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When we were using bottles we used Dr. Brown's glass bottles. Even though they say plastic's BPA free, I felt that glass was "safer." Plus I liked Dr. Brown's vent system.

charlie uses born free and olive uses avent (both bpa free plastic). we have one glass bottle, but it's heavy. i do like the idea of glass better though... who knows what else is bad in plastic besides bpa.

@pastemoo: so technically you're not supposed to warm milk in the microwave anyway, so you aren't missing out I warm milk in the bottle in a cup of hot water, and it isn't a problem at all with the plastic.

@pastemoo: I totally wouldn't have known either if one of my friends hadn't taught me

We have plastic. I feel like I'd break the glass bottles in two seconds.

We don't warm our bottles, we use water from the fridge and let it sit overnight so its room temperature. She doesn't even care if it's cold water, but I feel like it's better room temperature.

I usually just get my tap water really hot, fill a bowl or mug with the water, and swirl the bottle of milk in the water until it's warm. Breast milk can sit out at room temp for up to 6 hours, so if I know we'll be using the pumped milk within that time, I don't put it in the fridge and don't heat it at all.
ETA: at first, and probably until LO was about a month old, we would simmer the water we used to warm the bottles. As she has gotten older, we've only warmed the bottles enough to just take the chill off, which she doesn't seem to mind and is easier for us.

Plastic because I knew daycares would not accept glass bottles.

I prefer glass bottles because they don't absorb odor or stains, are much easier to clean, and I have a stronger comfort level when it comes to santizing them (I always have concerns boiling plastic). Well we had to switch to plastic after about 5 months because the type of bottle my son preferred didn't come in glass. Thus, a BPA free plastic bottle. My daycare had no problem with my glass bottles until they were encouraging my son to hold his own bottle and the glass was a bit heavy for him.

If you are worried about heating up your milk or formula, just put it in a sink full of warm/hot water for a few minutes. Both glass and plastic heat up well that way.

We use BPA free plastic. I only warmed bottles if they were from the fridge in the early weeks. And I didn't warm it that much. I wanted him to take a bottle anytime, anywhere and I knew I wouldn't always have a way to heat them. We used a cup of hot water and put the bottle in it. I also don't waste time sterilizing anymore. Plastic are light, easy to clean, and easier for DS to learn how to hold.

@pastemoo: plastic. But I don't think we'll be warming the milk. She'll drink it cold.

we plan to use glass bottles. I dont like boiling plastic either.

@sorrycharlie: Yes, they sell a microwave sterilizers but that just another expense. The same thing can be achieved by boiling the bottles.

I have both born free glass bottles from my first and we used them till she was 20 months and not one has broken. I did the same since the born free bottle had such a wide neck I just threw them in the dish washer and only boiled the nipples.

We used the playtex vent air for my second, its the only bottle he will drink from.

Our daycare will accept either glass or plastic although they prefer the glass bottles.