Product review: Good to the planet (and baby!) bottles
13th July 2009
As I’m sure many of you did, when the hoopla over BPA hit the proverbial fan, I tossed all the hard plastic in my house: Avent bottles, every sippy cup, anything made by Nalgene. Then I huddled in a corner wracked with guilt over heating Lucy’s plastic bottle in the microwave for more than a year, when quite clearly it was a very bad idea.
With Alice, we received a plethora of glass bottles (on request) as baby shower gifts. For whatever reason (made of spikes? fire ants?) Alice disliked every. single. brand: Born Free, Gerber, Chicco, Evenflo.
It wasn’t until we went back to plastic — now all BPA-free — that she finally accepted a bottle. We started with Gerber, but they have a tendency to deflate as Alice is drinking (meaning we have to regularly pull her off in order for the air to get back in and the flow to not be so slow). I picked up a Playtex fancy-shmancy VentAire one to try, and we do like it. But the liquid tends to come out quick at that funny angle, and Alice often ends up choking a few times. Plus, it was rather pricey just to have a bend in the shape.
But we finally have a favourite. A winner that makes Mom and Baby happy: Green to Grow!
- Phthalates- and BPA-free
- One of the few 10 oz. bottles I’ve seen — when older baby is drinking 6 or 8 oz. at a time, you need the extra space for mixing, and not having the liquid overflow/leak
- That being said, they come in various sizes, and wide and regular neck
- Medical-grade silicone nipple with consistent, even flow
- Funky design: Gotta love the happy, colourful fruits
- Cheeky: The bottom of the measurement list says “All gone!”
- Compatible with Medela breast pump
- Would make a wonderful shower gift
- Company is member of 1% For the Planet, which donates 1% of its sales to environmental organizations
- Alice happily drinks from it: What better endorsement is that?
We received the bottle to try from the generous people at Raising Rascals, an online store of trendy, unique and practical children’s finds based in Ancaster, ON. They currently have all their Green to Grow bottles on sale ($2-$3 off), so please purchase online from them if you’re considering buying!
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Can you heat the milk in the bottle in the microwave with these bottles? or do you require a separate glass containter?
Hey Brenda,
The bottles are BPA and phthalates free, but I still microwave the water in a separate glass measuring cup then add it to the formula in the bottle to mix. I just feel better that way, even though those chemicals aren’t in there. I’d do it the same way if I was heating breastmilk, too (I stopped attempting to pump when Alice was a few months old, as it was just too much work. She’s been supplemented with soy formula ever since).
All that being said, I HAVE microwaved everything in the bottle when I’ve been in a rush, and had no issues with it.
These are the bottles that I bought when my Daughter was born 20(gasp) months ago…I absolutely loved them and still do for those night time bottles