sterilising

[Lauz_1601]

Does anyone know when you can stop sterilising? Im thinking in advance for when I go away in july, Ella will be 6 months wondering if Ill still need to sterilise then?

thankyou in advance xxx

 

[Dee1985]

they say untill 1yr hun.
i stopped when Dior was 11months.

 

[Lauz_1601]

thanks for your quick reply, looks like Im gonna need about 5 suitcases! I thought id read somewhere 6 months but I must have got it wrong because that seemed early.

 

[Dee1985]

yh it is much easier now the sterilizing has stopped at no more boiling the kettle she can now have tap water its so much more easier, ow well only a month or 2 break from it all and il be starting it all again

just found that on google thou???
http://parenting.ivillage.com/newborn/n ... d9,00.html

oh and that one

http://parenting.ivillage.com/baby/bnut ... 1b,00.html

 

[Urchin]

Yeah milk bottles I would keep sterilising hun sorry. Other stuff like weaning spoons etc I tend to pour boiling water over.

Where are you going? Is there a microwave there? you can get those re-usable steriliser bags for the microwave, I'll be taking them when I go away.

 

[Urchin]

Dionne that is for the USA hun. I think that's talking more about boiling water for the bottles too, I would keep sterilising just to be safe.

 

[Dee1985]

if u are going to carry on then why not just get some sterilizing fluid and put it into the washing up bowel or some thing only takes 15mins the sterilize if u get the milton one, its what iv always used

 

[Dee1985]

hummm

them two links i just posted from google have confused me now,

does any one no if u do have to sterilize at all??????

either way i will with my 2nd child too as it keeps the bottles looking nice and new too....
and i never rince washing up liquid good anough

 

[Lauz_1601]

Im also confused lol, I think Ill ask my hv about this (although there not much use probably make up some rubbish!)

Im staying in a villa so will have a microwave I didnt know you could get sterilising bags they sound easy enough

 

[beanie]

The thing about sterilising bottles is in relation to any bacteria from the milk which can multiply pretty quickly and could cause a bad stomach upset. In relation to toher thinbgs, once they are putting stuff in their mouths then I think you can relax on sterilising dummies so often etc

 

[Lauz_1601]

I rarely sterilise ellas dummy, only when its been on the floor in muck, the rest of the time I run it under water! I suppose she puts her fists in her mouth which have been everywhere and she puts bibs and blankets in her mouth and there not sterilised!

 

[beanie]

Seren puts her toys in her mouth which she has usually chucked on the floor. Whewn she is near the cat I worry in case I turn round and she is there with a tail sticking out of her mouth. They reckon that allergies are rising becauise we are too clean these days (obviously haven't seen my house lol)