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Can't I just put bottles and pacis in the dishwasher?

Ashley PharezAshley Pharez
in 3rd Trimester
To sterilize them. Boiling water is too much work lol.
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Re: Can't I just put bottles and pacis in the dishwasher?

  • N.MillerN.Miller
    Does your dishwasher have a sterilize option?
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  • JessimurphJessimurph member
    I'm not sure.  I would assume you can.  They also sell those microwave sterilizers...
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  • jenerallyjenerally member

    I did and it was fine.

    I think some people are worried about the soap residue.

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  • vhabvhab
    It is recommended that the first time you use them to boil them since the sanitize cycle doesn't last as long as the recommended sterilization time.   After that, we just washed them in the dishwasher.
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  • Ashley PharezAshley Pharez
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    I did and it was fine.

    I think some people are worried about the soap residue.

    Doesn't it get washed off with all that hot water though?! Eh I'm not that paranoid. I'm going to do it this way.

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  • adncarrieadncarrie
    My newborn care class at the hospital said most dishwashers get hot enough for this.  I will not be boiling.
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  • hjl050308hjl050308 member
    yeah, our outdated 1970s kitchen doesn't have a dishwasher so I'll be sterilzing the first time nd then washing in hot soapy water afterwards.
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  • Temp159135562506975Temp159135562506975 member

    there is a food safety person on another board i go on - she said today's dishwashers DO get hot enough to sterilize - no need to boil anything nor put in the microwave.

    personally i will never microwave plastics - even bpa free ones.

    we never boiled or "sterilized" Ds's bottles or nipples - just washed in very hot soapy water or in the dishwasher- he's been a very healthy kid other than typical daycare colds here and there.  Germs are good for kids- if they don't get any they end up with allergies, etc.

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  • BellisimoBellisimo
    Yes!  Don't waste money on a microwave sterilizer. 
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