When can you stop sterilizing bottles?

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I started when DD hit 6 months. And she seems fine since the change. I havent noticed anything dramatically. I do soak her bottles in the sink with detergent but its so much better not having to sterilise them.

[<3 Mumofthreetobe <3]

Awesome! Sterilizing days are goooooone! lol. Whoo!

Thanks.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Awesome! Sterilizing days are goooooone! lol. Whoo!

Thanks.

i just found it so time consuming especially having to boil the kettle if i had forgotten to make up bottles id have to wait for it to cool and then amuse DD while it was cooling so now i just fill them up and off i go. Plus i give her water in a drink bottle throughout the day and shes fine with it.

Its all confusing stuff. I never know if what im doing is right lol

[Miss.B]

Nel.B, it's a whole new and exciting world now!! Sooooo easy and quick!

[<3 Mumofthreetobe <3]

I'm excited! Just wash and rinse the bottles, fill up with tap water. Good to go. Yay.

I'm actually a bit saddened too, letting go of a part of my 'baby' baby routine... my little girl is growing up... too fast!

[Miss.B]

I know hun

[Arimeh]

Everyone has a different opinion and I know bottles for ebm are just washed and rinsed, however I have always sterilised until they stop drinking formula. Why? Because bacteria breeds in bottles containing formula, that doesn't stop happening just because bubs turns that magical 6 months. Same reason why it states on the formula tin to do it. Plus they still state to use cooled boiled water in the bottles.

I figure if someone is giving me instructions and directions on how to use their product, they have it there for a reason and I'm going to follow their direction cos they're the ones that should know best

I know I'm alone in my thinking though so I'll crawl back under my rock now lol