Reducing or stopping sterilization of bottles

mejiase · June 2014

Any thoughts/advise on when to reduce or stop sterilizing bottles, etc...? My son is 4 months and 2 weeks old and I currently use a sterilizer.

Sweetiejules12 · June 2014

Pedi said no more sterilizing and tap water is ok. Babies immunities are better now.

ASmallWonder · June 2014

You really don't need to do it at all except for before first use and it's a good idea to do it if they've been sick or you dropped the bottle on the floor of a public bathroom or something

HopingforChange · June 2014

I never did except when bottles were new. I'd say you're fine to stop unless LO is immuno-compromised for some reason.

roo1oo · June 2014

I only sterilized before first use. Now I put the bottles in the dishwasher and run with the sterilize setting, but that's only because nothing in the dishwasher gets dry if I don't run it with the sterilize setting.

mejiase · June 2014

Thank you all for the responses. Really appreciate it!

cagoldi · June 2014

roo1oo said:
I only sterilized before first use. Now I put the bottles in the dishwasher and run with the sterilize setting, but that's only because nothing in the dishwasher gets dry if I don't run it with the sterilize setting.

Exactly this.

winterbaby1123 · June 2014

I sterilize everything still at 5 months. but we dont have a dishwasher and we're on a well that didn't pass inspection (on a scale of 0 to infinity it got a 2 which isnt horrible). but i don't even drink that water so i sterilize everything with distilled water.

peitri · June 2014

Never sterilized my bottles. Just wash in warm water with soap.

Seleyna · November 2014

winterbaby1123 said:

I sterilize everything still at 5 months. but we dont have a dishwasher and we're on a well that didn't pass inspection (on a scale of 0 to infinity it got a 2 which isnt horrible). but i don't even drink that water so i sterilize everything with distilled water.

We still sterilize everything too. But it's mostly due to the fact that we don't have a dishwasher and my nephew ended up getting thrush when he was little even though they actually -had- a dishwasher.

BabyCurtiss2014 · November 2014

I stopped at 1 month he is now 5 months.

JuniperGaze · November 2014

We still sterilize daily a at 4 months, but our community recently had an E. coli scare so we will continue to sterilize. We don't typically drink the water either.

BeausMama · November 2014

I use the dishwasher daily and will continue to do so.

I also purchased the munchkin sterilizing bags which are great for binkys, breast pump accessories, etc.

jfletcher3113 · November 2014

I never sterilized either, except when I first took them out of the box. Just hot water and soap for us.

cbaby206 · November 2014

I stopped when my little one was about 1 month old. Honestly, the biggest reason was i was running out of counter space in my kitchen. But I figured that as long as I wash them with hot soap and water, rinse and dry them completely, there is not much of a risk.

Madela09 · November 2014

roo1oo said:

I only sterilized before first use. Now I put the bottles in the dishwasher and run with the sterilize setting, but that's only because nothing in the dishwasher gets dry if I don't run it with the sterilize setting.

You totally just gave me NBR advice !! i just got a new dishwasher (first one) and i didn't know what i was doing wrong and why my dishes were still somewhat wet when it was done.

KayteeGee · November 2014

OMG. I feel like such a moron. I didn't realize it was ok to stop sterilizing. With my first I did it FOREVER.

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