Dr. Brown’s BPA Free Polypropylene Bottles: How Do They Stack Up?

June 17, 2008 by Alicia
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Parents across America leaped with joy when they finally heard news of a Dr. Brown’s BPA free plastic alternative. Demand for the new bottles has been almost impossible for us (and the manufacturer) to keep up with.

Now that you’ve had a chance to take them for a spin, we want to know your thoughts on their overall performance. In return, we’ll be giving a free Dr. Brown’s bottle to the first ten parents who leave a comment on this post discussing the following topics:

How the polypropylene bottles compare to the original polycarbonate bottles
How the polypropylene bottles compare to other BPA free bottles you’ve tried while waiting for a safer Dr. Brown’s option

NOTE: The contest is closed ALREADY! What a great outpouring of insight. Thank you so much for participating, and congrats to the first ten parents to leave a comment!

Now, don’t stop there – keep sharing your experiences with Dr. Brown’s . . .

Tags: BPA Free, Dr. Browns Polypropylene Bottles, Review

leigh ann

Babies R Us offers the program to exchange BPA bottles for BPA-free bottles. I had read that they'd stopped doing it in August, and I'd also read that you had to bring in the full assembly to get credit, but I just brought in a bunch of Avent bottles (some full assembly, some not) to one of the BRU's here in Atlanta today and they told me no problem! I didn't have to have a receipt or anything! I exchanged them for Dr. Brown's! Check with your local BRU first though - although the order to do the exchange comes from corporate, I've read that some stores are telling their customers no anyway.
liz

I don't think Babies R Us are exchanging BPA for BPA free bottles here. In fact I think the Dr Brown's bottles being sold are still the BPA ones, I am trying to find out if they are BPA free or not. The bottles we have are the wide neck ones. It's all very confusing and the issue has only just come to light here in the last few months!
nicole McCann

hey i love the dr.browns bottles my daughter was born at 29wek and she was 11week early born at 1lb 9oz.. and now as healthy 7lb 1oz and she loves the bottles they ahve helped her so much so thanks i tell everyone about them..
Tabatha Harris

i want to reply to the dr. brown bottles they are one of the most effective bottles on the market especially when you have kids that are premature are have
g.i. problems.I can speak on this by experience. I haave tried soothies, evenflo,avent you name it we have tried it i have a 8 week premie and she does well
on this bottle.i would reccomend this bottle to any one
Sarah

FYI - I tried my Medela medium flow nipples on the Dr.Brown's P.P. bottles and it seems to work fine!! No leaks! Yay!

Also - Playtex will be releasing BPA-Free Ventaire bottles in Canada first (apparently they are already shipped) and in the US in the Fall!! I have heard these are good for colic, reflux etc too!!

Sarah
Michelle

I used Dr. Brown's wide neck with my first daughter and washed the bottles by hand as the BPA scare was just beginning and by the time we found out it could be harmful, she was ready to transition to a sippy cup. I was so excited to see BPA free. I actually emailed Dr. Brown's and by September 08 they should have 2, 4 and 8 oz standard and 8 oz wide neck on the market! I am very excited to use these for my second child due in Nov.

I noticed some of you said you "traded them in??" Where can you do this? I still have all of the bottles and would love to do an exchange for safe ones!!
Amy

Stephanie,

Hello! I read your post about Dr. Brown's bottles. Which warmer are you using for your glass bottles?

Thanks!

Amy
Anna

Anyone using the Dr. Brown Vent Parts with the Green to Grow bottles -? I'm having trouble getting the Green to Grow cap (the part that holds the nipple) back onto the standard Green to Grow bottle using the Dr. Brown vent system. Is there a secret I don't know about? Thanks for anyone with advice?
John

I believe a trait of polypropylene plastic is they keep the smell of their contents. I still smell formula, even after cleaning them. I have been using Dr. Brown's from the start and I switched to the new polypropylene bottles as soon as they became available. My son had no problem with the switch. I love that I can use all of my existing nipples with these.
lan

The polypropylene bottles are slightly wider than the orginal and work just as well. I think its better because there's more room from the fill line and top so the bubbles from formula doesn't overflow. I did notice a slight smell from the new bottles. It could be that we recently switched from formula to whole milk. The top also seems to be a tighter fit. While waiting, I used the Green to Grow bottles with the Dr. Brown parts. My daughter had the problem with nipple collapse with the Green to Grow nipples.