Up to what baby's age do I have to sterilize (by boiling in water)baby's feeding bottles and teething cups. Is it true that most baby teething cups are made of materials that cannot be boiled.
2006-06-29 13:39:15 · 12 answers · asked by lewsinhoe8 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I never sterilized bottles or anything else. Hot soapy water works just as good. Just make sure you rinse them well afterward. My baby is just fine, and is never sick. I wouldn't waste your time doing that. I also just put them in the dishwasher on the top shelf every once in a while.
2006-06-29 15:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by Peace 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Baby milk is like cow milk and attracts a high number of germs and bacteria...my baby is 9 months and on the advice of others I stopped sterilizing 2 weeks ago...4 days later she came down with bad diarreahea (spelling) I have since carried on sterilizing...it's just not worth the risk. If I were you I would boil a kettle to wash hyour sons bottles to remove all the grease that formula leaves behind.and then sterilize.
2016-03-26 22:27:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I never worried about it. I sterilized bottles and nipples but never cups or other feeding utensils. I just ran them through the dishwasher before use. My pediatrician agreed that what I was doing was fine.
2006-06-29 13:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by Call me AL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really don't need to boil anything, washing with hot soapy water is fine. I boiled everything for my first child and nothing for the last 2 They all are fine!
2006-06-29 13:44:01 · answer #4 · answered by Pixie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never "sterilize" anything that way. I usually wash everything in hot, soapy water. If I think it needs something more, I'll put it in the dishwasher.
2006-06-29 16:52:37 · answer #5 · answered by mommycat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say that you should sterilize everything until 12 months but i think that once they are crawling and picking up things off the floor and putting it in their mouths you can stop.
2006-06-29 13:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by bec 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Putting them thru the dishwasher would be good enough. If you wanted to set an age, I would say up to 1 year old. There bodies are stronger by then to withstand sickness better.
2006-07-06 10:59:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually never sterilized by son's cups, spoons, bowls, bottles or anything. I don't understand why we treat babies like some alien life form. I don't sterlize my stuff- why his?
2006-06-29 13:48:28 · answer #8 · answered by whitney_leigh_ingram 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 months
2006-06-29 13:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by lisa w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never boiled anything and my kids were fine. Just wash everything well .
2006-06-29 16:02:21 · answer #10 · answered by amandaped25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋