Yes, we recommend to keep sterilising your bottles until babies are at least 12 months old to ensure the bottles teats and main bodies are thoroughly clean in preparation for next feeding your baby. Hot water and a bottle brush is not enough, in our opinion. We feel that anyone that gives advice to mums about health of their baby has a moral obligation and a responsibility to only give the safest advice and not the most convenient, especially when pregnant and just starting to research everything.
Our staff were shocked quite frankly with the level of contempt people gave to sterilising on forums such as Mumsnet and Netmums, you can see one example on Mumsnet here. I washed everything in the dishwasher to get it clean. Our official stance on this that why would you ever take the risk of letting your baby contract god knows what from unsterilised milk just to save yourself 5 minutes? So, to answer the question in regards to whether or not you really need to sterilise bottles or not look at it this way — could your baby avoid all infections from unsterilised bottles until they are completely weaned off?
Could your baby become really ill and potentially hospitalised because of a bad bout of cronobacter because of an unsterilised bottle? As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Everything you need to about when it's safe to stop sterilising your bottles. Contents Why do we need to sterilise bottles? Whether you are breastfeeding, formula feeding, or supplementing with formula , sterilising may seem like a daunting and unnecessary task with everything else on your plate.
However, as we shared above, sterilising bottles and teats is very important until your baby is 12 months old. One tried and true option is boiling the baby bottles. It is important to make sure that everything is submerged in the pot for the entire time to allow the water to circulate and sterilised. A downside to the boiling method of sterilisation is that some items, such as teats, can become damaged over time and may need to be replaced.
Also, some bottles and other feeding supplies may not be able to be submerged in boiling water for 10 minutes or more. You will have to verify that everything you want to sterilise can safely go in boiling water.
You can purchase an electric steam steriliser, such as the Philips Avent 3-in-1 Electric Steam. These products are designed to do all the work for you. Then, add the required amount of water and start the steriliser. Every product is different and there may be different guidelines regarding how to use it or set the controls.
You should also place items in the steriliser so the opening is facing down. This will allow the steam to circulate and do its job. A final sterilising option you may see is cold water sterilisation. This method involves creating a sterilising solution and soaking all of your bottles, teats, and feeding supplies in the solution for 30 minutes or more. Cold Water Sterilisers, such as the Milton Steriliser , have covers or plungers to make sure everything stays submerged in the solution.
If you use a cold water steriliser, be sure to change the solution every 24 hours. If you want to learn more about the different options for sterilising bottles, look at the sterilising section in the pregnancy and baby guide from the NHS. How to sterilise baby bottles and when to stop. Read time: 3 minutes. When can I stop sterilising baby bottles? Can I sterilise my baby bottles in the microwave? Expert advice. Does the dishwasher sterilise baby bottles?
View references. Sterilising baby bottles [Online] Innate Immunity of Neonates and Infants. Front Immunol. Published Jul Safe preparation, storage and handling of powered infant formula guidelines. Read more. Preparing a bottlefeed.
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