Leche, Baby! » utensils http://www.lechebaby.com Nourishing thoughts on motherhood, organic and natural baby products and alternative medicine Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Klean Kanteen Coupon code- 20% off http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/05/20/klean-kanteen-coupon-code-20-off/ http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/05/20/klean-kanteen-coupon-code-20-off/#comments Mon, 21 May 2007 02:44:25 +0000 nkd5 http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/05/20/klean-kanteen-coupon-code-20-off/ Voucher Code: VC1218B

Click on the images below to see amazon’s latest sale price.

Do you have other coupon codes to share? Please submit them in the comments!

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You might consider Sigg bottles as well, though I can’t find a coupon code for them. The company makes a range of child-themed bottles:

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Pollution in People is an informative website that has a section on Safer Consumer Products for children and babies. There is a section on baby bottles and sippers where they recommend more alternatives that are not made from polycarbonate plastic, which can leach Bishenol-A:

“Choose bottles made of tempered glass, polypropylene plastic, or polyethylene plastic, such as Evenflo glass or pastel bottles, Gerber opaque bottles, or Medela bottles. Choose sippy cups made of polypropylene or polyethylene, such as Avent Magic Cup, First Years Take & Toss, Gerber Color Change, and Playtex Sipster. “

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]]> http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/05/20/update-toxic-sippy-cups/feed/ 0 Toxic sippy cups? http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/03/11/toxic-sippy-cups/ http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/03/11/toxic-sippy-cups/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:21:36 +0000 nkd5 http://www.lechebaby.com/2007/03/11/toxic-sippy-cups/ An article came out recently about the health impacts of Bisphenol A, a chemical used in the plastic of certain popular-brand bottles and sippy cups. Apparently, the chemical is leeching out of the plastic and into the fluid in the container.

The NIH said studies have indicated the chemical may mimic a natural female sex hormone, and the upcoming review comes in part due to its widespread human exposure and evidence of reproductive toxicity in animal studies.

Although there is controversy about whether or not the amount of chemical consumed by babies is enough to cause damage, why take a chance? But are the alternatives any better?Based on this article and a tip from a friend, I bought an expensive ($11, BornFree- Bisphenol A free) sippy cup from Whole Foods. But, after using it a few times I have decided to return it. The water in the sippy cup tastes like plastic, no matter how many times I cleaned it. It also didn’t hold the water in very well.

I am going to try the Klean Kanteen, the have a stainless steel bottle that is non-leaching. I’ll try one for myself too since found out that Nalgene bottles contain Bisphenol A. They address it on their website here.
Any recommendations are welcome.

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