Buying a bottle for your little munchkin is one task which you thought might be easiest one but in actual it is not specially when choices are inundated.There are so many choices, including different materials, how are you supposed to know which one is the best.

This article helps the parents on which factors to consider while choosing between glass, plastic and steel bottle.

Following information will touch all the vital points which lets you buy the best baby bottle.

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Plastic Bottle

• Readily available: You’ll easily be able to find plastic bottles at local and chain retailers.

• Easy to Measure: With their transparent material and clear markings, plastic bottles make it easy than ever to measure how much milk your baby is drinking.

• Less expensive: Plastic bottles are generally less expensive than glass ones, as the material is cheaper and they are quicker to make.

• Light: Plastic bottles are lightweight, making it easier for your baby to grip and hold on to their bottle.

• Won’t break: Plastic bottles might not last as long as glass, but they are essentially unbreakable and you won’t have to worry about shattered glass.

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• More chemicals: Even though plastic bottles are now BPA-free, they still contain other chemicals with estrogenic activity. In fact, some even contain more estrogenic chemicals compared to plastics containing BPA. Plastics, especially when heated, leach these estrogenic chemicals and they enter the body through liquids which were in contact with the plastic. These chemicals have the potential to pose health risks, such as weight gain and even cancer.

• More difficult to clean: Plastic is prone to scratches, which create tiny spaces for bacteria to flourish and make cleaning difficult

• Can’t truly sanitize: Plastic can’t withstand the amount of heat that glass can. Too high of temperatures increases the risk for melts and creates leaching concerns.

• Absorbs odors: Plastic is known to absorb odors, so you will be having to deodorize your bottles more often than if you used glass.

• Less durable: Plastics don’t last nearly as long as glass. Plastic bottles are more likely to get scratched and damaged and will eventually wear down.

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Glass Bottle

Glass bottles have been around even longer than plastic bottles and have made a strong comeback in the past few years because of the BPA controversy around plastic bottles.

• No chemicals: It is a sure thing that glass bottles contain no harmful chemicals, and there is no need to worry about chemicals leeching into your baby’s milk.

• Easier to clean: Glass bottles are much easier to clean than plastic, because they are less likely to develop scratches and hold on to residue and odors. Small scratches, which plastic is known for, creates minute spaces for bacteria for grow. It’s also extremely easy to tell when glass is clean vs. dirty compared to plastic.

• Full sanitization: You can heat up glass to higher temperatures without having to worry about melts, so you are able to truly sanitize your bottles

• Tastes better: Plastic bottles absorb odors and impart various “flavors” into the breastmilk/formula it comes into contact with. Glass seals in the purity of taste of the liquids.

• Durable: Glass bottles are much more durable than plastic ones. Unless they happen to break, your glass bottles can last through multiple children.

• More expensive: Glass bottles tend to be more expensive, as the material is more costly and the process to make them is more time consuming.

• Not readily available: You most likely won’t be able to find any glass bottles at your local Target or WalMart. You will have to either find a local health food store or order off of the internet for your glass bottles.

• Less options: There aren’t nearly as many options for glass bottles, as there are plastic, but there is still quite a good variety available on the internet. Common ones found on Amazon, include Lifefactory, Avent, Dr. Brown’s. HEVEA, and Evenflo.

• Heavy: Glass bottles tend to be on the heavy side, which can make it difficult for your baby to hold.

• Small chance of breaking: We use LifeFactory glass bottles, and they have taken many hits to our hardwood floor, but we haven’t ever had a break. I would say unless your toddler is throwing it down on a slab of concrete, the chances of your glass bottles breaking is relatively low. If your bottle has a silicone sleeve, that will greatly reduce the chances of breaking and will contain the shattering glass if it does happen to break.

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Stainless steel bottles

Stainless steel is a relative newcomer to the baby bottle market, but has been around for adult water bottles for a while. Many parents may be oblivious to the fact that stainless steel bottles are versatile and practical tool for feeding. Just like plastic bottles, they are unbreakable making them extremely safe for your little one to use. Stainless steel thermal bottles are a great choice when out and about as they keep the liquid contents hot or cold for a long period of time.

The benefits of steel bottles are unique to them, most notably that some have insulating properties allowing them to keep milk warm or cold for hours. Not all brands have this feature though and those that don’t have the alternative benefit of being able to very effectively feel the temperature of the liquid inside. Stainless steel is easy to clean and very durable-even unbreakable- and resisting most scratches. Stainless steel is also recyclable, making them a green option when they are not re-purposed into sippy cups and water bottles for older children. Stainless steel bottles also warm up much faster than other bottles, some in even 1/8th of the time.

The drawbacks are that they are more difficult to measure because they are not transparent at all. While most brands include measurement indents visible on both the inside and outside of the bottle and others provide a measuring cup as part of the lid, it can still be a pain to measure. Additionally, they can sweat with cold liquids, though not as bad as glass Take the time to consider your choices and what is more suitable for your baby. Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each will allow you to make the best decision possible. Nowadays, choices are endless with new and improved baby feeding products always coming out in the market