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Plastic baby bottles swap to Glass baby bottles
Hot formula in a plastic bottle can shed millions of particles per litre. Glass isn’t plastic, so it can’t shed microplastics.
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BIBS glass bottle, natural rubber nipple, 225 ml
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Bottles, teethers, wipes and more, for the smallest people in the house.
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Plastic tubs for homemade baby food swap to Glass baby jars
Warm it in a glass dish, not the plastic tub. Microwaving baby food in plastic can release billions of nanoplastic particles; glass sheds none.
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Weck 751 glass jars with glass lids, 200 ml, 12-pack
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Melamine kids' plates swap to Steel plates
Hot food on ‘unbreakable’ melamine plates can leach melamine. Steel won’t.
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HaWare 18/8 kids plates 6-pk
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Scented baby wipes swap to Fragrance-free plant-fibre wipes
That stubborn diaper rash could be the wipe. Water wipes with no fragrance skip the extras.
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Eco Wave bamboo water wipes, unscented, 12 × 64
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Plastic or silicone teether swap to Natural rubber or wood teether
Babies chew for hours. A natural rubber or solid maple teether means nothing synthetic in their mouth.
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Calmies 100% natural rubber teether
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Rice baby cereal swap to Oat or multigrain cereal
Rice soaks up more arsenic than other grains, and FDA says oat, barley or multigrain cereal can be your baby’s first cereal instead.
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Gerber Stage 1 Organic Oatmeal infant cereal, 8 oz x 5
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Artificially dyed candy swap to Dye-free treats
Synthetic dyes were linked to worse behaviour in 13 of 25 children’s trials, and FDA is pushing food makers to phase them out.
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Black Forest Juicy Burst fruit snacks, 40 x 0.8 oz
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Juice boxes swap to Small steel water bottle
Pediatricians say no juice before age 1, and no more than 4 oz a day at ages 1–3.
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Bambaw insulated steel bottle with handle, 12 oz
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Squeeze bath toys swap to Natural rubber bath toys
Swiss researchers found slimy biofilm inside every used bath toy they tested, and fungi in 58% of them.
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CaaOcho natural rubber seahorse bath toy, hole-free
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Fragranced baby wash swap to Fragrance-free baby wash
That ‘baby-fresh’ scent can hide skin allergens and phthalates, and most of 533 kids’ care products in one study contained a known skin sensitiser.
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Dr. Natural Unscented Baby castile liquid soap, 32 oz
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Standard car seat swap to Flame-retardant-free car seat
Buying a car seat? More than half of US seats tested in 2022 contained flame retardants, yet 40+ models are now sold without them.
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Maxi-Cosi Pria All-in-One convertible seat (PureCosi), Sea Shadow
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Plastic sippy cup swap to Steel open cup
Reusable plastic bottles leached 400+ plastic-related compounds into water in lab tests, and pediatricians say an open cup is the goal anyway.
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CHILLOUT LIFE stainless steel kids cups 8 oz, 8-pack
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Regular disposable diapers swap to Fragrance-free, chlorine-free diapers
France’s health-safety agency found fragrance allergens and dioxin-type contaminants above its health thresholds in some single-use diapers. It recommended dropping fragrance and bleaching without chlorine.
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Bambo Nature diapers, size 1 (4-9 lbs), 216 count
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Composite-wood crib swap to Solid-wood GREENGUARD Gold crib
Particleboard and MDF are bonded with resins that can off-gas formaldehyde; a solid pine crib keeps them out of the nursery.
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Dream On Me Synergy 5-in-1 convertible crib, solid pine, White
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Standard foam crib mattress swap to GREENGUARD Gold crib mattress
All 20 crib mattresses in a lab study gave off VOCs, about 2.5× more when warmed to body temperature, so pick one certified low-emitting.
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Serta Perfect Start Limited dual-sided crib mattress, fibre core
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Plastic lunch box swap to Steel bento or food jar
AAP flags bisphenols and some phthalates in food plastics as a hormone-disruption concern, especially early in life. A steel bento keeps lunch on steel.
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LunchBots Medium Trio stainless bento, 3 sections, 20 oz
Plastic lunch boxswap to Steel bento or food jarMyth: “Plastic baby bottles shed millions of microplastics into every feed.”
Fact: In a 2020 lab study, polypropylene bottles shed up to 16.2 million particles per litre with 70°C water, more when hotter. How much babies take in varies, and the health effect hasn’t been assessed.
Read the fact check: Do plastic baby bottles shed microplastics? What to know
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Babies eat more food for their size than adults, and they put everything in their mouths. These swaps focus on the moments that matter most: heat and plastic at feeding time, fragrance and preservatives on skin, the crib and mattress where they sleep, and arsenic in rice cereal. Most follow guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics or FDA, such as choosing glass or stainless steel over plastic when possible and offering oat, barley or multigrain cereal as a first cereal. Every pick here records the maker’s own age statement. Car seats come with a safety note first: choose by your child’s stage and fit before anything else. Ask your pediatrician before changing what your baby or child uses.
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