When do you stop boiling bottles and nipples for babies?

Answer 1

After 6 months. That is when they eat more foods, so I figured it was a good time.

Answer 2

At about 3 months or around the same time that she can pick something up and put it in her mouth. When I bought nipples for my daughter 6 months ago, I noticed on the package that it said do not boil, put in dishwasher or steam sterilizers. This was so contradictory to my first 3 children. I called the public health line and the nurse said that the new rule is to wash in hot soapy water and do not sterilize. This is Canadian, not sure if it's the same in other countries.

Answer 3

I stopped around 9 months, but with my new baby, I never did it. Of course that depends on the quality of the water. Mine is fine, so they told me there is no need to boil the water. But I just wash the bottles with antibacterial dishsoap then put them in the dishwasher. My child is fine and has not been sick ever. I think it's just a extra waste of time, that is not needed. But do what you want, but I quit at 9 months.

Answer 4

My first one I boiled them for about a month, my second one, I never boiled them. I would boil pacifiers and stuff regularly. I always just washed them and rinsed them in really hot water. The air we live in isn't germ free. As soon as they are no longer in boiling water they start to come into contact with germs and stuff. I was a fan of washing them in the dishwasher. As hot as fresh washed dishes come out of the dishwasher, no germ could survive that.

Answer 5

After a few months. It got to be a lot of work and hassle, and our friends told us that their kids did just fine without this. Washing them in hot water with the rest of the dishes, or in the dishwasher is just fine. Just be sure to rinse well to get rid of any residual soap.

There is even a theory in medicine that says that kids NEED to be exposed to a certain amount of dirt while they are young. This came about when doctors noticed that the kids of parents who were fanatical about sterilizing everything tended to be the ones that developed more allergies, or more severe allergies. They think that when the kids are exposed to the dirt and dust and mites and stuff while they are young, their immune systems learn to recognize this stuff as normal. If the young kids don't get exposed, their immune systems go nuts when they see it later on. Now, I wouldn't roll your kid in mud like you were making a batter-dipped something-or-other, but I wouldn't get too upset if they crawled on the floor or out in the grass.

Answer 6

i will no longer be an authority with in basic terms 2 young infants, a grandkid or 2 and now a pair of great-grands, yet bottles and nipples in my kin have been sterilized the 1st time I used them, and thereafter, i became too stretched for time to sterilize. i stumbled on that not one of the youngsters suffered in the slightest degree from my application of soapy water, a broom and a warm water rinse. first gentle and warm water works wonders.

Answer 7

At around 6 months. Once they start getting mobile and then crawling, they are going to be putting everything in their mouths anyway. So as long as they are washed, I wouldn't worry about it past then. Thats what my health nurse told me, therefore I stopped then with no ill effects.

Answer 8

I stopped doing it everyday at about three months, now I just do it once a week. I'll do that until about 6 month. Just as long as you wash and rinse throughly every thing should be fine

Answer 9

i stop boiling nipples when my childern were 9 months old

Answer 10

I only boiled them the first time I use them. I would just throw them in the dishwasher. :)