Wet bottles once sterilised?!

[Macca79]

Brewnetta I haven't heard this before. I'm a big believer in sterilizing simply because a baby does not have an adults immune system and can't fight the nasties off as well as we can.

[Mother Goose]

The midwife is correct. It is now believed that bottles used for breastmilk do not need to be sterilised - just washed in hot soapy water - due to the properties of the milk. However, formula bottles do need to be washed and sterilised properly due to potential growth of bacteria.

When I was expressing, we only sterilised the pump once a week (washed after every use of course!) but all bottles were washed and sterilised as I couldn't tell which ones were used for breast milk and which were formula (we were comp feeding).

[satya]

My health nurse said that although a study has found that there's no need to sterilize they still have to recommend it - for both EBM & formula. She also said that with our water levels being so low in Melbourne that it's more important than ever to sterilize as there's no telling what could be in the water.

What I do with my bottles is:

Wash and scrub the bottles & teats then place in sterilizing solution (I use Safeway's home brand). I have a plastic container set up next to the sink with the solution in in. I change the solution each day.

Place the bottles on a drying rack. Place the teats and caps on a clean tea towel to dry.

When dry I almost fill the bottles with cooled boiled water.

I then top the bottle up with boiling water before I add the formula in and then there's no need to heat your bottles.

[bubNo.2]

hi:
Well what i do with my bottles / teats as my baby is formula fed is:
-wash them with warm/hot soapy water and rinse with cold water
-if i need them in a real hurry i scold the newly cleaned bottles and teats (that are pushed inside the bottle) with newly boiled water, tip the boiling water out fill with cooled boiled water/formula and bingo i have a very clean no bug bottle.
-if im not in a hurry i do the soapy water , rinse , and put bottle teats tops in a huge soup saucepan and boil them for 10 mins. Dry them by standing them on a rack ... then filling them and putting them in fridge!
Either of my babies have ever got sick tummy bug or anything from how i clean their bottles!.
I think common sense comes down to it.
Cheers BubNo.2

[bubNo.2]

ps: i meant to say not once have either of my babies been ill with how i clean the bottles