do you sterilize your bottles every time you wash them?

levans23 · December 2009

just wondering what everyone else does. i either put them through the sterilizer cycle in the dishwasher, or wash them by hand w/ soap and really hot water. is that enough though? should i be sterlizing after the soap/water wash?

pmarie33 · December 2009

We just handwash ours.

MamaS111 · December 2009

Hand wash w/ soap and water

SusieQ1982 · December 2009

We sterilize every time. It only takes 4 minutes in the microwave so why not?

Jocelyn0415 · December 2009

MamaS111:
Hand wash w/ soap and water

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snickerdoodle27 · December 2009

Dishwasher is good enough for me.

mhbuttahs · December 2009

We sterilize every time. We have a cat and although we discourage her from jumping on the kitchen counters, she still does it every once in a while so I get skeeved thinking about her paws in the litter box and then on the counters that I'm preparing LO's bottles on. I do use Lysol wipes on the counters like it's my job, but still...

madalynnsmommy09 · December 2009

SusieQ1982:
We sterilize every time. It only takes 4 minutes in the microwave so why not?

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whitneyandbrook · December 2009

SusieQ1982:
We sterilize every time. It only takes 4 minutes in the microwave so why not?

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realisticdreams · December 2009

Hot water & soap, once a week (sunday's) we boil for 5 mins.

MnM1103 · December 2009

Wash & Sterilize every time...only takes 5 mins w/Dr.Browns microwave steam sterilizer

elsaklynch · December 2009

funny you ask..I just ordered the HyGenie after getting an email about it from these guys https://www.mamaista.com/2009/12/10/a-germ-fighter-for-the-cold-flu-and-travel-season/

coliecarryon · December 2009

SusieQ1982:
We sterilize every time. It only takes 4 minutes in the microwave so why not?

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KMS1025 · December 2009

We have a counter sterilizer thats holds 6 bottles, we was with soap and water the run that (takes 5 mins) once it's full. It's great, we throw binkies in every couple days too.

acafiero@gmail.com · December 2009

We hand wash and then sterilize every other day. I think I'm just going to get the Dr. Browns sterilizer though.

mag1carpetr1de · December 2009

We sterilize everything everytime with the steam sterilizer...takes about 12 minutes but can do everything in one shot

reannegummer · December 2009

We sterilize everytime too. I was told to until baby is at leat four months old. I'm old fashioned and boil them most times too. I only use the microwave one every few times because I don't trust it as much.

Plus, right on the back of the formula container it says not to sterilize bottles in the microwave.