2006-12-27 01:55:00 · 18 answers · asked by D Adele 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
There's no need to go to that extreme. Just wash well with hot soapy water like you do your own dishes, and your baby will do fine. We went to the usual extreme with our son when he was born - boiling bottles, dishes, etc. When we got tired of all that extra work, we started washing them with the other dishes. Guess what? It didn't hurt him at all.
Humans evolved in a dirty environment, and one with a healthy immune system can take an amazing amount of exposure to germs and such. There's even a theory that you SHOULD expose your kid to dirt, germs, and so forth. The idea is that doing it when they are young helps their immune system to recognize and deal with threats appropriately. The theory says that the jump in allergies and asthma correlates with the rise in fastidious cleaning and sterilizing of infant's bottles, toys, etc. Their systems never see the usual allergens when small, and so they respond inappropriately when they do encounter them.
2006-12-27 02:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bleach is a toxic chemical. Do not use it on the nipples of your baby's bottles. It may not be possible to get all the bleach residue off the nipple and you don't want your baby to ingest any of it. In addition, bleach will weaken the nipple possibly causing parts of it to break off when the baby sucks on it. You can boil the nipples in a pan of water on the stove if you want. However, washing them in a dishwasher or hand washing them is just fine.
2006-12-27 02:03:34 · answer #2 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't. The bleach might ruin the nipples. In addition, if you didn't get the bleach water completely removed from the nipples before you use them to feed your baby...
If you want to be sure they are sanitized, just put them in boiling water for a few minutes. The heat will sterilize them. I raised 3 kids doing this.
2006-12-27 02:03:16 · answer #3 · answered by c.s. 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, just place them in hot water and let them boil for 5 minutes to clean them. Using bleach is too risky when dealing with an infant. Nipples are porous and could retain some of the bleach.
2006-12-27 02:06:05 · answer #4 · answered by Noodle 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's actually safer to boil them in bottled water. We wash them well with anitbacterial dishsoap and we just buy the gallon of drinking water from the store and boil the nipples, nuks and sippy cup valves for about 2 minutes. It was recommended by our doctor and the "What to Expect the First Year" book (which was my bible during my daughter's first year!). Bleach can leave chemicals behind and also stains the rubber which is unsightly. Good Luck though!!
2006-12-27 02:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by angie_laffin927 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldnt put it in bleach water, if you want to make them as germ free as possible you just need to boil them for 5 min in a rapid boil. do not put them in bleach water, if you do not get all the beach off the nipple you can kill your baby or make them every sick
2006-12-27 02:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by Laura333 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do NOT do that! It would be way too risky. If you didn't get all the bleach off your child could consume bleach when they eat. This could KILL them! If you can't seem to get the nipple clean enough just buy another one.
2006-12-27 01:58:25 · answer #7 · answered by Wiccan~Momma 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i just boiled the nipples along with the bottles and a few toys that she liked to put in her mouth a couple times a week to kill germs. worked fine with out using chemicals. to much chance there.
2006-12-27 03:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Kayla E 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't. Just buy some new nipples if you are concerned that they are not getting clean enough. That's why the nipples are seperate, so you can replace them.
2006-12-27 02:00:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try starting with bleaching your own nipples.
2006-12-27 02:38:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋