Doesn't everybody sterilize their babies bottles after every use?

Question

I'm really suprised that people don't do it for the first 6 months. It only takes 5 mins and teats are so suscpetible to bacteria growth I would have thought it was 5 mins well spent!

Laziness....

Answer 1

Not Everyone does it but you should because the nipple will mold and the baby will get sick

Answer 2

No, I never have. I put them in the dishwasher as often as I can which is usually every other time they need to be washed. The steam and water from the dishwasher gets hot enough to kill anything. When I hand wash I use plastic gloves, plenty of soap and the hottest the water will get. Also, I don't let any left over formula sit for very long in the bottles. I rinse them out as soon as I know she's done. My daughter has never been sick, she is 11 months old.

Answer 3

I have a 5 month old baby. I sterilized his bottles and pacifiers before the first use. Now I simply wash the bottles w/ hot soapy water after each use & that is what works for me. By the way, my baby is very healthy:)

Answer 4

"Back in the day" majority of water came from a well and there was very little testing to be sure of it cleanliness. For most people today we use city water that has been treated and tested to ensure there is no bacteria or other "nasties" contaminating it. Using hot soapy water to clean babies things and ensuring they dry thoroughly should be just fine. (bacteria needs moisture to grow). I personally sterilized for the first couple weeks just to be sure but now I just use the dishwasher. But I also breastfed to, and you better believe I didn't boil those, lol. There is also somthing to be said about small exposure to germs. The body needs to be able to "recognize" intruders to be able to build defences against them because believe me in about six months the things your precous little baby is going to be sticking in it's mouth will make your tummy turn! Good luck.

Answer 5

NO it depends on where you live. Where I live our water is floridated and chlorinized so there are no bad elements in the water. As long as you have a dsihwasher or use very hot water when rinsing these, there should be no reason to sterilize. Nipples is another story. Boiling the nipple in water for about five minutes removes anything they might get on them you missed in washing.

Answer 6

Nope. I never sterilized my girls bottles in the traditional sense of the word. I did put them in the dishwasher right after I bought them & after each use. Their pediatrition told me there was no need to sterilze if you had a dishwasher that it would do the sterilization for you.

Answer 7

I never did. I mostly breast fed, but when I did use a bottle, I just washed it after I was done with it like I'd wash any other dish in my sink. Never sterilized them and my daughter is and has been perfectly fine.

Answer 8

I dont. I fill the bottles with HOT water and turn the nipple inside out and upside down and put in in the top. This works great for me. I let them sit overnight and in the morning I wash them with a bottle cleaner and dishsoap.

Answer 9

I did for the first 6 months, the doctor said if not the baby could get thrush or a virus because their immunity isn't build up yet.

Answer 10

No. I will throw them in the dishwasher after each use. But if I'm away, I just rinse the bottle out the best I can right after use and in the same day, I reuse it...better than baby starving.

Answer 11

No. Doctors are saying you don't have to anymore. As long as you run them through a dishwasher (sanitizing them) or wash them thoroughly with hot, soapy water, sterilization isn't required.