Plastic baby bottles swap to Glass baby bottles

Why make the swap

• Why switch to glass baby bottles

  Glass isn’t plastic, so it can’t shed microplastics, and it handles boiling. The BIBS bottle’s natural rubber nipple skips silicone too; the Evenflo bottles have silicone nipples.

• What's the concern with plastic baby bottles

  Sterilising and mixing formula with hot water wears polypropylene bottles, and the bottles shed particles into the milk.

• General information, not medical advice. Ask your pediatrician before changing what your baby or child uses.

• Good to know before you buy

  The BIBS nipple is natural rubber: skip BIBS if anyone in the house has a latex allergy, and choose a glass bottle with a silicone nipple instead. The screw ring is plastic and sits outside the milk. Worried about drops? A cotton or knit bottle sleeve helps.

  BIBS glass bottle, natural rubber nipple, 225 ml: The nipple is natural rubber latex: skip it if your baby or anyone in the house has a latex allergy.

  Evenflo glass 4 oz 6-pk: The nipple is silicone and the collar is plastic; only the bottle is glass.

  Evenflo glass 8 oz 6-pk: The nipple is silicone and the collar is plastic; only the bottle is glass.

• Sources (1)

  1. Li et al. 2020, Nature Food: up to 16.2M particles per litre (opens in a new tab)

  Health and safety facts on this page come from this source. What a pick is made of comes from its maker's listing or website, as stated on the date we checked.