Baby Bottle Information

ConsumerReports.org has a useful article on baby bottles, including an overview of what's available and features to consider. While most of ConsumerReports.org's online content is available only to subscribers, the article "Baby Bottles and Nipples: Features to Consider" is free. Note that no ratings or recommendations are included.

"Baby Bargains" is a popular baby product information and review book by Denise and Alan Fields. The chapter on feeding includes a good overview of the various bottle and nipple types available. The book retails for $17.95 and is available at most bookstores. For the most up-to-date information, there's also a companion website.

About.com's guide to baby products, writer and mother Heather Corley, has written a helpful page on what to consider when buying bottles for your baby: "Before You Buy Bottles for Your Baby." (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

A brief About.com video, "Choosing Baby Bottles," describes and demonstrates various types of baby bottles and nipples available. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)

For those who would like more information on bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic, the article "A Hard Plastic Is Raising Hard Questions" by Tara Parker-Pope in the April 22, 2008, edition of The New York Times is fairly balanced.

For parents who want to find out which baby bottles contain BPA, ZRecommends.com has a comprehensive listing.

A post on ZRecommends.com announces the decision by six major bottle manufacturers to stop selling bottles containing BPA.

For those interested in learning which specific baby bottles should be discontinued soon to comply with the recent decision by six manufacturers to stop selling baby bottles containing BPA, an article on Polliwogged.com, "Full List of BPA-Containing Bottles that Should be Disappearing Soon," provides a list of current products by these manufacturers that contain BPA.

TheCradle.com provides a detailed guide to baby bottles and nipples, "Baby Bottles: The Breakdown," including a useful comparison chart that lists the features, sizes and price of each bottle. The chart appears to be updated frequently, with the most recent update in May 2009.

Time magazine posts an informative article, "Are Plastic Baby Bottles Harmful?" in response to reports on the potentially dangerous properties of BPA in plastic bottles.

A blog article on the Environmental Working Group website addresses the recent bans by Minnesota and Connecticut of BPA-containing baby bottles, and discusses a bill in progress for the state of California, "What's in Your Baby Bottle? Fight to Ban Toxic Chemical Heats Up".

Babble.com, an informative source for baby-product information, provides a detailed article analyzing current research and warnings related to the use of BPA in many products, "BPA: How Bad Is It?"

Manufacturers' websites are a good source of detailed product specifications and general information on bottle feeding:

Adiri

Avent

Born Free

Dr. Brown's

Evenflo

The First Years

Gerber

Green to Grow

Life Factory (Wee-Go)

MAM

Medela

MilkBank

Nuby

Munchkin

Playtex

Podee

Silikids (Siliskins)

thinkbaby