Do You Steralize Bottles?

patchen30 · January 2012

I've been going by the advice of a Dr friend who said not to steralize bottles except before first use - just wash in hot, soapy water. Friends of mine steralize though.

Mouseygail · January 2012

I didn't...and still don't.

krissyh21 · January 2012

I did at first use and then occasionally threw them in the dishwasher for a good cleaning (the water is hot enough to steralize in there). Mostly washed by hand. I was told it was fine unless you used well water or were concerned about lead pipes etc

lovemymonkey · January 2012

I did until DD was fully on formula at around 7 months. For whatever reason, I felt better sterilizing bottles that I was putting BM into.

LIAngel · January 2012

I can't remember the last time I sterilized a bottle. Maybe when Ava was a newborn and it was a new pack of bottles.

dusk42 · January 2012

krissyh21:
I did at first use and then occasionally threw them in the dishwasher for a good cleaning (the water is hot enough to steralize in there). Mostly washed by hand. I was told it was fine unless you used well water or were concerned about lead pipes etc

Our pedi does not worry about sterilizing bottles for immunocompetent infants, even if you have a well - we just had to boil the water for the first 8 weeks. We used the dishwasher (without the sanitizing cycle) just because it was easier.

kkghotty · January 2012

Nope. I put them in the dishwasher with everything else.

njohnson1972 · January 2012

I only did the first time I use them. Otherwise, they go in the dishwasher.

cbubbles2 · January 2012

I wash with soapy water then put in the microwave medela bag.

dana316 · January 2012

I sterilize once, then just plain wash with hot soapy water after that.

We don't do very many bottles though...maybe one a week? So I'm not sure if that makes a difference.

jesselayne8 · January 2012

cbubbles2:
I wash with soapy water then put in the microwave medela bag.

This. Is there a reason not to sterilize?

Fancy3Face · January 2012

Nope.

ohiostategal · January 2012

I don't all the time but do now more actually. Now that he is taking less bottles a day it is easier to wash them and sterilize them all at night. I was told it wasn't necessary so when we had more (like when I had to supplement after each nursing) it was too overwhelming.

dusk42 · January 2012

jesselayne8:
cbubbles2:
I wash with soapy water then put in the microwave medela bag.
This. Is there a reason not to sterilize?

Just the extra time and cost of the bags (or sterilizer if you buy one of those). It's like warming bottles - not necessary, but if you want to do it and/or buy products to make it easier, knock yourself out.

June0609 · January 2012

No. I boil before first use and the just wash with hot soapy water after every use.

Ali212 · January 2012

I only sterilized before the first use. After that, no. I think it's overkill to sterilize constantly personally.

Yellow_Daisy · January 2012

Nope. I actually think it's a bad thing to sterilize too much because your baby needs to be exposed to germs to build a good immune system. Our pedi said we shouldn't worry about exposing DS to our home germs and that it's actually a good thing.

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