I appreciate your frustration - it is an annoying and (in my opinion) unhygienic trend. Teats are where so much of the bacteria in bottles grow. Having milk swishing around in them when you go out or pre prepare your bottles never sat well with me. We use pigeon bottles and I found myself in the same predicament. I called Pigeon and explained the problem and they sent some seals to me in the mail and now I can store them properly. I would contact the company or Australian distributor and explain the issue and see if they have any solutions for you. I hope you find a solution.
Thank you all for your replies, I was getting a little impatient and rang mum, she is coming up to see what all the comotion is about lol...
Life is Good - TY TY TY that is what I am worried about
...and also, if the bottles are being carried around and one happens to drop and the plastic cover lid falls off (just pushed on) then the teat is no longer sterile - in fact the whole bottle is no longer sterile because as soon as the teat becomes germ infested, so does the rest of the bottle, if you carry spare sterilized teats everywhere you go, which brings us back to the problem of needing to get the seals to seal off the lid where it attaches to the bottle... but then would it be a race against the clock, then that brings us to the argument of the 3 second rule when food is dropped on the floor etc... I don't like it..
GG: With the newer type bottles you don't use the seals anymore as the teats seal against the screw top properly and you only use the plastic cap to keep it all nice and sterile. The sealing caps are now primarliy used if you want to store formula or breast milk in a bottle and you then insert the seal into the srew cap before refigerating or freezing.
You will find the plastic lids have a much firmer grip on the top of the bottle and there have been numerous times I have dropped bottles and the lid has never fallen off. Give it a go trying to get the lid off with one hand I find it impossible and need both hands to open.
we never carry around milk in our bottles. always put the powder in a container and just carry around warm water in the bottles. that way you dont get clumps of milk sitting in the teat.
if you do happen to drop the teat on the ground and you are out, i would just get some boiling hot water and put the teat in it for 5 mins. any place that sells coffee should be able to provide this for you. also the bottles only stay sterile for a certain amount of time anyway so if you are worried about them being unsterile then you would be sterilising them constantly!
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