On the eve of the appearance of a little man in the family or immediately after his birth, pleasant troubles come to the house with joy and happiness. After all, you need to have time to buy, unpack, prepare everything for use, whether it be a mattress, a crib or a bottle for a newborn. And most often with the last subject, namely with his right choice, difficulties arise. What bottle to buy for the baby? Which model to choose among all the presented variety? Let's try to answer these questions so that the bottle for the newborn meets all the necessary requirements.
Let's start with the material that manufacturers use to make them. Glass bottles for feeding have always been and remain the most popular today. Firstly, it is a pure material from an environmental point of view, which does not emit harmful substances during chemical exposure or heating. Secondly, such bottles are very easy to clean and sterilize. But only when the baby grows up, it is better to change the glass to a safe material. For example polypropylene. It is the best safe alternative to glass bottles. The composition of polypropylene does not include bisphenol A, a synthetic analogue of the hormone estrogen, which can easily penetrate food when it is heated. And from the point of view of operation, it is the same practical material as glass.
The usual plastic bottles for
feeding newborns made of polycarbonate are also very popular. It contains bisphenol A in its composition, but will not be dangerous for the child only if the bottles are replaced frequently. The more often you heat or cool the container, the more small cracks will form in it, and this is the most favorable shelter for pathogenic bacteria.
Now let's talk about the shape of the bottles, because manufacturers do not cease to amaze us with the appearance of the most intricate shapes. But do not let yourself be fooled and do not choose a container according to its beautiful appearance, but rather think about how convenient the bottle for a newborn will be in use. When buying a narrow and tall bottle in a standard form, you can use it for water, liquid mixtures, and thicker foods, because it is easy to wash and process after each use. But curly bottles give you a lot of trouble. Due to their unusual shape, the remains of mixtures and drinks will accumulate at the bottom or on the bend, and it is not very easy to wash such a bottle. If you have already decided to please your child with a bright container in the shape of an exotic animal, then try not to use it for very thick foods and wash immediately after feeding.
It should also be noted that a bottle for a newborn can have a special purpose. So, one of the varieties are
anti-colic bottles. They have a special design that prevents the child from swallowing air during meals, which means that unpleasant colic will not make the baby suffer. There are still physiological bottles resembling the shape of a woman’s breast. The design of bottles of this kind will not allow to spoil the baby’s ability to suckle a breast.
To summarize, I would like to advise all parents to buy bottles of famous or previously verified brands, because there is nothing more expensive than the safety and health of a little man.