What i the point in sterlising bottles from around 4 months onwards?

[1cre8tivgrl]

I sterilized with my 1st till he was 3 months and with my 2nd till she was 2 months. Not sure when I will stop with this one, probably around 2 months, both my kids were completely fine without it.

 

[dizz]

Thread where it's probably helpful to look at the locations of those replying - it's one of those big UK/US difference ones.

We still sterilise - I don't 100% trust my husband's washing up and any milk residue would be a really nice breeding ground for problems - but it's just a case of chucking bottles in the milton tub till needed so not really a concious action to run a steriliser or anything (and also stops all the bits of bottles getting lost all over the place).

 

[BeachyBronzer]

is putting the bottles through the dishwasher enough to sterilise them?

 

[fl00b]

i only sterilise bottles cos i like to ensure that there's no lingering bacteria from the milk. we don't sterilise anything else though!

 

[bubbles123]

Putting them through the dishwasher is very similar to steam sterilising them as long as it has a very hot steam drying cycle at the end as most do. I only sterilise bottles because of the milk and small parts that can be hard to clean etc. I don't do beakers etc after 6 months if they have only had water or juice in them.

 

[missmayhem]

we're still sterilising due to the fact neocate milk will grow on anything, we stopped for a few days but the bottles stunk and had black mould after 3 hours

 

[mommy0629]

we're still sterilising due to the fact neocate milk will grow on anything, we stopped for a few days but the bottles stunk and had black mould after 3 hours

Mold? yuck, I'd do it then too in that case. I guess it may depend on the formula how easily the bottles come clean.

 

[missmayhem]

yep but she is on a special formula due to allergies. most supermarket milks are fine not to sterilise if that's your preference

 

[080509]

I know what you mean, i just feel like they feel/look cleaner once they've been sterilised, i still sterilised my eldests dummies until he stopped having them