Sterilizing Playtex drop-ins

RayRay007

Do you only need to sterilize the nipple? I don't normally use these, but had a couple free samples and decided to give them a try.

Mrs.Saxy

nipple and ring

there's a warning on the bottle to not sterilize it.  I think they melt.  You can throw them on the top rack in the dishwasher, though. 

mom2case

I didn't know there was a warning not to sterilize the bottles.  Oooops!  I did destroy 2 of them but it was because I didn't take them out after turning the stove off.  We didn't have a dishwasher, so that was my only option.

MrsCarroll.6-10-07

I never sterilized anything. Soap and water works just fine for me.

MikeJessIves

MrsCarroll.6-10-07:

I never sterilized anything. Soap and water works just fine for me.

This! Soap and hot water 

desdemona39

I sterilize the nipple, ring, and cap (b/c the nipple touches it). I have a microwave sterilizer, so it's super easy and takes 2 minutes.

TheMrs923

I wash with hot soapy water daily and then once a week I sterilize the nipples.

Mrs.Purdue

TheMrs923:

I wash with hot soapy water daily and then once a week I sterilize the nipples.

this. I also sterilized the nipples before using them for the first time.  

thatgirl2478

I never sterilize  - just soap and water. 

 

The liners should be sterile already.  The bottle itself gets REALLY deformed if you boil it.... 

skio

thatgirl2478:

I never sterilize  - just soap and water. 

The liners should be sterile already.  The bottle itself gets REALLY deformed if you boil it.... 

Ditto all this, except I did sterilize the nipples before I used them the first time. I ruined two of the bottle shells because I boiled them and they got deformed, then the cap wouldn't screw on. Ooops...should've read the directions first!

craftytype

Boiled the nipples, caps, and rings the first time and then soapy, hot water after that.

 Check the kind of nipple you are using - the latex should only be boiled the first time. I think the silicone can be boiled after the first time, but I don't use them so not totally sure.