Madge Bumstead
Well-known member
In another topic, Marie Mallory mentioned glass baby bottles, prompting me to post a reply about, and having just finished reading Marie's reply to mine got me to thinking about glass baby bottles. Here is my walk down memory lane.
I used both glass and plastic baby bottles with my children, glass when first starting them out, and when they got older and more active (toddling, etc), I switched them over to plastic Evenflo baby bottles for safety purposes, worried over them taking a spill/fall down the basement stairs or onto the concrete walkway with a glass bottle in hand and having the worst happen.
I prepared bottles with homemade formula, then to warm I'd set the bottle down into a shallow pan of water on the stovetop and to prevent the bottle from rattling and cracking while warming, I'd line the pan with a dishcloth or small tea towel, and/or, hold the bottle suspended in the water until warm. To test the temp I'd shake a few drops out onto the inside of my wrist and serve.
I was never fussy over sterilizing, bottles, rings and nipples were washed in hot water and detergent, rinsed, then set off to the side on the counter to dry. The only time I took the washing step further was when someone was sick, and then and only then did I wash the bottles in a hot water, detergent and mild bleach solution, otherwise, hot water and dish detergent got the job done and all of my kids survived just fine.
As for the Evenflo plastic baby bottles I used, they came in opaque white and pastel colours (pale pink, pale blue, and pale yellow).
I remember when and if a rubber baby bottle nipple wasn't releasing adequate formula due to the holes in the nipple being too slight and narrow, I'd heat up the end of a diaper pin and push the pin through the nipple to enlarge the centre hole.
Those were the days.
I used both glass and plastic baby bottles with my children, glass when first starting them out, and when they got older and more active (toddling, etc), I switched them over to plastic Evenflo baby bottles for safety purposes, worried over them taking a spill/fall down the basement stairs or onto the concrete walkway with a glass bottle in hand and having the worst happen.
I prepared bottles with homemade formula, then to warm I'd set the bottle down into a shallow pan of water on the stovetop and to prevent the bottle from rattling and cracking while warming, I'd line the pan with a dishcloth or small tea towel, and/or, hold the bottle suspended in the water until warm. To test the temp I'd shake a few drops out onto the inside of my wrist and serve.
I was never fussy over sterilizing, bottles, rings and nipples were washed in hot water and detergent, rinsed, then set off to the side on the counter to dry. The only time I took the washing step further was when someone was sick, and then and only then did I wash the bottles in a hot water, detergent and mild bleach solution, otherwise, hot water and dish detergent got the job done and all of my kids survived just fine.
As for the Evenflo plastic baby bottles I used, they came in opaque white and pastel colours (pale pink, pale blue, and pale yellow).
I remember when and if a rubber baby bottle nipple wasn't releasing adequate formula due to the holes in the nipple being too slight and narrow, I'd heat up the end of a diaper pin and push the pin through the nipple to enlarge the centre hole.
Those were the days.
