In addition to breastfeeding, mothers choose to feed their babies formula milk. Although it is said that breastfeeding is the best for the growth of the baby, some mothers may have to let the baby and formula milk because of their own physical reasons, insufficient breast milk secretion, or personal needs of the workplace. .
In the feeding of formula milk, in addition to the choice of milk powder, the choice of feeding bottle is also a very important job for mothers. Nowadays, the common milk bottle materials on the market are mainly divided into plastic, glass and emerging silicone materials. But many mothers have certain reservations about plastic bottles.
Because some types of plastic materials are not stable enough, the carcinogen bisphenol A will be released under long-term use and high temperature conditions. For the safety of the baby's diet, many mothers will avoid choosing plastic materials. baby bottle. Of course, among the plastic materials, there are also plastic materials that do not contain bisphenol A and have high stability, such as plastic milk bottles of PP, PES and PPUS.
However, in the choice of plastic feeding bottles, it is generally not suitable for newborns. Only when the baby is three months old will plastic feeding bottles be used. For newborn babies, mothers usually choose glass or silicone milk bottles with safer materials, and in these two materials, is it better to choose glass or silicone milk bottles for newborn babies?

Material characteristics and advantages of glass milk bottles:
The most common glass material for baby bottles is high borosilicate material. The biggest characteristic of glass is high transparency and no bisphenol A. It has excellent characteristics of high temperature, acid resistance and corrosion resistance, and it can be used for a long time and many times. It can also maintain good chemical stability during the process, and does not produce toxic and harmful substances, and has a high safety factor in infant feeding.
The glass bottle has a very long service life, which is difficult to match with the plastic bottle, and it also has the excellent characteristics of easy cleaning and not easy to hide dirt during the cleaning process. In terms of price, glass milk bottles also have a high cost performance, which is suitable for the choice of ordinary families.
But the only disadvantage is: the material of the glass bottle is the heaviest of all materials, and it is fragile and needs careful care. Therefore, glass feeding bottles are more suitable for a few months old baby, and the feeding bottle is held by the parents.
Selection points: When buying glass milk bottles, you need to pay attention to choose transparent and colorless products, and choose high-temperature resistant glass materials, otherwise there may be a risk of bursting during use.

Material characteristics and advantages of silicone milk bottles:
The raw material of the silicone milk bottle is liquid silica gel (LSR), which also does not contain bisphenol A. It has the characteristics of high temperature resistance and good elasticity. The material has high chemical stability, acid and alkali resistance, and itself does not contain toxic and harmful chemicals. It is a very safe material to be sterilized in a sterilization cabinet without being toxic.
The material of silica gel is very light and can be folded at will when using, which is easy to clean, not easy to produce milk scale, and the texture is not easy to break, which is more convenient for storage and suitable for carrying when going out.
In addition, the silicone milk bottle is very soft in material, which is the most comfortable tactile feeling among all kinds of baby bottle materials. When the baby is drinking milk from the bottle, the texture of the silicone can be better restored to a touch close to the human skin. Helps soothe your baby's emotions. However, in terms of price, silicone milk bottles are more expensive.
Selection points: Pay attention to distinguish the raw materials in the silica gel. The material of the baby bottle must choose edible silica gel. At the same time, it must be a pure 100% silica gel feeding bottle to avoid the addition of other impurities. The real silica gel feeding bottle has no taste. .

Important note: Compared with other plastic materials, glass and silicone bottles are more suitable for newborn babies. These two materials are safer and do not contain bisphenol A. However, glass materials are fragile and silicone Material is expensive. Therefore, mothers can choose according to their actual needs.