s/o washing bottles and pacifiers

LaciLeigh · October 2010

I didn't buy a sanitizer, I was just planning on putting things in the dishwasher. Is this a no no for the first wash? Am I supposed to wash with soap? Or just put in boiling water? How long do you put in boiling water?

My infant care class never covered this LOL

lindseyenderson · October 2010

I never bought a sterilizer either and thought it was unnecessary anyway. There should be sterilizing directions with your bottles, usually it involves boiling them in a big pot for around 5 min (each brand might have different directions). After that I just washed them with hot soapy water, I didn't use the dishwasher. Even if you had a sterilizer you'd have to wash the bottles first before using it, so it's really just an extra step. I did occasionally use the Medela microsteam bags- they are great for pump parts, pacis and bottle nipples.

LaciLeigh · October 2010

Thanks! Silly DH was helping get things ready and he threw away the boxes and isntructions that came with our Tommee Tipsee bottles!! I am sure there are instructions online though.

I wonder why you still have to wash bottles before using the sterilizer?

Oh and thanks for the tip on the microsteam bags for the pump parts! I didn't think of that.

pepomntpat · October 2010

LaciLeigh:
Thanks! Silly DH was helping get things ready and he threw away the boxes and isntructions that came with our Tommee Tipsee bottles!! I am sure there are instructions online though.

I wonder why you still have to wash bottles before using the sterilizer?

Oh and thanks for the tip on the microsteam bags for the pump parts! I didn't think of that.

You have to wash them to get the milk/formula out. The sterilizer can't sterilize the actual yucky stuff that gets left behind in the bottle.

LaciLeigh · October 2010

pepomntpat:
LaciLeigh:
Thanks! Silly DH was helping get things ready and he threw away the boxes and isntructions that came with our Tommee Tipsee bottles!! I am sure there are instructions online though.

I wonder why you still have to wash bottles before using the sterilizer?

Oh and thanks for the tip on the microsteam bags for the pump parts! I didn't think of that.
You have to wash them to get the milk/formula out. The sterilizer can't sterilize the actual yucky stuff that gets left behind in the bottle.

Is it the same for the dishwasher? Sorry for my ignorance on this subject

pepomntpat · October 2010

LaciLeigh:
pepomntpat:
LaciLeigh:
Thanks! Silly DH was helping get things ready and he threw away the boxes and isntructions that came with our Tommee Tipsee bottles!! I am sure there are instructions online though.

I wonder why you still have to wash bottles before using the sterilizer?

Oh and thanks for the tip on the microsteam bags for the pump parts! I didn't think of that.
You have to wash them to get the milk/formula out. The sterilizer can't sterilize the actual yucky stuff that gets left behind in the bottle.

Is it the same for the dishwasher? Sorry for my ignorance on this subject

No. I wouldn't use a dishwasher for plastic bottles though. It tends to etch them and make them look nasty. Also my dishwasher doesn't tend to wash tall, skinny things well.

momagain2009 · October 2010

If you have a dishwasher with a "sterilize" setting you can use that, just don't add detergent.

This is just to sterilize the bottles though, not a replacement for cleaning out the formula and other goo.

k1eine_maus · October 2010

We didn't buy a sanitizer for ds. I put everything in boiling water initially for 10 minutes (I think) and then used the dishwasher from that point on.

Winter*Mommy · October 2010

k1eine_maus:
We didn't buy a sanitizer for ds. I put everything in boiling water initially for 10 minutes (I think) and then used the dishwasher from that point on.

This.

I rinsed my bottles out with hot soapy water and then boiled them for however long the package said to. After that, I'd rinse them out with water, put them in the dishwasher with detergent on the sanitize cycle and they'd come out clean and clear. I use Dr. Brown's, FWIW. I've also used the Playtex Ventaires and I really like those, but that was 3 years ago and they weren't BPA free then... so now I use Dr. Brown's BPA free and since I already have 12 from when DS was a baby, I'll get new nipples and use them again.

julyjennifer · October 2010

Sterilized things in boiling water when they were first purchased. After that, we used them and then to clean we washed them by hand in hot soapy water.

ErinMTaylor · October 2010

julyjennifer:
Sterilized things in boiling water when they were first purchased. After that, we used them and then to clean we washed them by hand in hot soapy water.

This. They never got quite clean enough in the dishwasher with all those little parts (Dr. Browns).

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