Yeah if i didnt happen to come on here and read that thread i wouldnt of thought any dif as i always thought sterilise till 1 and after then just do it like we would for ourselves with cows milk but yh like u say microwave does it all just 5 - 8 mins and thats it but hearing this has made me think sterilisng isnt neseccary anymore everyone sayin from 6 months they stopped and just washed thoroughly but yh like u said we all do our own things as mums and neither way would hurt them but my health vis might say dif u just dont know but im a first time mum and i always have done what me and my partner felt suited us so why change that now but interesting to read so many dif things people do and say! Thanks. Laura xxx