chapter 92 : we're all going to die...

thanks to all of you who commented on my "100th post giveaway." since i loved the comments and like everyone who said something so much, i'm going to do it. so stay tuned into this, your most favorite blog in the entire blogosphere (i'm a huge dork, i know!), and pretty soon #100 will be here...well if i'd actually post more anyway!

so last night as i was trying to find something and with our "on demand" out for like the 4th time in 3 weeks, i happened to see a commercial for the news. one of the quick teasers they said was something like, "tune in to find out why walmart and other big stores pull baby bottles off the shelves." so of course with my cute little ones using bottles and sippy cups like 50 times daily, i knew i needed to check it out. upon a little research, i found out that they were talking about BPA (bisphenol A) and it's possible problem causing issues.
in my Social Work program at BYU, we were told a saying that goes something like this, "if you see something once, notice it. if you it a 2nd time, pay attention. if you see it a 3rd time, do something about it." ok, ok, that's definitely not word for word, but i like to use this type of reasoning when i see something come up time and again in my life as has the issue and awareness of BPA.
my wonderful MIL was warning us about this exact thing 2 years ago, then i heard about it again subtly and now when i saw that last night on the news and read this earlier, that Canada is banning products without it, i knew i needed to do more research to try and protect my family from a possible danger.
now i know there is so much in the world that we can worry and fret over, like the lead based paint toy scare and only eating organically because of the toxins and chemicals in food, but i'm really starting to feel like my family needs to try and avoid BPA as much as possible. i also know that there probably is no for sure way to avoid everything that has it in it, but i want to try. so earlier today, we made a trip to Babies R' Us and picked up some great bottles, sippy cups, and utensils for the girls.
some of the items that show as "BPA free" on their packaging are a lot more expensive that the usual cheap cups and lids i've bought in the past, but i think it's worth it if i can help my children stay away from the possible dangers that may end up being linked to BPA-containing plastics.

so if you're interested in learning more about what's safe and what's not, here are some great links to check out :

http://safemama.com/2007/11/22/bpa-free-bottle-and-sippy-cup-cheat-sheet/
http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/11/z-report-bisphenol-in-baby-bottles-and.html

just an FYI though, these lists sort of contradict each other, so some other research may need to be done or you can even call the manufacturer of a product if you want to be extra sure. my best advice would be though to just follow the Spirit and go with what you feel right. now that we have some new products in our home, i feel better and like we're on a better path of safety for our children.

hope this helps...

yours truly.

p.s. just found this link http://zrecs.blogspot.com/2007/12/bpa-in-infant-formula-notes-on.html regarding baby formula and that the levels of BPA in them are too high! so i'm going to stop reading anything as i'm starting to get panic-attack feeling over the dangers of this...just hoping i'm doing what i can to help my children now and in the future!