Comments on: Health Risk or Hysteria? Plastic Baby Bottles and Bisphenol A

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:45:25 +0000

The Science Editor of Newsweek, Sharon Begley, covers this in an essay on June 29 2009, Page 28, “When Studies Collide, Rethinking the evidence on BPA”. She describes the conflicting studies and concludes, “Evidence on the other side is both stronger and more convincing…. the Endocrine Society issued its first ’scientific statement,’ concluding this month that for chemicals like BPA, ‘the concern is real.’”

By: ellen

ellen — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:12:24 +0000

The way the studies are conducted subjects the plastics to temperatures far in excess of ANYTHING a sane mother would do to her baby’s formula. I mean they literally COOK those things. You’d have to do a whale of a lot of damage to those baby bottles AND to the formula before you’d get enough of the bisphenol A liberated and into solution to hurt the babies. It just ain’t happening, folks. This is a tempest in a baby bottle. Chill.

By: Stephen Thompson

Stephen Thompson — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:37:57 +0000

Theresa,
Just because your kids seem fine doesn’t mean that all is well. These studies look at thousands of children. Not everyone’s body responds the same way. Your closing comment indicates that you don’t understand the fundamental concepts of the story you covered.

By: Ingrid Gilbert

Ingrid Gilbert — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:25:28 +0000

emily, boiling milk will give babies colic.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:31:11 +0000

Hi Emily,
Sounds like reflux or cow’s milk allergy. Or both. Try ALIMENTUM formula. It’s for the most allergic babies. Also prop baby up on his RIGHT side for 20-30 mins after feeding to keep the formula down. May be mechanical. Also, baby may be getting TOO MUCH TOO FAST. Try the slowest flow nipple you can get (a #1). Nuk and Nuby are slow flow. Avent too. Any nipple that says STAGE 1. Baby may need to grow out of this. BUT, there is a condition called PYLORIC STENOSIS that causes projectile vomiting. Has your doctor checked for this? May need to do an x-ray. Remember, a mouthful of spit up with a burp is normal. Please get another opinion…have you been to a Gastroenterologist? Go to your nearest BIG medical center or a Children’s Hospital if your baby isn’t gaining weight. Good luck! (35 year Nursery Nurse)

By: emily

emily — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:21:17 +0000

With theses studies found about theses bottles i wonder if this could be the issue with my infant.I have a 4 month old and i use to heat his bottles in the microwave.I also would boil when i was using the liquid on the stove.That was until his dad told me something about the chemical sgetting into the formula.My infant has been throwing up and won’t keep any formula down, we’ve tryed five different kinds of formula.Could anyone tell me if they think he’s got some type of chemical damage to his stomach or intestines?Or if anyone has dealt with a vomiting baby.Dr’s have no answers.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:34:05 +0000

BPA- Bisphenol-A is a monomer used in synthesis of pc plastics. Here are some of the symptoms it can can effect: (Development,Intelligence,Memory,Learning, Behavior). Let alone numerous cancers. We need to get plastic out of our diets and Genetic Enginerred foods as well.
Donna Calif.

By: William

William — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:59:42 +0000

Polycarbonate has been around for, as you say, 60 years and has received a lot of close scruteny over that time. I wonder if the new or alternat materials have been ‘checked out’ as thoroughly?