Sterilising? Who does it? Til when?

[Queen]

Hey ya!

My DD2 is now 9 months and I sterilise, I am wondering when you stop? If you ever did it?
I do her bottles, and dummies.

Cheers!

[butterfly_warrior]

We still sterilised at that age.

We didn't actually stop until Sam was nearly 14 months old.

Mostly, it was a habit that I'd got into and just never stopped... If we went away I wouldn't take the steriliser but I'd still sterilise at home.

I think we finally stopped with DH took over the stay at home parent duties and he finally put the steriliser away.

I will admit that even now at 16 months old, I still boil Sam's water. But I rarely drink our water unless it's been boiled, too.

BW

[tattoo_mama]

ok im not a doctor but i am relaying info i was told in the MBU (hospital, by nurses and CHN)
you do not need to sterilise your bottles if you wash them throughly with dishwashing detergent and hot waterr, and a bottle brush. washed bottles should be kept in fridge and rewashed if not used within 24 hrs.

[CrazyLady]

I stopped at 2 months because CHN suggested same as Tattoo_mama said. DD has only ever had 2 tummy bugs (no colds/ear infections etc) and touches/sucks everything so I presume it's okay

[skybie]

DD1 we stopped at 12 months.
DD2 well i just stick them in the top shelf of the dishwasher! and they stay there until they get used or rewashed with the next load the next day

[~MummaBear~]

i was told not to when i had Jorja so i didnt at all, but she didnt have bottles just her dummy and sipper cups.
apparently the best thing is the dishwasher and then stored in the fridge!!
this will sound stupid but it was what i was asked .... Miss B is 9 months old so eating food... do you steralise her spoons and bowls?? If you dont do them there is no point doing anything else either!!

[CrazyLady]

spoons and bowls go through the dishwasher and bottles on the lower rack (I use glass because I hated how the plastic ones got scratched inside eventually). i just make sure i wipe all solids off with paper towel prior.I rinse bottles with a fast swish of the bottle brush to get any stuck formula off the sides before loading into dishwasher iykwim.

I meant to elaborate earlier but had a shiny moment/brain fart and lost train of thought :LOL:

[Arimeh]

ok im not a doctor but i am relaying info i was told in the MBU (hospital, by nurses and CHN)
you do not need to sterilise your bottles if you wash them throughly with dishwashing detergent and hot waterr, and a bottle brush. washed bottles should be kept in fridge and rewashed if not used within 24 hrs.

Thats right - if you are using EBM - but if you are using formula, they need sterilising because of the bacteria component.

I steralise until they are 12 months and start going onto cows milk.

[issy02]

Im so glad I came across this question as I have just started bubs on formula after he decided to ditch my boob. This is all new territory for us as I bf ds1 till he was 12 months. So, I decided not to sterilise, only cause he is 8 months old, and like party-of-five's bub, he licks the floor.... and shoes, and unwashed toys, and furniture, and practically everything else, so im pretty sure he has had his fair share of bugs! Plus my mum said its not necessary now, she's a midwife, so I guess I trust her advice. I also wash in boiling hot water, air dry and store in a clean container.

[Bloom]

Hi there,

We sterelised until 6 months (doing a combo of EBM and formula). Though I was told it wasn't neccessary - even for the formula bottles. With the next one, I doubt we'll steralise except for the first few weeks.

[kylieb77]

Like some of the others in here I was told not to worry about sterilising once they start shoving everything in their mouth!! My DS never took a bottle though.....