Why Are BPA Free Feeding Bottles Important?
Babies up to 4 months are usually fed only on breast milk. Mother’s milk is very important at this age. As the child grows, we feed them with other milk, juices, soups, etc. To feed milk and juices, we use baby bottles. The early feeding bottles were made of glass and at that time, there were no health hazards. But these bottles break easily. Then the plastic bottle trend began. It won’t break easily and it was convenient for mothers to carry the bottles easily while going out with their babies. However, at a later stage, researchers found out that plastic feeding bottles contain a harmful chemical called Bisphenol A or BPA, which is often used to make plastics “shatterproof”. This chemical is currently under investigation by the food and drug administration because there is reason to believe that it can interfere with a child’s development if he or she is constantly exposed to the chemical. Studies show that the chemical BPA may: – Affect the nervous system of babies. – Some children
