Because of the recent concern over leaching chemicals in plastic baby bottles, Babylife has re-introduced glass baby bottles. These new glass bottles have a new design and safety twist: the bottle is covered with a modern silicone sleeve (patent pending), that will help protect the bottle from breakage and also prevent bumping into other articles in your diaper bag.

The silicone sleeve is free of plastics and is 100% non-toxic. The bottle and the sleeve can be boiled or put in the dishwasher together. The silicone nipple is latex-free and non-toxic. The plastic ring, plug and cap contain no polycarbonates and are food grade, FDA approved and recyclable. The sleeve provides a good gripping surface during feeding and also a great tactile experience for your baby. The mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle also features a traditional venting system.

In our in-house evaluation of the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle in comparison with standard glass baby bottles of same dimensions in size, the results were simply amazing. We tested the various glass baby bottles for how well they withstood shock from being dropped. A device was used which allowed us to make incremental adjustments in height for the wooden shelf upon which the bottles were resting upon.

Each bottle was pushed automatically with same measure of pressure to drop onto a tiled floor with a concrete foundation, once at each incremental level of height of the shelf. All of the other glass baby bottles broke and shattered or were cracked except for the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle. After the last glass baby bottle broke, we continued putting the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle through more drop tests, increasing the height of the surface it was resting upon three more times.

What we all found most interesting was that even with the last drop, there were no cracks or any signs of damage whatsoever to the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle! The silicone sleeve for the bottle clearly makes a dramatic impact on the durability and level of safety with the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle.

Although our testing was not in a lab environment, the results still showed an unquestionably substantial reduction of risk in regard to safety over the other glass baby bottles which are produced by well recognized companies.

What would we do without our qualified industry professionals who volunteer their time to assist us in our product evaluations? That is a spooky thought. These experts take what we do 10 steps further and produce intensely detailed reports from their evaluation of the products which are submitted to us for evaluation. This segment of our product evaluation summary features some important facts that our readers will want to know about each product. Shall we see how the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle scored in this evaluation?

OB/GYN Doctor

"The number of baby bottles on the market for the masses is well beyond reasonable measure to make a thorough comparison which provides well balanced evaluation. In order to develop a report of the mini weego glass baby bottle, I will focus strictly on the min weego glass baby bottle.

The first question which comes to my mind immediately is as a mother, how do I determine what is a safe baby bottle? When I consider a baby bottle being made of glass, I immediately have an averseness to using one. I then take it into consideration of the silicone sleeve which these baby bottles have been manufactured. While there is a factor of risk of breakage which is reduced substantially with this silicone sleeve on the bottle, my hesitation in thought to the use of it was soon non-existent.

The silicone sleeve proved quite effective in many ways in its use and improvement of the marketability of the mini weego glass baby bottle. After running the bottle through a variety of tests which simulate what I would rate as the "average" scheme in which the baby bottle will be used, I was quite dazzled. Even the structural design of the baby bottle was of the highest quality in every way.

What was of particular interest to myself was that where other companies which have a solid silicone sleeve for their glass baby bottles or for application to such, this sleeve is far better due to the fact that it enables a mother be fully aware of the quantity of liquid still in the bottle while her infant is feeding. At the same time it also serves a dual purpose which may go overlooked, the silicone sleeve provides a far greater ease in grasping the bottle without slippage while at the same time, a greater level of visual and tactile impression are established for the infant with avoidance of heat transfer.

With this baby bottle, critical skills are already being greatly stimulated for this stage in the child's development. This due in part by the silicone sleeve. Although an infant is just beginning their journey on the long road of critical skills development, every sensation they experience serves as a trigger which affects the child's critical skill development. As the infant begins to touch and feel, they will feel the various portions of silicone sleeve with bumps, cut aways, and color, just waiting to be explored. New experiences that are vital to encourage their critical skill development and many other factors as well.

Everything from what appears to be a level 1 nipple to the entire assembly which holds the nipple and cap, they all have been designed for minimal stress for both the mother and infant. The materials used for the nipple and the design shape serve quite effectively to simulate, (no, not stimulate), the nipple of an infant's mother. While there are a number of designs on the market with no one established standard, this design is one of the most popular and widely used.

In going over the evaluation standards specified for a product to pass your evaluation, I can comfortably concur with the summary details you have established at this point in time. I would be willing to say this is a product I can recommend with no hesitation in doing so.

There was so much more to try and publish from the report by this evaluator, but it simply would not be feasible to do so and risk a loss of a reader's attention span. For this reason we have provided what you see here. The same rule has been applied on the excerpts from the second evaluator which are to follow.


Infant Product Safety & Health Evaluator / Behavioral Psychologist

"One thing for certain is that consumers love glass. It is an established fact that glass baby products look better, and even feel better in their glass packages. For many people, glass reflects purity and quality. This can add a moderate level of improvement in regard to marketing value for a product.

In a quote from an unknown source, 'Glass is the only true endlessly recyclable product. Once glass is sorted, it remains the most easily processed and most readily recycled container. Even when recycled again and again, the quality, purity and clarity of glass does not deteriorate.'

It is important to consider and realize that all of this information I have provided about glass has a strong impact on the behavioral development of an infant. A clean, comforting experience with a baby bottle such as this will undoubtedly have a positive influence which will follow an infant all the way to adulthood. While a mother is more concerned with safety and cost when buying products for their infant, whether it is a baby bottle or a toy she/he is shopping for, the long term effect of the product on the infant must be taken into consideration.


...All Kinds Of Shapes And Forms Imaginable

Glass comes in all shapes and forms imaginable, but what most consumers are not aware of is that the variety of types of glass that are used for baby bottles are not all the same. Just because glass may be clear, does not guarantee the component compounds of the glass are safe and will not leech toxic chemicals into the content within the glass container."

"The mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle is designed with clear glass, not frosted or other variations, remaining consistent in style with what would be seen as a standard by consumers. At the same time, the silicone nipple is latex-free and non-toxic. The plastic ring, plug and cap contain no polycarbonates of any form, and are 'food grade', FDA approved and recyclable."

"The mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle can be introduced to an infant from the first day of birth to an approximate of 3 months of age. After that point the risk of a potential safety hazard from dropping the bottle will rise dramatically, the longer it is being used. By 3 months of age, the motor skills of an infant have evolved to a point of a tendency to grasp objects, the baby bottle included. Although the silicone sleeve reduces the level of safety risk, it is far better to be safe than to be sorry."

A critical detail in reference to the marketing value of the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle, is its application in use with special needs infants and toddlers. With these children, the regular parameters of target age group use, and many other details are re-defined under broader ranges and specifications. The silicone sleeve provides a strong advantage for caretakers of special needs children. The full measure of functionality and marketing value of the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle, is increased exponentially in special needs infant/toddler care.

"According to my notes, the product has been independent lab tested and approved through Bureau Veritas, but no validation of the lab results were provided for me to validate as of yet. Despite the fact that your readers will be unable to read my entire report, I would like them to know that this is a product I can highly recommend for implementation of use. The design of this baby bottle creates an entirely new perspective in determining the marketing value and functionality of glass baby bottles."

Consumers tell it like it is with their opinions on products they are evaluating, often times not being exactly what you desire to hear. This being the case, consumers provide the perfect venue for obtaining unbiased hands-on evaluation results. For the hands-on product evaluation we had concerns of maintaining a clear and clean evaluation environment for our participants, so we took a different approach than normal and called upon the assistance of one of the staff at one of the medical centers we use in the Southern Nevada area. As always, we had no problem in getting their assistance in allowing us to use some of their patients from the OB/GYN doctors as evaluation participants. What was most intriguing in this instance is that the evaluation period took place over a period of 5 days,(M-F). Each day, one mother of an infant from new born to 2 1/2 months of age was given the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle sample we had for our evaluation here. (One of the infants was a special needs child.) Upon her return each day at 8am, the mother with the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle provided it for the office staff, who sterilized the bottle for next mother to use.

Each mother filled out an evaluation form on which she described in detail, her experience with the use of the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle and then shared her feedback with the other 4 mothers. This provided a very humorous experience, learning about some of the "unexpected's" each mother had with their infant on the day they were using the baby bottle.

Upon reviewing our videotapes of all phases of the product evaluation, including the time in the OB/GYN doctor's offices, and the same with the hands-on evaluation feedback forms, we discovered that all of the mothers with the exception of one, had a preference for the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle, instead of the baby bottle they were currently using.

The one mother who had a preference for the current baby bottle she was using, was queried as to why. She gave us a reply that her infant was a special needs child and she was more comfortable with using what she knew was working for her. She was not enthused at making a change yet was willing to participate in our evaluation process. Based upon all of our evaluation reports and videotapes, we established that the mini WeeGo Glass Baby Bottle passed this segment of our evaluation quite well.

While other organizations will define their ratings in a "blanket" method which simply defines each rating in an overall usage, we choose to take a different approach. Each individual rating that was assigned to this product, is based upon a combination of our evaluation guidelines and consumer hands-on evaluation feedback. The information below provides a brief explanation as to how that specific rating score was reached. The individual category ratings for this product are listed below.

EVALUATION RESULTS - From evaluation for induction into "The Toy Man® Product Guide"
Overall Rating: 5	Seal of Approval: Approved	eco-Recognition Seal: Not Eligible	Award of Excellence: Approved	eChoice Award: Selected

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