BPA has long-since been known by researchers to be an estrogen-mimicing hormone disruptor.  Exposure to this toxin can eventually result in various cancers and other health problems.  When Better Baby Bums first opened its doors in 2008 it was right in the midst of the BPA-free water bottle and baby bottle frenzy.  Because babies and small children are much more sensitive to BPA exposure many parents naturally switched to BPA-free sippy cups, baby bottles and water bottles.  I would like to take this opportunity to remind you, however, that BPA is still used as a liner in some aluminum food and beverage containers, as well as in some water bottles.

In celebration of this wonderful step that the Canadian government has made, Better Baby Bums has decided to offer all of our BPA-free baby bottles for a ridiculously amazing deal!  Between now and December 31, 2010 all of our baby bottles will be 40% off!  Simply use coupon code nomoreBPeh

Mathea loves this bottle!

When my firstborn was a baby I had oodles of breast milk in the freezer.  We introduced her to the bottle at around 6 weeks and she would often enjoy some bonding time with her Papa while he fed her the bottle of milk that I had just expressed (for those of you with a gaggle of kids like I now have please feel free to snicker).

Five years and 2 kids later, the pumping, cleaning, storing and feeding process just seems too time consuming.  Mathea (my third) had her first bottle at around 6 weeks, same as I did with the other two, and seemed to have no problem with it.  I assumed that we were in the clear, bottle-wise, and didn’t bother giving her another one until a month or so later.

I was “on duty” at my son’s Parent Participation Preschool, and had left Mathea in the loving arms of her aunt.  When feeding time rolled around Mathea absolutely refused to take the bottle!  My sister-in-law tried giving it to her on and off for the next hour, but to no avail.  When my preschool duties had drawn to a close I stepped in and tried my luck.  I was in a quandary now because I didn’t want to waste that precious bottle of milk!  I couldn’t refreeze it and I was counting on pumping that feeding to replenish my freezer with it’s lone bottle of milk.

Next month and next duty day we ran into the same problem.  Every time the bottle went to her mouth Mathea would act as if the bottle was a torture device!  We went through our share of various nipples and bottles and finally settled on the beautiful stainless steel baby bottles by a Calgary mom, called OrganicKidz.  Jane Walter has been getting a lot of great press lately, supplying the Boom Boom Room with her wares at the recent Golden Globe Awards, and winning several prestigious awards since founding her company in 2008.  She was also recently featured in The Calgary Herald.

Well thank goodness for Jane Walters and her creation!  Mathea’s OrganicKidz bottle has been such a life-saver for this busy mama.  It has allowed me to continue being involved in both of my older kids’ schools, as well as slip out for the occasional romantic dinner with my husband.  Hurray, from one mother to another!

We’d like you to have the same opportunity to try these great bottles at a great price!  Enter coupon code lifesaver between now and Feb 14 for 25% off of OrganicKidz bottles at Better Baby Bums!