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The Dangers of the Baby Feeding Bottles in the #Victorian Era.

Patented around 1879–1880, these glass or earthenware “banjo” shaped bottles allowed babies to self-feed. Many had sweet sounding names such as “My Little Pet” and “Mummies Darling” while others were very nationalistic like “The Empire,” “The National” or “The Victorian.”

https://www.vintag.es/2026/02/murder-bottles.html #globalmuseum #Babies #Babybottles

Daniele Verducci 🧉Apr 9, 2025

This is probably silly for the #homeassistant geeks, but being a n00b of #homeautomation, I find it cool...
We use a #sterilizer for our #daughter #babybottles . Once sterilized, can be used in 24 hours, otherwise must be sterilized again, as per OMS guidelines.
We always forget when the bottles have been sterilized, so I connected the sterilizer to a #smartplug that can monitor power and created an homeassistant sensor based on the power usage, so we know when the last sterilization run has finished! Spouse-approved!

WINGS_radio Oct 26, 2024

I have been wondering if #BPA - now widely used in #plastic #babybottles - may have been having effects on the #gender #expression of #children This article suggests that seems to be the case. It also notes that the effects of BPA on gene expressions in animals get passed down to #future #generations
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159111000559?via%3Dihub&fs=e&s=cl&fbclid=IwY2xjawGJmfpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRs777hq3BjzE0bY4mVEIVbNkXrw8o3fuev3CtNXOyO1t11YtmJK9lU8pQ_aem_KCzPwR_YIn3pKATAub0UsQ

Epigenetic perspective on the developmental effects of bisphenol A

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an estrogenic environmental toxin widely used in the production of plastics and ubiquitous human exposure to this chemical has be…