Glass or plastic

IRR · August 2012

So one of the things I was working on at work was baby bottles. It has got me thinking about glass vs. BPA free plastic. I am leaning towards glass because they seem easier to clean, although they are heavier. I think for on-the-go I will still try a couple of plastic ones for the diaper bag. What have you all used or are you planning on using and why?

Rachel Sonnier · August 2012

We used a little bit of everything. I liked the glass, but we did have one break when LO was older and threw it out of the stroller. It had the rubber protector, but I guess it hit just right and cracked into 3 pieces. I had evenflo and medela in the glass.

Drop ins are super, super easy, and I loved them because you can squeeze all of the air out of the bottle before the feeding. The only down sides is that they can get kind of pricey, and make more waste.

One of my friends used these klean kanteen bottles and she LOVED them. I had a few stainless sippy cups for LO and I like them a lot for milk on the go, so I might try to get a few of these this time around. Stainless and glass won't hold that milk or formula smell like plastic does.

https://www.kleankanteen.com/products/kid/kid-kanteen-baby-bottle.php

Dr.Loretta · August 2012

I used Avent. No real reason why. They worked for us.

ellekae · August 2012

I say go with BPA free plastic if you aren't microwaving them. We used glass Dr. Brown's bottles with DD, and several of them broke when the drying rack got knocked off the counter. It was super frustrating since they are so expensive. Just my two cents.

irismorning · August 2012

I used Playtex drop-ins as well and loved them. They can get expensive though because you do not reuse the drop-ins.

kacelle · August 2012

We used glass at home, but daycares here are not allowed to use glass bottles (breaking hazard). We purchased Pura stainless steel bottles, which we love because we changed out the nipples for sippy spouts when DD got old enough.

Julie721 · August 2012

We use Tommee Tippee, and love them. I thought about glass, but they seemed so heavy and I knew they would be very difficult for LO to hold once he gets older.

kacelle · August 2012

Julie721:
We use Tommee Tippee, and love them. I thought about glass, but they seemed so heavy and I knew they would be very difficult for LO to hold once he gets older.

They actually aren't that heavy, but I do prefer the stainless steel to the glass bottles we had.

silliestbunny · August 2012

I tried glass ... don't know the brand but nipple was awful.

Going back a year ago, the options weren't great.... If they have a good selection including good nipples, I'd go w/glass.

IRR · August 2012

silliestbunny:
I tried glass ... don't know the brand but nipple was awful.

Going back a year ago, the options weren't great.... If they have a good selection including good nipples, I'd go w/glass.

Interesting that you never just tried to change the nipple. I believe most bottles are one of two sizes and nipples are interchangeable.

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