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Do I need a bottle sterilizer?

MrsHark122MrsHark122 member
in March 2013 Moms
If I don't have a dishwasher? Moving to Australia and can't guarantee I will have one. WDYT?
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Re: Do I need a bottle sterilizer?

  • SQuaidSQuaid
    I had one that I could use in the micorwave but you can boil them as well.  This time around, I am going as cheap as possible and I will be boiling mine. 
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  • oliversmom03oliversmom03 member
    I would purchase one just to be safe. I use my dishwasher, but if you are unsure I heard they are super easy to use. 
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  • MrsWindyCityMrsWindyCity member
    You can just boil them.
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  • Jenna81008Jenna81008
    We never got one with DS. We just boiled the nipples (we used plastic bottles, so when I tried to boil one it melted, lol) periodically.  The rest of the parts we washed in our dishwasher.
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  • Sparkles01Sparkles01 member
    You might want to wait until you get there to decide that- it would be annoying to have to have a cord converter to use it (I assume they plug in?)
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  • PhoopyPhoopy member
    For what it's worth, I went to a breastfeeding class a couple of weeks ago and the teacher said that if you're bottle feeding, sterilization (machine or microwave) is important, but if you're breast feeding that there's no need to sterilize - dishwasher clean is sufficient - as the baby gets all of your antibodies through your breastmilk. 
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  • MrsHark122MrsHark122 member
    Everything is so much more expensive in Australia though!! But it's something to consider. Seems like boiling can work.
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  • watermellenswatermellens member
    Without a dishwasher, I probably would get one. We got one as a gift and used it every once in a while, though we had a dishwasher too. I would hate to boil them every time.


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  • KYmama9286KYmama9286 member
    I have bottle fed 2 kids and only sterilized the bottles with the 1st use- other than that I just clean them by hand with hot water, dish soap and a bottle brush. I actually found trying to wash them in the dishwasher to be pointless- I've tried it with 2 different dishwashers and neither gets bottles clean enough for my liking. I've never seen the point of sterilizing beyond the first use and my pedi agrees (with the exception of a situation of thrush or something). We just use a pot of hot water for sterilizing the 1st time. 
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  • Mireille LeBlancMireille LeBlanc member

    This. I spoke to friends who have kids already and they said a bottle sterilizer is fine, bu boiling is the way to go : it's simple, easy and cheap. I'm going to boil mine.

     

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  • covertxxamourcovertxxamour member
    I boiled all of mine with DD, and plan to do that with this one too. No sense in spending money when it's not necessary.
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