| Many parenting books teach new parents not to | | | | microwave use. The big concern is many plastic |
| use microwave to heat baby bottles. Why is it | | | | bottle leaches out harmful chemicals such as |
| dangerous to use microwave for baby bottle? | | | | bisphenol A (BPA) especially under elevated |
| Two of the most popular reasons are: | | | | temperature. BPA is a synthetic estrogen |
| 1. Microwave breaks down the nutrients in the | | | | disruptor, which may impair the development of |
| baby formula or breast milk. | | | | young baby. |
| 2. Microwave does not heat evenly. Some spots | | | | Here is some guidance when using microwave for |
| in the bottle may be over heated while the | | | | baby bottles: |
| outside of the bottle is still cold. The over hot | | | | 1. Always choose glass baby bottles. |
| liquid may hurt baby's mouth. | | | | 2. Never microwave a bottle longer than 20s each |
| Neither of these two reasons is strong enough to | | | | time. It takes a 1,700W microwave 10s to warm |
| prevent using microwave to heat up baby bottle. | | | | up a 4oz bottle from room temperature to just |
| First of all, microwave has become a major | | | | fine temperature. |
| household appliance. There is no solid scientific | | | | 3. Shake the bottle for at least 30s before |
| evidence showing the microwave damage the | | | | feeding to the baby. |
| nutrients in baby formula or breast milk. Secondly, | | | | 4. If you have a nagging wife, use the microwave |
| the over heated spots are easy to be removed if | | | | just to heat up the water. And then use the |
| we shake the bottle for 30 seconds or longer | | | | warm water to prepare formula or warm breast |
| after microwaving it. | | | | milk. |
| The true problem is from the bottle itself. Most of | | | | We would like to hear your feedback on this topic. |
| the plastic bottles are not designed for | | | | Your valuable comment will be greatly appreciated. |