Glass Bottles

elsa1688

Tell me all the things.
What brand do you use?
Do you pump directly into glass and freeze it?
How do you seal the bottles for the freezer?
How do you label the date on bottles in the freezer?
How many ounces do you freeze together?

elsa1688

@StrawberryDreams219‌ too!

steprozz

yes!! @kaysa2‌ FTW!!!

b48kate

Glass bottles are great. I FF now and never pumped enough to store - so no help there. That said, I am totally enamored with Dr Brown's glass bottles. Sadly, I just recently decided to go back to work full time and most of the daycare providers are saying glass is a no-go for safety reasons, so I'll likely switch over to Dr Browns BPA free at that time. They will never be heated as the LO likes his "milkshakes" cold. Did I mention glass is just aesthetically great as well? Look at these beauties all ice-cold and ready to go…

cinnamonsmiles

DH and I are super into glass over plastic so we bought one of every brand we could get our hands on - Dr. Browns, Evenflo, Avent. Lifefactory, and Born Free all have glass alternatives.

I pump into the plastic bottles that came with the pump out (hands free bra and all) but at home use the Evenflo glass as @kaysa2 suggested it in a pumping thread and I already owned them. Bonus is that Kmart sells them 3 for $5! Currently use the 4oz because that's all he eats but looking to upgrade if I can ever pump more.

Glass is awesome!

chloephoebecali

We are using evenflo as well. I only pump if I'm going out so I don't freeze much. I pump right into the bottle but will use bags if I freeze unfortunately. I anti plastic too. My now three year old was using open glass cups and mugs when he was two.

elsa1688

@kaysa2‌ lots of great info, thanks! Does your LO eat 8 oz at a time?

H&H2014

Another glass fanatic. I was able to buy someone's stash of Eveflo bottles on CL so they cost me like $1.50 each and I now have 45 of them.

I do not pump into them because I haven't figured out a way for them to fit my Hygeia pump.

I pump and transfer to glass. I freeze 2-4 oz a time in 4 oz bottles. My LO will not take a bottle currently so i am hoping it's not all for not!

We also use Born Free glass because LO liked the MAM nipples when she was taking a bottle... They fit the born free bottles.

@kaysa2‌ do you know if any other nipples that fit the evenflo bottles?

katekat8721

Evenflo glass bottles! 3/$5 at Walmart

whoberry

We use Avent Natural glass bottles bc the pediatrician suggested the wider base nipples for bfing. I got them on amazon. I pump into plastic bottles then pour into 4 oz mason jars to store in the fridge. I was given a bunch of plastic pumping bottles and I use those to store in the fridge too, especially for anuthing less than 2 oz since the mason jars dont have measurements on the side. I don't freeze anything bc I don't make enough and we are still working out my diet for LO's mspi.
For labeling I have garage sale stickers (colored dots) that I write the day on . I try to switch colors each day to make it easier to ID in the fridge.

TunieBee

I'd love to do glass but I don't thjnk I can due to expense (freezer stash would require like 30-40) and space. How are you dealing with those issues?

steprozz

I do all the "plastic dont's" X_X

elsa1688

@kaysa2‌ what do you use for water bottles? Glass?

What about Nuva ring- isn't that plastic? I'm panicking!

Does anyone who is anti-plastic use any plastic?

steprozz

@elsa1688‌ I use nuvaring too!

@kaysa2‌ is any of this stuff plastic?

steprozz

@kaysa2‌ your brain and the knowledge it contains is fascinating. I don't think I've ever "known" someone who knows stuff like you do. it's pretty amazing!

steprozz

@kaysa2‌ I figured you might but even if I looked it up I still wouldn't understand it or be able to explain it

elsa1688

Lemme know if anyone needs any history knowledge. I'm your girl.

chloephoebecali

S/o plastics, I've also moved away from Tupperware/Rubbermaid and just use the glass containers/Pyrex for food storage. Something else to think of.

sjn00

I drop her bottles too much to use glass haha i have dropped her bottle 3-4 times today alone. Although, I would like to..

whoberry

@MaddieRosie‌ you can buy a set of 12 four oz mason jars with bpa free lids for $9 at Walmart. You can freeze in those but dh says they are kind of hard to pour.

@elsa1688‌ we started eliminating/decreasing plastic and other sources of bpa (canned food, especially tomatoes) after struggling with infertility. But I still drink from a nalgene bc I can't find a glass bottle I like. I need to look harder!

elsa1688

Which way do y'all freeze the bottles?

elsa1688

kaysa2 said:

@elsa1688 - I freeze upright, then lay on side once frozen.  No reason though.  I doubt it matters.

Sorry, I was trying to determine which top people used. A cap or a ring with inverted nipple

TunieBee

So...plastic is ok as long as it's not heated. Right? So what do about washing plastic bottles? I'm trying to figure out how to make this work for us...

TunieBee

Thank you so much!

katekat8721

@kaysa2 hubby was trying to be helpful and he boiled 3 camelback bottles "to clean them"... should I just toss those? I have no emotional attachment to them

whoberry

Speaking of glass bottles... what is your favorite glass bottle to drink water out of?  I need to quit using my plastic one.

katekat8721

CAMag said:

I have a 16oz glass bottle from Target that has a bamboo lid w/ a loop handle that I love.

Must buy!

We just drink the filtered water from our fridge. I hadn't really looked into the source though. Crap.

cinnamonsmiles

DH and I use Lifefactory bottles too...best bottles ever! Dropped his on concrete and not even a scratch.
We have the 22oz (they come in 12, 16, and 22).

elsa1688

cinnamonsmiles said:

DH and I use Lifefactory bottles too...best bottles ever! Dropped his on concrete and not even a scratch.
We have the 22oz (they come in 12, 16, and 22).

For a second, I thought you meant your LO drank 22 oz. I was like wtf??

TunieBee

@kaysa2‌ thanks so much for answering all our questions!

I have a couple more:
1) Do you recommend NOT freezing in bags at all? Is this because over time the plastic will leech even if it's not heated?
2) Do you have a recommendation for glass food storage containers?

Thanks so much!!

b48kate

This conversation inspired me to:

A) Get myself a nifty glass water bottle to match Noah's
Give my husband the okay to have a reverse osmosis system put in the sink

Did I say "inspired"? I meant this thread has has given me the scientific and moral authority to spend money on"!

b48kate

StrawberryDreams219 said:

Internationalkate said:

This conversation inspired me to:

A) Get myself a nifty glass water bottle to match Noah's
Give my husband the okay to have a reverse osmosis system put in the sink

Did I say "inspired"? I meant this thread has has given me the scientific and moral authority to spend money on"!

Crunchy red flag on the reverse osmosis. For every gallon of drinking water it produces three gallons are wasted. There are more efficient systems out there

Darn it! Of course it has to be true because reverse osmosis water is delicious! I live with a huge water snob who will only drink water if it meets his exacting taste standards (nice first world problem). The Britta was a total bust so I'll keep looking around.

Born and raised in drought ridden SoCal, so the one crunchy thing that I take super-seriously is water conservation.

jenlynne0624

There's glass bottles on zulilly today  https://www.zulily.com/p/green-glass-baby-bottle-starter-kit-77808-7703505.html?pos=72&e=1&fromEvent=77808&ns=ns_806633025|1411264070714