started taking steps to reduce our consumption of plastic.
Our society produces approximately 60 billion tons of plastic every year. Most plastic is made from petroleum, a non-renewable resource. It is an energy intensive and toxic process to produce and recycle plastic. Widespread, indiscriminate use of plastic is irresponsible. It pollutes our ocean, our air and our bodies.
And it’s not just BPA that is dangerous. Many plastics contain phthalates and metal stabilizers. Who’s to say that the “safe” plastics won’t be discovered to be harmful next? The FDA still states that no safety concern exists for Bisphenol-A. Yet, the Canadian government has proposed legally designating Bisphenol-A a 'toxic' substance hazardous to health and banning its use.
My children still have plastic toys but they also have a lot of toys made from natural materials. I still store some of my food stuffs in Tupperware, but I no longer buy new, choosing instead to replace it with stainless steel or glass containers. We don’t use plastic diapers, Styrofoam or plastic wrap. I never heat food in any type of plastic. I’m not in any way suggesting that every family make the same choices we have. Sometimes it’s downright inconvenient. But overall, it feels like the right decision to me. It’s something that is important to me for my children and the future.

Keira

Mama to Teaghan and Campbell

My friend researched online that the best and safest plastic KIDS CUPS are the ones from TUPPERWARE. No BPA is in ANY of our children's products.

The microwave issue may be more complicated. Our (Tupp) microwave products contain some of the materials being questioned - particularly the polycarbonate (which I love and use all the time). To me, it's a bit overkill. How many things around us every day are 'carcinogenic' ? Just because we can find every little 'hazardous' material and product in the world ... doesn't mean that we use it in any dangerous quantities, and also doesn't mean that we can successfully eliminate EVERY potential product around us. Anyway, it's all still FDA approved at this point. I'm sure more will be uncovered over time.

The funniest thing to me ... is a lady at one of my parties ... "I refuse to put any kind of plastic in the microwave. Excuse me, I have to go outside and smoke." I'M SERIOUS !! She really did !

Grace Danuck,
Mom,  Wife,  Tupperware Director, 
Chairperson for Triangle Arthritis Walk
my.tupperware.com/gracedan

As a follow-up - I just heard this interesting discussion about the new book "Poisoned Profits" about the link between chemicals and the increase of death and disease in childhood.

The N&O is working on a story about this issue. A couple of the scientists who are doing research on this are in the RTP area.

If you've been concerned about this issue/have switched bottles, etc., and want to talk to the reporter working on the story, contact Wade Rawlins.