Cleaning baby bottles: Are sterilising liquids really necessary?

[RileyC]

Ah ok, I understand. I thought the solution was single-use only. Thanks!

 

[Aviel]

My baby son is 3 months, I wash his bottles with washing liquid then I put them in an electric sterilizer, I will be doing this until he is 6 months old

 

[2010-NewDad]

They both do exactly the same thing, so only one or the other is necessary.

May be necessary - we have used neither and never had any problems. Our only investment was a small bottle brush to clean the teat and the screw cap of the bottle. We have not used any tablets, nor steam sterilizers.

I don't think many Mums sterilize their breasts before nursing, I am not really sure why there is such discipline on sterilizing bottles.

 

[howardcoombs]

Valuable set of recommendations :

http://babyparenting.about.com/od/nutritionandfeeding/f/sterilizebottle.htm

 

[nicolejoy]

May be necessary - we have used neither and never had any problems. Our only investment was a small bottle brush to clean the teat and the screw cap of the bottle. We have not used any tablets, nor steam sterilizers.

I don't think many Mums sterilize their breasts before nursing, I am not really sure why there is such discipline on sterilizing bottles.

Well yes - and actually I was not so "strict" about sterilising either actually, but my point was that you're not meant to do BOTH, only one or the other (if you choose to sterilise at all).