Did you know that many plastics will leech toxic chemicals in to your food or drink? This makes no difference whether it comes from a water jug or a baby bottle.
There have even been studies to suggest that these same chemicals can leech out of plastic when heated in a microwave.
We can find these chemicals in other types of plastics like food containers and the lining of baby food jars.
Since plastic is widely used for food it becomes hard to escape it.
The chemicals in which we are talking about are BPA and PVC.
Pregnant women should always avoid canned foods and any types of plastic that might susceptible to leeching chemicals.
They can not only harm the mother but they can be devastating to an unborn child.
You can identify containers by looking for an SPI code or recycle triangle.
These will usually be accompanied by specifications of the plastic.
If you have located these types of symbols and identification they will usually contain BPA and should be avoided.
I mentioned SPI codes so let us look at that for a moment.
When you located the recycle triangle you will see a number within the center of it.
If you see the number one then you can assume that the plastic is BPA free and shouldn't be of any harm to you.
A number two is also safe but used in toys.
The number five is usually used for cold food items like butter.
There are many other types of plastics that were given a number of 7 but I don't recommend you trust them regardless of what the safety organizations will tell you.
Now you have a better idea of what to look for an prevent harm to an unborn baby.
Taking small steps like using glass instead of plastic is just one of many ways to prevent complications.