Glass bottles, set me straight

[grugwashere]

I have a few questions/misconceptions about glass bottles. I would love it if people who have had success with them could set me straight.

*Do the bottles not get to hot to touch if they are put in boiling water to warm the milk?

*Can you put them in the microwave?

*do they break easily?

*Can they be put in an electric steraliser?

*does boiling water take longer to cool in them than in plastic bottles?

Any other info you can think of passing on would be great to...

[Kylieplustwo]

I found glass bottles to be a real pain in the backside.

They do get very hot after they've been sterilised and you put boiling water in them. They also take ages to cool down. You can put them in a microwave or electric steamer and they are very hard to break.

My DS2 found they were heavy and wasn't able to hold them and feed himself as he got older.

I use Tommee Tippee Closer to nature bottles now and found they are really good for colicy and fussy babies.

[delirium]

I personally wouldn't use glass bottles but that's just me. They are fine for newborns but as the child gets older and wants to hold the bottle, it's an accident waiting to happen. The glass is quite heavy and could easily do damage from being dropped or thrown.

[romesmum]

I had great success with glass. I use a microwave steamer and yes they come out really hot, but I cleaned them right after DS' last feed so by the time he was ready for the next one they weren't hot at all. They do keep water/milk warmer which for me was great, esp. when going out because it meant the water was still warm when his next feed rolled around and because his reflux was quite bad he was a slow drinker but his milk stayed warm for him till the end. Mine did eventually break but only because at 4am I am a TOTAL cluts . And I dropped them heaps before they finally broke. I do understand the weight issue once bub wants to hold the bottle for themselves, they are quite heavy. I always felt tho that they were more sterile for my newborn (which I'm sure was all in my head!). Now I use MAM bottles. They are fantastic, BPA free (which was why I liked glass so much) and their smaller bottles - up to 260ml - are great anti-colic bottles.
But don't be afraid of glass. They are amazing!

[AvasMummy09]

I ADORE glass bottles. Since we switched to formula at 5 months we have been using the glass ones and have not had an issues!

*Do the bottles not get to hot to touch if they are put in boiling water to warm the milk?

*Can you put them in the microwave?

*do they break easily?

*Can they be put in an electric steraliser?

*does boiling water take longer to cool in them than in plastic bottles?

Any other info you can think of passing on would be great to..

1. Yes you can put them in the microwave. I heat the water up and ten add the formula. They are actually much safer to microwave than the plastic bottles.

2. I haven't found they do. I have dropped them once (we have all tiled floors) and it didn't break. However, if you put a cold bottle (say one that has been in the fridge) in boiling water to heat milk up; it would smash (RAPID TEMP CHANGE). I have never done this (as I was aware this would happen) but I know others that have.

3. I have never sterilised so I don't know about an electric steriliser.

4. I find it does keep water hotter for longer; but I just use tap water and heat it up to the right temp in the microwave.

* If you are a bit of a cluts, you can buy a product called "Siliskins" online. They are a coloured silicone sleeve that fits on the bottle to act as a buffer. I find them very handy when we go out.
* They are quite heavey; but my daughter never wants to hold her own bottle anyway
*I use HAppy Baby Glass bottles