Why choose a silicone feeding bottle for your baby? - Elhée

Why choose a silicone feeding bottle for your baby?

 

Whether you're a bottle-feeding or breast-feeding mother, you're all asking the same question: how to choose the best bottle for your baby. Whether it's a milky silicone bottle, a fruity round bottle or a simple bottle of fresh water, it accompanies small and large babies at every meal and on their greatest adventures. For this reason, manufacturers - including Elhée - compete with each other in inventiveness.

Glass, plastic, silicone and even stainless steel bottles - unbreakable, flexible or anti-scald - how do you make the right choice? Why choose a silicone feeding bottle, and why pair it with a physiological teat made from the same material? Because everything is a matter of trust, especially when it comes to children's health, Elhée tells you all about the virtues of silicone feeding bottles.

The round silicone feeding bottle, a gentle (r)evolution

It was from this simple observation that the bibRond Elhéewas born: since babies naturally turn to their mother's breast when they are born, why not try to restore this miracle of curves and generosity that is the female breast?

For Elhée, the motivation was enough. To revolutionize the too-narrow world of the feeding bottle, so that it finally lives up to its name. That the feeding bottle would transcend its origins as a"vase spout" to finally blossom as a soft, generous container: the bib (from the Latin biber [e] "drink") round, in homage to feminine curves. But if the Elhée feeding bottle is so round, it's also because it's easier to grip, more fun to use and more stylish to look at.

Semi-rigid, it's made almost entirely from medical-grade silicone. This new texture, delicate and soft under the fingers, lets you imagine the contact of skin, of the breast, of the mother.

Adopt a silicone bottle for safety

When it comes to baby bottles, nothing is easier than getting lost in the stalls. The first stumbling block is the material. Historically, baby bottles were made of glass. Not that the material is indisputable, but at the time, it was the only one used.

However, although durable and aesthetically pleasing, glass is heavy, breaks and heats up. Even today, unbreakable glass baby bottles can break or be served too hot, posing a danger to babies.

Soft silicone for risk-free eating

On the other hand, the silicone feeding bottle isunlikely to break- quite the opposite, in fact. Should it fall from your hands, or be thrown by baby, the round silicone bottlerolls away. Sufficiently flexible, its body can also be squeezed to help baby's first feeds and later by the toddler himself, without ever deforming.

For little gourmands who prefer to drink their milk lukewarm, the material, dense and protective, doesn't heat up. You and your child can quickly get to grips with it.

Whichever bottle you use, always remember to check the temperature of the milk when heating it. To do this, place a few drops on your wrist before offering it to baby. A bottle that appears to be at the right temperature may contain liquid that is too hot, resulting in burns that can be serious. From now on, theAgence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES) and theAssurance maladie recommend room-temperature feeding bottles.

Choose a silicone bottle to avoid microplastics

For several years now, plasticbaby bottlescontaining Bisphenol A (BPA) have been banned from sale in France. Classified as reprotoxic category 3the effects of BPA are said to be "of concern for human fertility".

But beyond the risks posed by the chemical substances contained in certain plastics, microplastics present an even more serious problem. Ingested daily, particularly at mealtimes, their quantity in the human body is constantly increasing.

In 2019, in a report commissioned from the University of Newcastle in Australia, WWF quantified the problem at around 5 grams of microplastics per person per week. The following year, Nature Food magazine reported on a study from Trinity College Dublin, pointing to another major source of ingestion of these famous microplastics: infants' plastic feeding bottles. Depending on the bottle, the plastic and the water temperature, 12-month-old babies could ingest an average of 1.5 million microplastic particles a day.

What are the effects on babies' health?

While the authors of the study "Microplastic release from the degradation of polypropylene feeding bottles during infant formula preparation" temper their conclusions by stating that they lack information on the effects of microplastics on babies' health (all could be expelled by the body), theUFC Que Choisirreports on research carried out on animals, suggesting a real and negative impact on intestinal microbiota, metabolism and the brain.

You can also choose to give up the classic plastic bottle. Replace it with a more natural bottle that's safe and has no harmful effects on your baby's health.

Silicone baby bottles: a healthy feeding material 

 

Glass is often cited as an alternative to plastic baby bottles. Yet it too has weaknesses, such as weight and fragility.

With the medical-grade silicone feeding bottle, Elhée pushes back the boundaries of innovation, offering parents and children ahealthy, unbreakable bibRond suitable for feeding.
Medical-grade silicone is non-allergenic, contains no Bisphenol A (BPA), Bisphenol S (BPS) or any other chemical substance with proven or suspected harmful effects on health. is not derived from the petrochemical industry.

Composed of silicon and oxygen, it is heat-stable and comes in a variety of forms, such as the soft, semi-rigid silicone used in Elhée bibRonds.

  The Elhée nursing bottle made in France

What about the bottle nipple?

While the composition of a feeding bottle is essential, the nipple is no less important. In direct contact with the child'smouth and lips , it is also chewed, nibbled and even torn when the first teeth appear. It therefore needs to be resistant and safe, pleasant and comfortable - known as a physiological teat - and even efficient. This is the case with anti-colic teats.

To make the right choice, there are several criteria to consider:

 

  • at wide or narrow neck, depending on the design of the bottle,
  • slow, medium or fast flow suitable for breast milk, infant formula or thick liquids,
  • physiological teat (asymmetrical and designed to resemble the nipple) or not (round, symmetrical teat),
  • anti-colic teat with valve system to prevent air absorption during feeding, or not,
  • latex, rubber or silicone.

 

You may need to try out several teats to find the one your newborn prefers. Also, the choice is particularly important if you aremixed breastfeeding, at the time of the transition breast - bottle or if your newborn is premature. In these cases, choose a physiological teat, adapted to the baby's palate, with a slow flow rate.

How to choose between rubber, latex or silicone teats?

As with a baby's Pacifier , you may have to buy several before you find the right one.

  • The natural rubber teat is brown in color. It is recommended for babies who have difficulty sucking, for its softness and suppleness. On the other hand, it remains quite fragile to the small teeth of older children.
  • The latex teatis also natural, as it is made from rubber tree sap. Soft and gentle, it is also suitable for newborns, but can cause allergic reactions in some children.
  • The silicone teat has the advantage of being neutral. With no taste or odor, it is appreciated by babies and parents alike, who can clean it easily thanks to its transparency. Elhée's teat and bibRond are made from medical silicone, to protect children's health.

The Elhée feeding bottle, for happy babies

Thank you for following us so far! You now have enough information to answer the question "Why choose a silicone feeding bottle?

Because innovation is also part of the feeding bottle, Elhée has chosen to optimize its round silicone feeding bottle, using medical-grade silicone. The BibROND can be heated, sterilized, washed by hand or in the dishwasher, placed in the microwave or in the freezer. Baby can also squeeze it, throw it away, chew its extra-soft teat... It withstands all activities without losing any of its qualities, or its beauty, and always, without any impact on health.

Made in France, in the Rhône-Alpes region, BibROND silicone is as responsible as you are when you choose it for your baby!

 

FAQ

  • What are the advantages of silicone baby bottles?

    Soft and supple to the touch, the silicone bottle is easy to handle even by small hands. It won't break and contains no Bisphenol A (BPA), Bisphenol S (BPS) or other chemicals.

  • Why choose medical-grade silicone?

    Derived from natural elements, silicone is formed from silica and oxygen. Unlike plastic, silicone baby bottles are not made from petrochemicals. In addition to being highly resistant to both heat and cold, this material has no impact on health. Medical-grade silicone is also non-allergenic and suitable for food contact.

  • Why choose a medical silicone bottle nipple?

    Free from Bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS), the silicone teat is both flexible and resistant. It is odorless and colorless, and can be effectively cleaned thanks to the transparency of its material.

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