how long will i need to sterilize my 2 month old's bottles for?

Answer 1

most dishwashers will sterilize the bottles no problem. just make sure it has a heating element. Do this untul done bottle feeding.

Answer 2

I am assuming you are talking about sterilizing in boiling water. You only need to do that when you first purchase a new bottle. After that, you can just stick it in the dishwasher or wash it with soap and hot water.

Check my source for an article saying the same thing.

Answer 3

I still sterilize mine once a month, everything of in her drawer of the kitchen goes in my mircowave sterilizer, before everyone freaks out, I wash the bottle and binkies and spoons and everything in the dishwasher even if it touches the counter...I just get a new spoon, but i do this incase something has been sitting in the drawer the entire time and some thing gets on it you know. I will do it until she is a year, she is eight months now.
My sterilizer goes in the mircowave for 4 mins, but if you are boiling things its 20 mins.

Answer 4

if you live in the US and have access to hot running water and soap or a dishwasher, use them. there is no need to sterilize anything. if you live in a 3rd world country, you will need to sterilize and can boil the bottles, etc for at least 5 minutes.

Answer 5

I only ever sterilized my son's bottles once - when he got rid of his thrush to ensure that the trush wouldn't return. I usually just wash then real well with a good bottle brush in hot soapy water and air dried them. Your kid's going to start eating dirt just as soon as he/she can anyway. If they never encounter any bacteria, how are they supposed to develop their immune system? Isn't that what immunizations are? You're given a little bit of what they're immunizing you against so that your body can develop a defense system against it. As far as I'm concerned, if you're going to go through the bother of sterilizing the damn things every time, you might as well put your kid in a bubble. My son is over 9 months old, and he has never gotten sick from the bottle not being sterilized. Please. You can't see me but I'm rolling my eyes right now...

Answer 6

I sterilized my babies bottles untill they were 3 months old. I used to wash them in hot soapy water and then boil for 10 mins. I didnt think I was being overly cautious as some people have implied its just safer for baby. After 3 months I just washed in hot soapy water and rinsed well.

Answer 7

You only need to sterilize them the first time you use them. After that, you can wash them like you wash any other set of dishes. If you have a dishwasher, just throw them in there. You are creating SO much more work for yourself. Let me guess-you buy nursery water, too? I sense a really cautious parent here! :-) You don't need to do that. In fact, many pediatricians suggest giving babies tap water so they can learn to build up antibodies and to be drinking the water they will be drinking for the rest of their lives. If they drink sterilized nursery water, they aren't being exposed to ANY bacteria, which will make them susceptible to infections and diseases later. It's good to be overly cautious, but make sure you're exposing your baby to some bacteria because it's good for their little bodies to help them build up immunity!

Answer 8

my doctor says if you use a dishwasher with hot water that is all you need to do. I never used a sterilizer or boiled them.

Answer 9

Gosh, I did mine till my baby was about 6 months or so. Just to be on the safe side. I know it's a pain, but stick them in the dishwasher, much easier.

Now, if you're boiling them in water & asking for a time, I'd say about 10-12 minutes.

Answer 10

run them through the dishwasher they will be fine, every new mother sterilizes, but just wash well, that is all that is necessary, next doc appointment for your baby ask doc, they will tell you the same thing