As consumers, we trust that all the products we bought in any store
are safe and harmless. If you check out the baby bottles in malls and
department store, you will see a large variation of it with different
brands. Have you ever thought what and how these baby bottles are made
of? Or what substances or chemicals are used to create plastic feeding
bottles? When we heat the plastic bottles for sterilization or put some
hot milk, have you ever thought what happens to the substances in it?
Most manufacturers of plastic feeding bottles use Bisphenol to complete these things. Recent studies show that whenever you apply heat to plastic feeding bottles, about three to seven parts per billion of bisphenol leach into the baby formula. Although the long term effects of plastic in our baby's health has not been established yet, but would you risk any long term side effect for your child just for the reason of convenience and affordability? As parents, what should we do to keep this from happening?
Apparently, we should try to keep from using these plastic feeding bottles and start using glass feeding bottles again. Bisphenol has been linked to several health problems such as cancer, miscarriage, sex hormone effects, and early puberty. As of the moment there is no scientific proof on how bisphenol affects the health and development of babies, but scientist and health professionals are already working on it.
A friend of mine would always run to kiss her father, when she was still a child, every time his father came home from work at the Asbestos factory. This happened way back in 1940. It never occur to her that a simple kiss for her father would lead to some serious respiratory problem called Mesothelioma, which she to live with for the rest of her life. Studies show that there is a strong link between asbestos and mesothelioma. I believe that if her father knew of this harmful effect, he wouldn't have exposed his daughter to asbestos dust which is found on his clothes.
Most manufacturers of plastic feeding bottles use Bisphenol to complete these things. Recent studies show that whenever you apply heat to plastic feeding bottles, about three to seven parts per billion of bisphenol leach into the baby formula. Although the long term effects of plastic in our baby's health has not been established yet, but would you risk any long term side effect for your child just for the reason of convenience and affordability? As parents, what should we do to keep this from happening?
Apparently, we should try to keep from using these plastic feeding bottles and start using glass feeding bottles again. Bisphenol has been linked to several health problems such as cancer, miscarriage, sex hormone effects, and early puberty. As of the moment there is no scientific proof on how bisphenol affects the health and development of babies, but scientist and health professionals are already working on it.
A friend of mine would always run to kiss her father, when she was still a child, every time his father came home from work at the Asbestos factory. This happened way back in 1940. It never occur to her that a simple kiss for her father would lead to some serious respiratory problem called Mesothelioma, which she to live with for the rest of her life. Studies show that there is a strong link between asbestos and mesothelioma. I believe that if her father knew of this harmful effect, he wouldn't have exposed his daughter to asbestos dust which is found on his clothes.
Now as a parent, we wouldn't know if we are exposing our babies
to the harmful effects of bisphenol basically because we have no idea of
its long term effects. But would you really take that risk for your
child? Your decision will form a great impact on your child's health
several years from now. So make decisions wisely.
I do agree that traditional glass feeding bottles can be a bit of inconvenience, but there are now plastic feeding bottles that are free from bisphenol and are being sold in to health shops. However, as they are delicately and specially made for the safety of babies, we can expect that these items can really be expensive.
Conclusively, it is still up to us to make the decision for our children. With all the harmful environmental problems in the air such as certain chemicals that we have to deal with everyday, we definitely don't want to think about bisphenols in our baby's formula. This only adds up to the continuous stress we are dealing with everyday. So now I'll leave you with this thought to ponder on.
I do agree that traditional glass feeding bottles can be a bit of inconvenience, but there are now plastic feeding bottles that are free from bisphenol and are being sold in to health shops. However, as they are delicately and specially made for the safety of babies, we can expect that these items can really be expensive.
Conclusively, it is still up to us to make the decision for our children. With all the harmful environmental problems in the air such as certain chemicals that we have to deal with everyday, we definitely don't want to think about bisphenols in our baby's formula. This only adds up to the continuous stress we are dealing with everyday. So now I'll leave you with this thought to ponder on.
Whatever you decide on, make sure to make a smart decision.
Author,
Christina Taylor
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