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stacies831 · February 2016

is everyone planning to stop sterilising bottles???

dmbfan46835 · February 2016

Not stopping. I did decrease tho. I used to do it daily with my pump parts. Now I just do my pump parts and then every 3 or 4 days I sterilize his bottles. He uses the munchkin latch bottles and they have a lot of crevices to get stuff stuck in so I feel better knowing they are super clean. I know a lot of people who don't sterilize at all and their kiddos are perfect. I'm just a paranoid FTM.

stacies831 · February 2016

Lol I was the same with my first born @dmbfan46835 thinking I might cut down now I do it every bottle think I need to cut down lol that's just too much

missliz53 · February 2016

Our ped told us to sterilize them initially and then they should be fine, so that's what we've done. But we wash everything in our dishwasher and it has a sani-rinse cycle that we use.

Kayciejoe56 · February 2016

I only sterilize before first use. After that I just use soap and hot water. I do my pump parts in the sanitizing bags about every 10 days.

Growingapepper · February 2016

I only steriltize in boiling water before first use. I think in the beginning I might have done it every few weeks but it was unnecessary and didn't last long. I wash my pump parts and bottles in the dishwasher all the time and I think that counts as sterilization because of the temp. Either way, I don't go out of my way. Baby touches the floor, the dog, me after work, and then puts her hands in her mouth.. so I'm betting her bottles are probably the cleanest things she puts in her mouth even without sterilization.

chein1 · February 2016

I boiled bottles the first time. Never again.

stacies831 · February 2016

Think I may stop then. I'm thinking if I keep doing it it's not really helping build an immune system. Thanks. With my other kids I did it till they were 1

stacies831 · February 2016

Yeah totally agree there @Growingapepper my little one is forever eating her brothers fingers, no matter how many times I say not to let her lol and they are not clean he's a typical 3 year old boy lol

ElleMF728 · February 2016

I never started.

momofsweetps · February 2016

Just before first use.

stacies831 · February 2016

Right I am definetly stopping lol

chelseajeanene · February 2016

I did once

AmandaNacora · February 2016

I do it before each use and just wash the bottles with hot soap and water. I do boil them if they start to smell like formula so every couple weeks. I feel like sanitizing too often would ruin the bottles.

tlc11934 · February 2016

Just before the first use

BrittnieMariee · February 2016

Always before first use, then I just wash with soap and warm water. Seems to be working for us.

rosalbap2 · February 2016

I always sterilize them

stacies831 · February 2016

I always do too @rosalbap2 just thought that's what you did, always done with all my kids and always had it in the back of my head that i didn't see how it could be helping babies build immune systems