Non-Plastic Baby Dishes

We're getting closer to the start of solid foods, and I read somewhere that to distract baby from not yet participating in mealtime, we could start teaching her how to use a cup.  We have also been feeding her bits of slushy breastmilk or the fat from the top of the bottle with a silicone-tipped infant spoon.  She is very interested in chewing on the cup and the spoon, but only interested in the food when it goes into our mouths.  She almost grabbed a slice of bacon out of my hand and she tried to pull my coffee cup over to her mouth to try some this morning.

I realized last week that I hadn't addressed the question of what she is going to eat with. We are a minimal plastic house.  The plastic in our house basically consists of the packaging on our food, beauty products, and electronics.   We have a lot of glassware, but not much of anything we could give a hungry and learning baby.  I wound up purchasing the silicone cups and bowls above.

 When it comes to baby girl, I would prefer that she didn't put anything plastic in her mouth, which is easier said than done.  After I spent months trying to find the best high chair option with a wooden tray, because her food would obviously come into contact with the tray, I also bought a plain walker with a plastic tray.  The first thing she did was put her mouth on the plastic tray and start to suck on it.  In that moment, I knew that it was a loosing battle.  I'm not the kind of mom that freaks out if she ends up chewing on something plastic, but if we weren't paying attention, everything we brought into the house for the baby could easily be plastic.

It is my understanding that silicone is a good alternative to plastic, because it's inert and doesn't leech when changing temperatures.  Some plastics don't leech at room temperature, and my husband and I have differing opinions on their occasional use.  I suppose that we all teeter back and forth around what is the best course of action and the most convenient for our families.