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It didn't even occur to me when our daughter was born in 2001, but now I think I would have used glass bottles and all natural rubber nipples. Try to avoid microplastics exposure for as long as possible. There's not much you can do from a practical POV to delay microplastic exposure from the air, but I kind of think it's worth it to try to delay microplastic ingestion. Who knows what the long-term consequences are?
Nope. Those bottles and nipples are BPA and Phthalate-free. You'll get harmful microplastic exposure from the milk (human or cow) itself--or from formula, but not from the container.
The harmful microplastics are circulating in the environment are from non-food-grade plastics that have been partially broken down and entered the food chain. You are worrying about the wrong thing.
The glass bottles we bought worked better than any other. I think every parent goes through a series of bottles before finding one they love. Surprisingly I dropped them a few times on the tile floor with no shatter. Glass is easier to keep sanitized as well.
My DIL used only glass bottles, containers and washable diapers when her three kids were born.
Even now they prefer glass and have very little plastic at home.
Nowadays, babies are exposed to microplastics before they're even born. Microplastics were detected in 75% of breast milk too.
And while is almost impossible to prevent children from ingesting plastic, there are ways that parents can reduce the amount of plastic that their children are exposed to.
Most toys they lick and bite are made of plastic, the cheap plastic from China....
Nope. Those bottles and nipples are BPA and Phthalate-free.You'll get harmful microplastic exposure from the milk (human or cow) itself--or from formula, but not from the container.
The harmful microplastics are circulating in the environment are from non-food-grade plastics that have been partially broken down and entered the food chain. You are worrying about the wrong thing.
Wrong.
Products made of plastic create microplastics. As plastic waste, like wrappers, packaging and straws, continues to accumulate in the environment, it breaks down to smaller and smaller pieces.
It doesn't matter if they are BPA and Phthalate-free, food grade or non-food grade plastic.
Any plastic gets broken down to microplastics, that includes fabrics made of nylon, acrylic, polyamid and polyester too, and all other plastic materials - during production, use and after they are discarded.
A good example are "less obvious" products like acrylic paint, gum, tires, toothpaste, disposable diapers and feminine products, polymers in cosmetics, personal care products, glitters, even nail polish.
I exclusively breastfed. We also did very few plastic toys when they were little.
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