Glass baby bottles making comeback: Stores selling out after health alarms raised about plastics

Glass baby bottles, replaced decades ago by unbreakable plastic, are making such a comeback that parents can’t get their hands on them.
Online and brick-and-mortar retailers report a run on glass baby bottles in recent weeks that they say was spurred by reports that the most common type of plastic in baby bottles may leach a toxic chemical.

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Weight Gain By Moms Impacts Child

From 6abc.com
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New research is firing up the debate over how much weight gain is OK during pregnancy. And the standard advice on how many pounds a woman should put on may need to be changed.

A Harvard University study found that women who gained more than the recommended amount had a greater chance of babies that will be overweight as toddlers.
But even the moms who followed the current guidelines had a greater chance of having an overweight toddler.
The guidelines recommend differing amounts of weight gain, depending how much a woman weighs before pregnancy.
Those with a “normal” Body Mass Index are encouraged to gain 25 to 35 pounds.
Those with a higher BMI, meaning they are heavier at a given height, are encouraged to gain less weight.
The researchers say it’s too early to tell whether women should gain less than the standard, because that increases the risks of a low birthweight baby.
That poses health risks to the baby.
So for now, stick to your doctor’s advice.

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