Sterilising

[jennymac]

Just wondering if anyone could advise on when to stop sterilising. My dd is 8 months and we are still sterilising her bottles but not her food bowls, drinking cup etc. My friend said that she stopped when her ds was 5 months old and he is fine. What is the general consensus?

[Jackstini]

I stopped steralising my breast pump after about 6 months. I wash it in the dishwasher anyway which I think is pretty hot. I figured once she was crawling all over the floor anyway....

[bitzermaloney]

You want this thread

[burstingbug]

I remember that thread. been here too long.

[amidaiwish]

do you have a dishwasher?
if yes, then i would stop and just make sure everything is clean, rinse with boiling water if you want to be doubly sure just before use.
with DD1 i stopped at 7 months when i saw her picking something up off the floor... with DD2 i stopped at 4 months as steriliser broke.
neither have had any tummy upset, ever.

[gingeme]

Thank goodness I found this. I was just about to start a thread of my own. Phew

[dueat44]

i use a nipple shield, and since DD sometimes has feeds very close together, I wash and air dry it ready, and only sterilise it every other time or thereabouts.

OK, do we think, or am I bad mummy of the week????

[MrsBadger]

it's fine - neither your nipples nor his mouth are sterile anyway.

[dueat44]

Thanks Mrs B. Just got to work out how to phase it out now ...

[evenhope]

So pleased to read this thread and the link to the earlier one. I actually got around to reading the instructions on the steriliser today and found that not only was I putting everything in wrong, I didn't put it in the microwave for long enough (it says 4 mins on the box but for a 1000+ m/w) and it also only stays sterile for 3 hours.. I assumed if I didn't open it, it would stay sterile indefinitely.

When I last expressed for DD, obviously the pump, bottle and teat were not sterile. I thought I'd damaged her

[wrinklytum]

I stopped sterilising at about 6 months with ds when he was crawling round the floor putting various definitely unsterile things in his mouth.With no 2 I did not bother at all just washed stuff in very hot water.Neither have shown any ill effects as far as I can see.Call me a sloven if you wish.