How do you sterilize stuff?

Kristily

I have been hearing to sterilize pacifers and breast pump tubing... but how do you do it? Also, what are all the things I should be sterilizing?!

TIA 

Holley+Day

Bottles, nipples, paci's, BP equipment.... boiling water on the stove and placing the items in the water for about 60 to 90 seconds. Even new items should be done which I didn't know with my first LO and panicked when some one mentioned after we had been at home for two days... using all that fun stuff! But they have also made a nifty little thing that you place the items in and stick in the microwave, it is supposed to sterilize as well. Some dish washers also have this feature, although I would probably only run baby stuff through at that time, besides the all the little things could pretty much fill up a dishwasher! GL hope it helps.

funkyfrog

Would boil water....   throw in pacifiers and nipples for a minute or so....  For bottles, I'd pour boiling water into her bottle to rinse. 

Do this when you first use new products and then I would do it every month or so.  I wouldn't do it every time.   Doctor said no need.    

Temp937723687505543

Medela makes a great microwavable bg sterilizer. I used that for my pump parts. I also had the bottle sterilizer which I did use every day.

adri77

I never sterilized anything.  The pedi in the hosp (who had his own special sense of humor) told me, when I asked about sterilizing "well, you don't boil your nipples before bfing....just wash everything in soap and water"  hahaha, so that's what I did.  I did buy some of those Medela microwave sterilzation bags for pump parts, and then I'd throw binkies in them too b/c it was easy.  GL!

authorofdreamz

Basically anything plastic/glass that is going near baby. There are lots of ways to sterilize them. You could boil them, microwave them, put them in the dishwasher, or soak them for 2 mins in a solution of 2tbsp of bleach per gallon of water.

authorofdreamz

adri77:

I never sterilized anything.  The pedi in the hosp (who had his own special sense of humor) told me, when I asked about sterilizing "well, you don't boil your nipples before bfing....just wash everything in soap and water"  hahaha, so that's what I did.  I did buy some of those Medela microwave sterilzation bags for pump parts, and then I'd throw binkies in them too b/c it was easy.  GL!

That's kind of weird because I mean your nipples aren't manufactured in a plant, shipped all over the world, and exposed to who knows how many chemicals either.

mbgreenwalt

I boil everything for 5 minutes once and then use the dishwasher after that.

adri77

authorofdreamz:

adri77:

I never sterilized anything.  The pedi in the hosp (who had his own special sense of humor) told me, when I asked about sterilizing "well, you don't boil your nipples before bfing....just wash everything in soap and water"  hahaha, so that's what I did.  I did buy some of those Medela microwave sterilzation bags for pump parts, and then I'd throw binkies in them too b/c it was easy.  GL!

That's kind of weird because I mean your nipples aren't manufactured in a plant, shipped all over the world, and exposed to who knows how many chemicals either.

He was joking, making a point to say that soap and water will suffice!!!  I also had the LC tell me that soap and hot water was plenty!

jenb_99

I'll probably just dump everything into the sink with lukewarm bleach water before I use them the first time. After that, I'll just use soap and water or toss them into the dishwasher basket. I'm not big on sterilizing.

https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/should-you-sterilize-your-babys-bottles

walteroliver3

I haven't thought about this much yet...but would it work to just throw everything in the dishwasher? Our dishwasher has a "sanitizing rinse" feature, which I use when I want to prepare jars for canning salsa, etc. I imagine that would be sufficient for baby items as well.