Sterilising? Who does it? Til when?

[Queen]

I have stopped....I sterilised DD1's until she stopped having bottles She was 2 DD2 is not even 10 months

[lindsaymaree]

My DS is 4 months and we are still sterilising everything, mostly because I didn't know any different, although I did think it was a bit silly when he sucks on his hands and toys all day long lol.

I also sterilise my breast pump after using each time, am I wasting time? do i only need to wash with hot water and dishwashing liquid?

[Bloom]

I also sterilise my breast pump after using each time, am I wasting time? do i only need to wash with hot water and dishwashing liquid?

I only ever washed my breast pump in hot water and dishwashing liquid. That's what our midwife told us (and I expressed between 3-7 times per day for first 14 weeks, so it was getting ALOT of use!).