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I'm worried enough that we've totally switched to water bottles that are bpa-free, try not to buy anything unless it states that it's bpa-free, and since we take left-overs for lunch-we've switched to glass containers. I finally got rid of the last of my plastic containers. We're ttc and it's something easy we can do. Once I'm pregnant and have a baby, I'll probably be even more crazy!

We don't use a lot of can goods (try to do fresh or frozen) but I worry when I do use them because a lot of cans are lined which contains bpa.

i started becoming a lot more conscious once my cat got cancer, and because i'd read so many things about girls getting their periods at a younger age these days due to environmental toxin exposure. i try to use all green cleaning products as possible, don't eat canned foods almost at all, and have eliminated as much plastic as possible (though that one is the toughest!).

There's just so much to consider, sometimes I get analysis paralysis. We don't use a lot of plastic and we don't have a microwave, but sometimes, I have to carry food to locations outside of the house and I don't want to be carrying glass because it is heavy! I try to avoid the obvious stuff, but sometimes convenience wins out, and that's where I get worried.

I am concerned about BPA and try to avoid it, but I’m sure I don’t avoid everything that has BPA. Honestly, it’s too difficult to know what does/does not/might/might not contain plastic bits or coating. The only thing we eat out of a can is refried beans, and I made sure the reusable water bottle I have at work is BPA-free. The hardest for me is that I used to eat deli meat sandwiches for lunch every day. Now that deli meat is nixed from my diet (and because I take a nap at lunch so need something quick to prepare), I end up eating a lot more frozen meals for lunch. I remove the plastic top/sleeve completely when I heat, but I have no idea if there is a plastic coating inside the meal tray (most of the ones I buy are Ethnic Gourmet or Amy’s, and come in a tray that looks/feels like paper, not plastic). Bah.

I will definitely make sure the bottles we use and any item that would go into babies’ mouth for extended periods of time are BPA-free.

I'm totally freaked out by BPA and I'm not usually that kind of person. It just seems to be in everything I use! The list includes soup cans, toilet paper, pizza boxes, plastic bottles and a lot more.

I switched to BPA free water bottles and try not to use disposable water bottles. I quit microwaving plastic and I've cut down on canned soup. Still using toilet paper though! : )

We actively avoid BPA and have been since before pregnancy.

During pregnancy, I switched to 60% all natural cleaners. I use Mrs. Meyers. It's great stuff, I like the smell! The other 40%: Dawn (nothing cuts grease like Dawn, nothing natural at least), Cascade (I tried all natural dishwasher detergent, it left food on the dishes!), and a little bleach cleaner for bathrooms.

Really the change isn't that hard. Actually, it saved me money because I bought the Mrs. Meyers that you dilute to make different cleaners and I go through way less of that than bottles of Windex/Fantastik/whatever, and we bought long lasting Pyrex reheatable dishes. I was concerned for her sake and I'm glad we changed!

I read that plastic that DOESN'T have 3, 6, 7 on it are ok. Is that not true? I'm going to start to try to avoid all of them but I want to know in the meantime (as I'm stockpiling more glass containers) what is absolutely NOT safe!