Amid all the BPA and toxic chemicals in baby’s bottle concerns, two companies have developed an ingenious idea for safely feeding your baby with glass bottles.

Both Siliskin and Weego bottles feature silicone sleeves that fit over glass bottles, rendering them virtually unbreakable. They’ve been tested- dropped from counters and even thrown - and stand up to the abuse. The silicone sleeves are hypoallergenic, food-grade, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe, with no open pores to harbor any bacteria or germs. The silicone covers are completely safe for babies to touch and provide a unique sensory experience when they feel them, and they’re also scratch & fade resistant. I was surprised to learn that in addition to these qualities, silicone is an environmentally-friendly product- from it’s manufacturing to it’s disposal, no harmful byproducts are ever produced. The design of the sleeves also allows for the bottle measurements to be read easily. Siliskin sleeves are designed to fit over Evenflo glass bottles (either 4 or 8oz.) which are included with the purchase.

Weego bottles employ the same concept, but recommend their ring attachment and new sleeves be handwashed. They come with their own 9 oz. glass bottles, and nipples that are 100% silicone, manufactured in France by a leading European supplier of bottle nipples.

So why be afraid of glass bottles? You can forget which plastics from which companies are okay and which aren’t, and feel completely assured your baby isn’t coming into contact with chemicals of any kind.

Since first reading about them just a few months ago, both brands have become wildly popular and are increasingly hard to find. Amazon is sold out, and most other sites are backordered. Even the sellers’ own sites have limited numbers of popular colors available. You can find some (as well as really cool BPA-free bottle variety kits) at TheSoftLanding.com