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Can I reuse nipples?

proudarmywife08proudarmywife08
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I have a ton of the newborn 2 oz bottles from DD and they worked great for the NB stage. I'd like to use them again (we got them all free from the hospital) but I would have no idea where to buy the nipples. They're the NICU type bottles I guess, that's what they told us. Anyway, can I just sterilize and reuse the nipples that DD used? I have a couple (like maybe 3) that were never used and are still in packaging. Plus if I can reuse them I'd save a bunch of $ :-)
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  • RubyRed1085RubyRed1085
    I don't see why not. Just check them and make sure they aren't cracked or starting to fall apart. I reused my Godson's for DS. Just sterilized them really well first.
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  • proudarmywife08proudarmywife08
    Thank you! That is what I was thinking, but then I wondered b/c lots of people talk about buying all new nipples for new kiddos. I will check them really good first but they should be good. We only used them about 20 months ago :-)
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  • sommerraynesommerrayne
    I can't see why you couldn't just boil them.
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  • RubyRed1085RubyRed1085

    imageproudarmywife08:
    Thank you! That is what I was thinking, but then I wondered b/c lots of people talk about buying all new nipples for new kiddos. I will check them really good first but they should be good. We only used them about 20 months ago :-)

    I REALLY hate buying new stuff so I just make sure things are super clean and reuse.

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  • Teacher_2_b_in_3Teacher_2_b_in_3
    If they are latex, no.  Silicone, yes, I would.
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  • Temp76535187505890Temp76535187505890
    imageTeacher_2_b_in_3:
    If they are latex, no.  Silicone, yes, I would.
    Can I ask why this is?  Do the latex ones break down or something?
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  • proudarmywife08proudarmywife08

    imageArmyQM:
    imageTeacher_2_b_in_3:
    If they are latex, no.  Silicone, yes, I would.
    Can I ask why this is?  Do the latex ones break down or something?

    I know latex breaks down over time, but I wasn't sure how much time. I'd hate to toss them all (and the bottles) b/c I can't get new nipples for them. 

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  • Teacher_2_b_in_3Teacher_2_b_in_3
    imageproudarmywife08:

    imageArmyQM:
    imageTeacher_2_b_in_3:
    If they are latex, no.  Silicone, yes, I would.
    Can I ask why this is?  Do the latex ones break down or something?

    I know latex breaks down over time, but I wasn't sure how much time. I'd hate to toss them all (and the bottles) b/c I can't get new nipples for them. 

    Yes.  It is my understanding (at least when we used latex nipples, before we had to avoid latex anything all together) that you should only boil latex the initial time.  After that it should be handwashed--no dishwasher, no boiling.  It's been over a year since I've used a bottle though, so I could be way off =)

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