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BPA-Free Bottles

Submitted by misnhub on Wed, May. 07, 2008

I've been reading a lot recently about the dangers of BPA in my children's sippy cups and bottles. I have recently purchased some BPA-free cups, but I am still confused about whether or not I can put them in the microwave or dishwasher. For now, I'm still hand-washing, but I would love to be able to save some time and put them in the dishwasher.

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Comments (8)

trekkerbaba
Sat, Nov. 27, 2010

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alisonp89
Sat, Jul. 11, 2009

glass yes plastic no

I only put glass bottles in the dishwasher and I wash all plastics by hand because plastics are already not as safe as glass and I you heat up platic that just makes the chemicals come out more and become more toxic.I do this or bottles and all of my dishwear.

NoAdditives
Tue, Apr. 21, 2009

hand washing

I use BPA free bottles and I also hand wash them. I don't have a huge stock of bottles and I would run out before I needed to run the dishwasher. Also, I've found that the nipples come out much cleaner when I hand wash. I just rinse them out well and leave them by the sink until I wash them.

michellekronick
Wed, Feb. 25, 2009

bpa cleaning

What do you soak your bottles in? I am searching for a bpa free bin that I can soak the bottles in without cross contamination...

AmberLynnWild
Thu, Sep. 11, 2008

Plastic & Microwaves

Keep any plastic out of the microwave! That's a whole new topic which you can research on your own if you have time. Or you can just trust me :). Don't do it. In fact, you're better off without a microwave, period.

silhouete2
Thu, Jun. 12, 2008

I don't put any plastic in

I don't put any plastic in the microwave nor do I put them in the dishwasher, either. Regardless of whether or not the cups/bottles have BPA in them or not, the plastic does break down over time and can cause other issues. I found that the bottles lasted longer if I handwashed them. I do them everynight with the pacifiers.

EmmyandMaggiesMom
Wed, May. 28, 2008

BPA

If your cups are BPA free you should have no problems putting them in the dishwasher. The hot water caused the bottles/cups with the BPA to leak out, if your cups do not have it to begin with I dont see why you need to worry. That's how I understood it. I switched to glass bottles myself, I still handwash only for the mere fact my bottles come out much cleaner handwashing them.

sugareet3
Sun, May. 11, 2008

BPA-Free Bottles

I have been concerned with this topic. I'm only at the juice stage and have the Borne Free Trainer cups - although the bottles say they're BPA-Free, I still don't clean in the dishwasher - only wash by hand.

I use the Playtex drop-ins on a normal basis so just throw the parts that baby doesn't come in contact with (outer bottle shell, lid and ring) in the dishwasher. Everything else I wash by hand. I have NaturePure glass bottles too - If I want to heat anything I do it in the glass bottles. These are definitely safe to put in the dishwasher.