The research team at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, found that some baby bottles release high levels of microplastics from them during the process of brewing formula.
For parents who are unable to breastfeed, choosing milk powder is a big deal. However, many parents do not know enough about bottles.
Sugar mom tips, in addition to how to choose a bottle, how often to change the bottle, but also affect the baby's health. When the bottle is not in use, the shelf life can reach several years, and once it is started, it will change.
Will the bottle also expire? Many parents overlook
The weather is getting warmer, and there are more babies in the community. Sugar moms often see that some parents take their babies' bottles down to avoid their babies from crying because they are hungry.
I have to say that now parents are really willing to spend money, the selected bottles are basically big brands, and bottles of one or two hundred yuan are very common.
But from another point of view, they also have "door slamming". They change their baby's bottles less frequently, and many bottles are obviously older.
There is a boy named Tutu in the community, and sugar mother remembers that when he was more than 10 months old, he was holding a blue plastic bottle, and now he is weaned at the age of 2, and he is still holding the bottle.
I asked Tutu's grandmother euphemistically, and the old man said that the plastic bottle could not be broken anyway, so it has not been changed, only the nipple.
Do parents in front of the screen have similar practices to Grandma Tutu? If you still feel that the bottle is not broken, you don't have to change it, but you should seize the time to change this idea. Because when the bottle is first used, the shelf life also changes.
If you feed your baby with an "expired bottle", you may be wasting milk powder
Today's milk powder is often three or four hundred yuan a can, parents want to give their children the best. Your baby's "rations" are important, as are rice bowls. The bottle is not used correctly, and the milk powder is expensive.
The bottles on the market are roughly silicone, glass bottles, plastic, stainless steel and ceramic materials. The first 3 types are more commonly used by parents.
The shelf life of the bottle will be much shorter after it starts to use, let's start with the glass bottle with a longer shelf life.
Shelf life of glass bottles after use
Don't look at the glass bottle printed on the shelf life of about 6 years, or even 10 years, but after the start of use, try to change once every 1 year, ceramic and stainless steel and glass bottle shelf life is close.
However, most of the glass bottles are for small babies, who have just been born and have poor resistance. The harmful substances released by glass bottles are the least among these materials, and they are safer to use.
When the baby is older, he will start to be naughty and will hold the bottle by himself, and the glass bottle will gradually withdraw. Therefore, after the baby is born, parents prepare two glass milks, one large and one small, and it is enough to use the baby's 1 year old.
Shelf life of silicone bottles after use
Silicone bottles belong to the rising star, with a soft touch of the red, the material is really good, but the shelf life after use is really short.
Most silicone bottles need to be replaced with new ones for about six months. In this way, we can ensure that the milk powder that the baby drinks is clean and safe enough.
"Plastic" bottles are subdivided into many types
In addition to the above two kinds of bottles, all kinds of bottles that look like plastic are most commonly used by parents. It is that the price is cheaper, and it is not easy to break in this.
However, it looks like plastic, and the bottles are also divided into many kinds, and Sugar Mom gives everyone a detailed explanation of the differences between them.
How often do I need to change my baby's bottle? There is a big difference in detail
These plastic bottles look similar in material, but are of different types. There are generally PP, PPSU, PES, and Tritan materials that have caught fire in recent years.
PP bottle: In these several materials, the price is relatively low, and the weight is relatively light, which is also a qualified bottle material.
This bottle is generally not transparent, and the bottle color is somewhat whitish. Although it is very cheap, it is not very wear-resistant, and it is easy to hide dirt and dirt, and it is generally replaced once every 4 to 6 months.
PPSU, PES bottle: These two materials are very similar, and the hardness is higher than that of pp bottles. From the appearance, you can see that the transparency is higher, and of course the price will be more expensive.
PPSU and PES are more resistant to abrasion and high temperatures than PP materials, but still less resistant to aging than glass bottles. In the case of no serious wear, it is possible to replace it once every 6 to 8 months.
Tritan bottle: This material bottle is more common in foreign countries, although the material is very good. However, the price is expensive, the use cycle is also short, and it is generally replaced once every 6 months.
In order to make it safer for babies to drink milk powder, parents should understand the details of the bottle in addition to choosing milk powder. In addition to the shelf life of the bottle, the following things should be paid attention to.
Don't give your baby an "expired" bottle, parents please keep in mind
In order to extend the shelf life of the bottle as much as possible, parents should pay attention to the following points in their daily lives.
First, different liquids are packed in different bottles. Baby juice, water and milk powder bottles, try to separate as much as possible. Especially in the case of fruit juice, it is easy to retain sugar and staining, which will accelerate the aging of the bottle.
Secondly, small accessories are replaced more frequently. Parents should pay attention to the previous mention that the shelf life after the use of the bottle is only for the bottle body, and the replacement frequency of the small accessories on the bottle is higher.
Although the nipple is divided into different models according to the age of the month, but before changing to the next model, the nipple will not be washed clean, yellow and hard or bitten by the baby, it should be replaced in time, try not to exceed 1 month.
The same is true for small accessories such as hoses, gravity balls and exhaust valves in the straw bottle, and even if it is not broken, it must be changed once a month.
Finally, cleaning and disinfection are exquisite. In the above types of bottles, only glass bottles can be boiled, and when cooking, avoid touching the bottom of the pot for a long time.
Bottles of other materials and some small accessories, as long as they are not glass, can not be boiled in boiling water.
On the one hand, it is possible to release harmful substances that affect the health of the baby. On the other hand, other materials are not resistant to high temperatures, and boiling in boiling water will accelerate aging.
All you need to do is to disassemble all the parts of the bottle, clean it with warm water, and baby-specific bottle cleaner, and finally rinse it thoroughly with running water and dry it.
Candy Mother's Heart:
The baby eats well to grow strong, after choosing a good milk powder for him, we must also pay attention to the correct bottle use method and cleaning method to escort the baby's growth.
【Today's topic】How often do you change the bottle for your baby?