how often do you boil/sterilize?

wifey26 · March 2011

just curious...someone told me recently that you shouldn't at all, just use soapy water. what gives? do you boil/sterilize frequently?

we use born free bottles, so there are a lot of parts and nooks & crannies and i always thought i was supposed to boil/sterilize them periodically. i've been doing it a bit more often lately because DS is sick (thanks daycare).

LadyDelilah · March 2011

we use born free and I sterilize after every washing. They get all filmy if I dont I use their microwave sterilizer 4min then GTG

faith194 · March 2011

I haven't sterilized since the first time. At least once a week, they are put in the dishwasher. More often than not, since we don't always have a full dishwasher, they soak in hot, soapy water. I have the Playtex Ventaire Advanced.

blondek8 · March 2011

Public Health told us to sterilize everything after every washing until 4 months. Water included. So we did. Dr. Brown's microwave sterilizer -- 5 minutes. I don't miss sterilizing though. Bottle prep is so much quicker now.

Genevieve_kris · March 2011

We suspected thrush on and off for the first three months or so, so I boiled everything every night for a very long time. Now I just boil bottle parts, pump parts and pacis probably every 3-4 weeks. Instead we immediately soak everything in hot soapy water when we get home, and scrub the crap out of it to get everything clean.

mamafoxX2 · March 2011

We boil about once a week. DD has thrush problems, and I just found out, shares bottle parts with other babies at daycare that use the same bottle (they get mixed up while being washed and sanitized, but still). I don't have time to sanitize pacifiers and bottles more often than this.

ILoveRunning · March 2011

I sterilize bottles and pump parts once a week. I honestly don't think it's necessary at this point for us, but I still do it out of habit.

Genevieve_kris · March 2011

mamafoxX2:
We boil about once a week. DD has thrush problems, and I just found out, shares bottle parts with other babies at daycare that use the same bottle (they get mixed up while being washed and sanitized, but still). I don't have time to sanitize pacifiers and bottles more often than this.

Wow. There has got to be a way that they can be labeled better. That would eek me the f out.

mamafoxX2 · March 2011

Genevieve_kris:

mamafoxX2:
We boil about once a week. DD has thrush problems, and I just found out, shares bottle parts with other babies at daycare that use the same bottle (they get mixed up while being washed and sanitized, but still). I don't have time to sanitize pacifiers and bottles more often than this.

Wow. There has got to be a way that they can be labeled better. That would eek me the f out.

They are the Ventaire... the nipples bother me more than anything. I just realized it Friday, I am saying something to the director Monday.

Genevieve_kris · March 2011

mamafoxX2:
Genevieve_kris:

mamafoxX2:
We boil about once a week. DD has thrush problems, and I just found out, shares bottle parts with other babies at daycare that use the same bottle (they get mixed up while being washed and sanitized, but still). I don't have time to sanitize pacifiers and bottles more often than this.

Wow. There has got to be a way that they can be labeled better. That would eek me the f out.

They are the Ventaire... the nipples bother me more than anything. I just realized it Friday, I am saying something to the director Monday.

Good idea. One day I arrived at day care to find another baby's pacifier in DD's mouth. I nearly vomited. Day cares are cesspools already - they don't need any additional help sharing their baby germs.

quidditchcapn1120 · March 2011

I use my microwave bags to sterilize every day. I used to do once a week but I noticed my fresh pumped milk was going bad in the fridge very quickly so I decided to up it to see if that helped.

vandm1107 · March 2011

I usually sterilize once a week but v has been sick so ive been doing it every night.

grlmom16 · March 2011

faith194:
I haven't sterilized since the first time. At least once a week, they are put in the dishwasher. More often than not, since we don't always have a full dishwasher, they soak in hot, soapy water. I have the Playtex Ventaire Advanced.

This is us exactly...

MJHershey · March 2011

I sterilize my pump parts once a week with the steam bag. I just wash everything else after every use. I have considered putting our bottles through a dishwasher cycle though.

I sterilize pacis about once a week (our bottle warmer has a attachment that steams them).

LemonBlush · March 2011

I use the steam bag with my pump parts every few days. My LC told me to sterilize them every night though even though I don't.

mishu917 · March 2011

I have a sterilizer and sterilize everything after every wash, except pacis. Those I sterilize every week... I try to wash them every 2 days, and if they fall, I usually sterilize them after washing. I replace the pacis every 6 weeks also.

Kristi221 · March 2011

Genevieve_kris:
mamafoxX2:
Genevieve_kris:

mamafoxX2:
We boil about once a week. DD has thrush problems, and I just found out, shares bottle parts with other babies at daycare that use the same bottle (they get mixed up while being washed and sanitized, but still). I don't have time to sanitize pacifiers and bottles more often than this.

Wow. There has got to be a way that they can be labeled better. That would eek me the f out.

They are the Ventaire... the nipples bother me more than anything. I just realized it Friday, I am saying something to the director Monday.

Good idea. One day I arrived at day care to find another baby's pacifier in DD's mouth. I nearly vomited. Day cares are cesspools already - they don't need any additional help sharing their baby germs.

omg! none of that is ok and I would be livid! That's got to be a licensing violation.

karen_loy · March 2011

I sterilize bottles and pacis after every use and plan on keep doing it until DS is 6mo, that's what I was told on prenatal classes and the pedi suggested the same thing

CelticWife · March 2011

karen_loy:
I sterilize bottles and pacis after every use and plan on keep doing it until DS is 6mo, that's what I was told on prenatal classes and the pedi suggested the same thing

This. I did the same with DS. We use the drop ins, so I just pop the bottle nipples and my pump parts in the microwave sterilizer after they have been washed.

I abhor pumping, so I won't allow the possibility of anything ruining my stash. lol

jocass · March 2011

I've read that after the initial sterilization, you only need to use warm soapy water to wash them. However, our dishwasher has a sanitize option, so every few days (aka every time we need to wash them )we just stick them all in there. It's way easier than doing it all by hand.

mellbee27 · March 2011

karen_loy:
I sterilize bottles and pacis after every use and plan on keep doing it until DS is 6mo, that's what I was told on prenatal classes and the pedi suggested the same thing

I was told the same things. Also told to distill water until 6 months.

mellbee27 · March 2011

karen_loy:
I sterilize bottles and pacis after every use and plan on keep doing it until DS is 6mo, that's what I was told on prenatal classes and the pedi suggested the same thing

I was told the same things. Also told to distill water until 6 months.

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