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.
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.
Firstly I should say DS is exclusively breastfed so we don't use bottles.
I've never really sterilised anything except dummies every now and then, DS has never been sick, other than the sniffles he had last week, so I don't think it's doing him any harm.
still sterilising here and DS is 17 months - why, I have no idea....but I get the bad mummy guilts if I don't, so I am.....one of these day's I'll stop.
with Jack I did it till he was off bottles, I used to do his spoons as well basically anything that could be done I did it...will do same with Luke I dont care if he is licking the floor I like to know his bottles and dummy is very clean...its a personal thing in hopsital they air dry the bottles etc I alwasy felt uneasy giving him a bottle
I sterilised until they were eating solids 3 meals a day. Like others have said I didn't see the point sterilising once they started eating dirt and licking floors etc. I always washed their bottles and dishes in the dishwasher though so I guess they were still getting sterilised. I just stopped using my sterliser.
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She was 2 
DD2 is not even 10 months 
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