Sterilising bottles

[Hanna]

I am not too keen on sterilising bottles using tablets which contain all sorts of chemicals. I have read that for most healthy babies it is not really necessary to sterilise bottles. Washing them should be enough or sterilising in a pan of hot water.
What do you all think?

XX

 

[lauriech]

I use a steam steriliser hun and have since LO was born 7 months ago.

I'd never use a cold water sterliser that require tablets with chemicals in either - I totally agree.

If you're unhappy to use a steriliser at all, I think it can be done using boiling water but I opted to use a steam sterliser and love it!

xxx

 

[colsy]

Use a steam steriliser, or simply boil the bottles in a pan on the hob - that's how our parents did it And I soooo agree with you about not wanting to use sterilising tablets - would YOU want to drink out of a bottle that smells of swimming pools?

 

[Vici]

I didn't want to use chemicals either so I have a steam sterilser

 

[dippy dee]

I just asked my mom how she did mine when i was little and apparently washing the bottle teats with a bit of salt and washing it off after with loads of water and then putting it all in a boiling pan for 5 minuets is what she did if you use the brown teats they turn them white but other than that they are all sterrile.
hth xx

 

[bjl1981]

steam steriliser that goes in the microwave I've found to be brilliant, but I know if you have a small microwave they might not fit in, but you can get electric steam sterilisers also

 

[mommyof3co]

Here it's not recommended so much like there to sterilize, I mean clean yeah, but we don't HAVE to sterilize bottles..and we don't do the boiled cooled water either, unless you live somewhere the water isn't that great or something. But I did still sterilize just not everytime, I would wash with really hot water between uses then like once a week boil them all just in regular water, that sterilizes them without using anything

 

[kirsten1985]

I use a steam steriliser, I think the sterilising tablets smell foul!

 

[Hanna]

I am going to look into steam sterilizers or I may just stick to the water and pan solution as I am trying to cut costs.

 

[kirsten1985]

You could get one second hand, would be a lot cheaper, ebay or somewhere. It would be a lot less hassle than using a pan I think.

 

[saraendepity]

I am going to look into steam sterilizers or I may just stick to the water and pan solution as I am trying to cut costs.

you can usually pick up a tomee tipee microwave steam steriliser at home bargains or the asda baby event (there is one on now) for £10

sara

xxxxx

 

[x-Rainbow-x]

i went off the idea of using a cold water steriliser when i tried it and the soloution totally stained the top i had on

i was like and im not suppost to rince this before it goes in my baby's mouth, if it can stain my clothes whats it doing to my baby's insides

so i use a steam one, i saw the one sara mentioned £10 asda baby avent very good deal!